The Devil's Backbone

El Espinazo Del Diablo

From beyond the Sierra MadreDe allá de la Sierra Madre
where the devil roarsAllá donde ruge el diablo
many say it's the airMuchos dicen que es el aire
but it hasn't been proven.Pero no se ha comprobado

Don Manuel Moreno leftSalió don Manuel Moreno
to the Sierra de DurangoA la Sierra de Durango
following a veinIba siguiendo una veta
said to be uranium.Que dicen que era de uranio

On one of the slopesEn una de las vertientes
of the devil's backboneDel Espinazo del Diablo
Moreno found the veinMoreno encontró la veta
that was his golden dream.Que era su sueño dorado

He went down to register his mineBajó a registrar su mina
in the city of DurangoA la ciudad de Durango
not knowing that his lifeNo sabía que ya su vida
was worth less than a pennyValía menos que un centavo
because some greedy crowsPorque unos cuervos logreros
were going to try to steal from him.Iban a querer robarlo

A disgruntled colonelUn coronel descompuesto
shouted curses to hellGritaba: Vete al infierno
Don't you understand that uranium¿No comprendes que el uranio
is government property.Es propiedad del gobierno?

Moreno repliedMoreno le contestó
with his calm demeanorCon su carácter sereno
You know that to find itSabes que para encontrarlo
I have gone through hell.Yo he atravesado el infierno

That's when his ordeal beganAhí comenzó su martirio
because even his feet burnedPorque hasta sus pies ardieron
but that mine, gentlemenPero esa mina, señores
will never belong to the government.Jamás será del gobierno

With a bag of light bulbsCon un morral de bombillos
he blew up Colonel MedinaVoló al coronel Medina
but to achieve itPero para conseguirlo
he had to offer his lifeTuvo que ofrendar su vida
with him he took the secretCon él se llevó el secreto
of the coveted mine.De la codiciada mina