El Corrido Del Diablo

The Devil's Ballad

El Corrido Del Diablo

He was a truly brave manEra un hombre de veras valiente
He mocked the policeSe burlaba de la policia
He had many people under his commandA su mando traia mucha gente
His business required itSu negocio se lo requeria
Powerful and also very cheerfulPoderoso y también muy alegre
Known as the devilComo el diablo se le conocia

Wherever his name was heardDonde quiera sonaba su nombre
And his goat horn soundedY sonaba su cuerno de chivo
Each burst took a manCada rafaga llevaba un hombre
It never failed, it was very effectiveNo fallava era muy efectivo
His bosses appreciated him a lotLo apreciavan mucho sus patrones
Not to mention his people and friendsNi se diga su gente y amigos

Money, power, and fameEl dinero, el poder y la fama
Are three very aphrodisiac thingsSon tres cosas muy afrodisíacas
Without looking, women aboundSin buscar las mujeres te sobran
Single, widowed, and marriedSolteritas viudas y casadas
Enjoy life, which is shortA gozar de la vida que es corta
The devil said surrounded by ladiesDecia el diablo rodeado de damas
For me, poverty is historyPara mi la pobreza es historia
I shattered it with bulletsLa hice añicos a punta de bala

We are people from the devil's cartelSomos gente del cartel del diablo
They told the federal agentsLe decian a los federales
They immediately opened the way for themDe inmediato les abrian el paso
The key was more than effectiveEra mas que efectiva la clave
They knew well that if they didn't listenSabian bien que si no hacian caso
Their heads would fly in the airSus cabezas volarian al aire

In the mafia, there is also a schoolEn la mafia también hay escuela
He was a teacher and an example to manyFue maestro y ejemplo de varios
He faced anyone head-onLe atoraba de frente a cual quiera
Whether they were laws or adversariesFueran leyes o fueran contrarios
He left them like sievesLos dejaba como coladeras
Angry was the devil himselfEnojado era el mismito diablo

They are truly brave, no doubtSon valientes en verdad no hay duda
What we are, the children learnLo que somos lo aprenden los hijos
The biggest offenses endureLas ofensas mas grandes perduran
They are not forgotten, not even for a momentNo se olvidan ni por un ratito
The revenge was of great heightLa venganza fue de gran altura
My respects to the young manMis respetos para el muchachito
With a horn, I come for his familyCon un cuerno vengo a su familia
The little devil left no one aliveNo dejo nadie vivo el diablito