La Tamalera

The Tamale Vendor

La Tamalera

I was in my truckIba yo en mi camioneta
One Sunday afternoonUn domingo por la tarde
I saw a cart on the cornerVi en la esquina una carreta
A woman was selling tamalesUna mujer vendía tamales
The Sun was intenseEstaba cabrón el Sol
But hunger was even more intensePero más cabrón el hambre

When I saw the green lightCuando vi la luz en verde
I moved forward thoughtfullyAvancé muy pensativo
I looked in the mirrorMe quedé viendo al espejo
I had sensed somethingAlgo había presentido
I saw a motorcycle approachingVi que se acercó una moto
And someone showed a knifeY alguien le enseño un cuchillo

The tamale vendor with her hands raisedLa tamalera con las manos levantadas
Watched as they took awayMiró como se llevaban
The money earned with so much sacrificeEl dinero que con tanto sacrificio se ganaba
The food for her children waiting at homeLa comida de sus hijos que en su casa la esperaba

My blood boiledMe hirvió la sangre
I couldn't stay stillNo me pude quedar quieto
I didn't hesitate to stop itNo tarde pa' detenerlo
With the gun on his foreheadCon la super en la frente
Before sending him to hellAntes de mandarlo al infierno
I made him apologizeLo llevé a pedir disculpas
And return what he had stolenY a regresar lo ajeno

I looked, ma'amMiré, señora
Here is the one who robbed youAquí está quién le ha robado
You tell us what to doUsted diga que le hacemos
We can finish him off nowDe una vez lo despachamos
Because he deserves no lessPorque no merece menos
And I uncovered his faceY le destapé la cara
And she couldn't believe itY ella no podía creerlo

She cried loudlyLloraba fuerte
The thief was her sonEl ratero era su hijo
To feed his vicesPara mantener sus vicios
He robbed his own motherAsaltó a su santa madre
And trampled on her sacrificesY pisoteó sus sacrificios
Please, don't do anything to himPor favor, no le haga nada
I deserve this punishmentYo merezco este castigo
For not knowing how to raise youPor no saberlo educarte
Ungrateful sonHijo malagradecido