Corrido de Lucio Vazquez

Ballad of Lucio Vazquez

Corrido de Lucio Vazquez

The peacocks flewVolaron los pavos reales
To Sierra MojadaPara la Sierra Mojada
They killed Lucio VázquezMataron a Lucio Vázquez
For a young woman he lovedPor una joven que amaba

At nine o'clock at nightA las nueve de la noche
Lucio was having dinnerEstaba Lucio cenando
When his friends arrivedCuando llegan sus amigos
And invited him to a fandangoY lo invitan a un fandango

His mother used to saySu madre se lo decía
Beware of betrayalCuídate de una traición
Don't go, my dear sonNo vayas hijo de mi alma
My heart tells meMe lo dice el corazón

They rode their horsesMontaron en sus caballos
Towards Sierra MojadaRumbo a la Sierra Mojada
When they arrived at the danceCuando llegaron al baile
His rival was already waitingYa su rival lo esperaba

They took him to the edgeLo sacaron a la orilla
To see if he could playPor ver si sabía jugar
Three stabs they gave himTres puñaladas le dieron
At the foot of a green prickly pearAl pie de un verde nopal

The three who stabbed himLos tres que lo apuñalaron
Went to a fieldSe fueron para un potrero
Walking very slowlyCaminando muy despacio
The three cleaning their steelLos tres limpiando su acero

My Lady of GuadalupeMadre mía de Guadalupe
From the town of JerezDe la villa de Jerez
Give me permission, LadyDame licencia Señora
To rise againDe levantarme otra vez

His poor mother criedSu pobre madre lloraba
Walking in the corridorsPaseándose en los portales
How do you want to get upComo quieres levantarte
If they are mortal woundsSi son heridas mortales

The peacocks flewVolaron los pavos reales
To Sierra MojadaPara la Sierra Mojada
They killed Lucio VázquezMataron a Lucio Vázquez
For a young woman he lovedPor una joven que amaba