El Gato Felix

The Felix Cat

El Gato Felix

I'm going to sing a corridoVoy a cantar un corrido
From someone I knewDe alguien que yo conocí
Distinguished journalistPeriodista distinguido
He was feared for his penPor su pluma era temido
From Tijuana to MadridDesde Tijuana a Madrid

They called him Felix the CatLe decían el Gato Félix
Because he was heard sayingPorque se le oia decir
That was like felinesQue era como los felinos
That had seven destiniesQue tenía siete destinos
And I had to fulfill themY los tenía que cumplir

He arrived from Choix, SinaloaLlegó de Choix, Sinaloa
That was his homelandQue era su tierra natal
But he stayed in TijuanaPero se quedó en Tijuana
Because he felt like itPorque le pegó la gana
And he wanted to help in some wayY en algo quiso ayudar

With what I wrote in the diaryCon lo que escribía en el diario
The government trembledAl gobierno hizo temblar
ABCdiario is overSe acabó el ABCdiario
A rosary of threatsDe amenazas un rosario
ZETA made it popularLa ZETA hizo popular

With a brave penCon una pluma valiente
He pointed out corruptionSeñaló la corrupción
He always helped peopleAyudó siempre a la gente
And more than two presidentsY más de dos presidentes
They paid attention to himLe prestaron atención

In a treacherous wayDe una forma traicionera
The Cat's end cameLe llegó al Gato el final
Once and for allDe una vez y de a deveras
On a racehorseEn caballo de carreras
Death ran to winLa muerte corrió a ganar

Felix the Cat has already diedYa se murió el Gato Félix
They are already taking him to be buriedYa lo llevan a enterrar
It will be one more on the listSerá uno más en la lista
Of brave journalistsDe valientes periodistas
That's how they wanted to silenceQue así han querido callar

To you Héctor Félix MirandaA ti Héctor Félix Miranda
I dedicate my song to youTe dedico mi cantar
But don't be worriedPero no tengas pendiente
The brave one is already thereYa anda por hay el valiente
That will take your placeQue ocupará tu lugar