El Preso Numero Nueve

Prisoner Number Nine

El Preso Numero Nueve

Prisoner number nine is going to confessEl preso numero nueve ya lo van a confesar
He is praying in the cell with the prison priestEsta rezando en la celda con el cura del penal
Because before dawn his life will be taken awayPorque antes de amanecer la vida le han de quitar
Because he killed his wife and a disloyal friendPorque mató a su mujer y a un amigo desleal

He says so, when confessingDice así, al confesar
I killed him, yes sirLo maté si señor
And if he is born againY si vuelve a nacer
I'll kill him againYo lo vuelvo a matar

Father, I have no regretsPadre no me arrepiento
I'm not even afraid of eternityNi me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up there in heavenYo sé que allá en el cielo
The supreme being will judge usEl ser supremo nos juzgará
I will follow in your footstepsVoy a seguir sus pasos
I'm going to look for them in the afterlifeVoy a buscarlos al más allá

Prisoner number nine was a very upright manEl preso numero nueve era un hombre muy cabal
He went to his hut very happy on the night of the duelIba en la noche del duelo muy contento a su jacal
But when he looks at his love. In the arms of his rivalPero al mirar a su amor. En brazos de su rival
Resentment burned in his chest. And he could not bear itArdio en su pecho el rencor. Y no se pudo aguantar

When the bugle soundsAl sonar el clarín
The platoon was formedSe formo el pelotón
And heading to the wallY rumbo al paredón
The prisoner is heard sayingSe oye al preso decir

Father, I have no regrets and I am not afraid of eternityPadre no me arrepiento ni me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up there in heaven the supreme being will judge usYo sé que allá en el cielo el ser supremo nos juzgará
I will follow in their footsteps, I will look for them in the afterlifeVoy a seguir sus pasos voy a buscarlos al más allá
To the beyondAl más allá