La Muerte de Hernán Peraza

The Death Of Hernan Peraza

La Muerte de Hernán Peraza

Everything was already plottedYa todo estaba tramado
Yballa went out for a walk with his ladiesSalió Yballa a pasear con sus damas
And when she arrived at the designated GuahedumY al llegar al Guahedum señalado
The count came to his sideVino al conde que hacia su lado
And he approached candidly sayingY se acercó con candor diciendo
Pretty flower¡Bella flor
If you don't want to love meSi no me quieres amar
I'll have you killedYo te mandaré matar
Without mercy and with pain!Sin piedad y con dolor!

Pedro, who was on the lookout like a beast, came outPedro que al acecho estaba como una fiera salió
Pedro, who was on the lookout like a beast, came outPedro que al acecho estaba como una fiera salió
When the count saw him he unsheathed his swordEl conde cuando lo vio la espada desenvainaba
When the count saw him he unsheathed his swordEl conde cuando lo vio la espada desenvainaba
And as he showed it he grabbed her with furyY al tiempo que la mostraba la sujetó con furor
And as he showed it he grabbed her with furyY al tiempo que la mostraba la sujetó con furor
He said to him: I am your lord, you have to respect me!¡Le dijo: Soy tu señor, me tienes que respetar!
He said to him: I am your lord, you have to respect me!¡Le dijo: Soy tu señor, me tienes que respetar!
Shut up, you scoundrel, you must pay for what you have done to my love!¡Calla infame, has de pagar lo que le has hecho a mi amor!
Shut up, you scoundrel, you must pay for what you have done to my love!¡Calla infame, has de pagar lo que le has hecho a mi amor!

With great lightness he threw his dartCon gran ligereza su dardo tiró
The count was hit hard on the headAl conde le dio fuerte en la cabeza

Immediately with hasteEnseguida con presteza
The news spreadLa noticia se extendió
Around the island and it was whistledPor la isla y se silbó
From mountains to mountainsDesde montaña a montaña
Reporting the featDando cuenta de la hazaña
That a man killed the countQue un hombre al conde mató

The countess found outLa condesa se enteró
Through a maidPor medio de una criada
Very esteemed Gomera maidGomera muy estimada
That she soon understood the whistleQue el silbo pronto entendió
So that she found outDe modo que la enteró
Without them knowing anythingSin que ellos supieran nada
She sent to Gran CanariaA Gran Canaria mandó
Hurriedly a caravelCon prisa una carabela
That sailed at full sailQue navegó a toda vela
With the help he asked forCon auxilios que pidió

She immediately locked herself in the tightly locked TowerElla al punto se encerró en la Torre bien trancada
At that moment it was besieged by a multitude of GomerosAl momento fue sitiada por multitud de gomeros
Who were trying fiercely to see if they could knock it downLos que se afanaban fieros por ver si la derribaban

What nights of suffering¡Qué noches de sufrimiento
Of bitterness and sadnessDe amarguras y de tristezas
Our countess spentSe pasó nuestra condesa
Crying her discontentLlorando sin descontento
She saw the moment approachingVio aproximarse el momento
Of death already near!De la muerte ya cercana!
She looked out of the windowSe asomaba a la ventana
To see if the ship was comingPor ver si el barco venía
And with fervor she offeredY con fervor le ofrecía
Prayer to Saint AnneOración a Santa Ana

The Holy Virgin wantedQuiso la Virgen sagrada
From the top of the skyDesde lo alto del cielo
Give her some comfortDarle un poco de consuelo
To that disconsolate oneA aquélla desconsolada
A day with a lookUn día con la mirada
She saw the caravelsDivisó las carabelas
That with the wind at full sailQue con viento a toda vela
They came like a bulletVenían como una bala
And so they entered the coveY así entraron en la cala
They ran like someone who fliesCorrían como el que vuela