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Tribute to Pedro Infante

Miguel Aceves Mejía

Homenaje a Pedro Infante

De allá del monte del sufrimiento
Llorando viene, llorando el viento
Va cabalgando sobre la pena
Viene anunciando que Pedro ha muerto
El suave viento, su amigo eterno
Que ayer cantaba con sus canciones
Hoy solo tiene dolor de infierno
Y entre sus alas cien mil crespones

Mariachi que acompañaste
A mi hermano Pedro Infante
Une tu voz a la mia
Pa'que yo tambien le cante
Y se acaso mi garganta
Se quebrara sollozante
Sigue tocando mariachi
No te quedes vacilante
Que él quedó entre nosotros
Aunque vaya por delante

En Mazatlán y Guamúchil
El cielo azul se tiño de rojo
Y el pueblo llora el despojo
Del pregonero de sus pregones

Las viejas torres de la capilla
Con su lamento de bronce viejo
Marcan la pauta triste y sencilla
Del paso lento de su cortejo

Mariachi que acompañaste
A mi hermano Pedro Infante
Une tu voz a la mía
Pa' que yo también le canté
Y si acaso mi garganta
Se quebrara sollozante
Sigue tocando mariachi
No te quedes vacilante
Que él se quedó entre nosotros
Aunque vaya por delante

De allá del monte del sufrimiento
Llorando viene, llorando el viento

Tribute to Pedro Infante

From up in the mountain of suffering
The wind comes crying, crying
Riding on the pain
Announcing that Pedro has died
The gentle wind, his eternal friend
That yesterday sang with his songs
Today only has hellish sorrow
And among its wings, a hundred thousand black ribbons

Mariachi that accompanied
My brother Pedro Infante
Join your voice with mine
So I can sing for him too
And if my throat
Should break with sobs
Keep playing, mariachi
Don't hesitate or stall
For he remains among us
Even if he moves on ahead

In Mazatlán and Guamúchil
The blue sky turned red
And the town mourns the loss
Of the town crier of their announcements

The old towers of the chapel
With their lament of old bronze
Mark the sad and simple rhythm
Of his slow procession

Mariachi that accompanied
My brother Pedro Infante
Join your voice with mine
So I can sing for him too
And if my throat
Should break with sobs
Keep playing, mariachi
Don't hesitate or stall
For he remains among us
Even if he moves on ahead

From up in the mountain of suffering
The wind comes crying, crying

Escrita por: Rubén Fuentes