El Espinazo Del Diablo

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 sea comprobado.

Don Manuel Moreno leftSalio don Manuel Moreno
to the Sierra de Durangoa la sierra de Durango
following a veiniba siguiendo una beta
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 beta
that was his golden dream.que era su sueño dorado.

He went down to register his mineBajo a registrar su mina
in the city of Durangoa la ciudad de Durango
not knowing that his lifeno sabia 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 vuto al infierno
Don't you understand that uraniumno comprendes que el uranio
is government property.es propiedad del gobierno.

Moreno repliedMoreno le contesto
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 el se llevo el secreto
of the coveted mine.de la codiciada mina.