El Rayito

The Little Ray

El Rayito

They called him the little rayLe apodaban el rayito
Because the kid was a bulletPor que el plebe era una bala
Even though he was so youngA pesar que era tan joven
He wasn't afraid of anythingNo le tenía miedo a nada

Chaidez was his last nameChaidez era su apellido
And Raymundo was his nameY raymundo se llamaba
It was the day of his birthdayEra el día de su cumpleaños
He was turning 20, by the way20 por cierto cumplía

On Boulevard AnayaEn el boulevard anaya
Death caught him by surpriseLa muerte lo sorprendia
Gunfire from car to carRáfagas de carro a carro
Ended his lifeTerminaron con su vida

They offended the familyA la familia ofendieron
That was what they intendedEra lo que pretendían
With the death of the little rayCon la muerte del rayito
They knew they would succeedSabían que lo lograrían

And they really did itY en verdad lo consiguieron
The fuse is litYa la mecha esta prendida
The coin is in the airLa moneda esta en el aire
And there are deer in the sightsY ahí venados en la mira

He was a stallion, the rayEra garañón el rayo
Had lovers everywhereTenía amores donde quiera
He indulged in what he wantedSe dio los gustos que quiso
He was a real roosterEra gallo de adeveras

He had some heavy featsTuvo hazañas muy pesadas
He was made of good stuffEra de buena madera
When the bull is corneredCuando el toro es encartado
The calf is born fineEl becerro nace fino

The little ray was a go-getterEl rayito era de arranque
He would die for a friendSe moría por un amigo
Even when it came to carrying a gunHasta pa portar pistola
The little ray had styleEl rayito tenía estilo

Goodbye Shakala DurangoAdiós shakala durango
I’m staying here in the plainsYa me quede aquí en los llanos
Goodbye pretty girlsAdiós muchachas bonitas
Who gave me your sweetnessQue sus mieles me entregaron

Goodbye to all my crewAdiós a toda mi raza
Culiacán, here’s a messageCuliacán ahí va un recado
It’s better to die on your feet than live on your kneesEs mejor morir de pie que vivir arrodillado