El Preso No. 9

Prisoner No. 9

El Preso No. 9

To prisoner number nineAl preso número nueve
They will soon confess himYa lo van a confesar
He's praying in the cellEstá rezando en la celda
With the prison's priestCon el cura del penal

Because before dawnPorque antes de amanecer
They will take his lifeLa vida le han de quitar
Because he killed his wifePorque mató a su mujer
And a disloyal friendY a un amigo desleal

He says to the confessorDice así al confesor
I killed them, yes, sirLos maté, sí, señor
And if I were to be born againY si vuelvo a nacer
I would kill them againYo los vuelvo a matar

Father, I do not repentPadre, no me arrepiento
Nor am I afraid of eternityNi me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up in heavenYo sé que allá en el cielo
The Supreme Being will judge meEl ser supremo me ha de juzgar
I will follow his stepsVoy a seguir sus pasos
I will seek them beyondVoy a buscarlos al más allá

Oh, oh, oh, ohAy, ay, ay, ay

Prisoner number nineEl preso número nueve
Was a very upright manEra un hombre muy cabal
He went to the night of the duelIba a la noche del duelo
Very happy to his hutMuy contento a su jacal

But upon seeing his lovePero al mirar a su amor
In the arms of his rivalEn brazos de su rival
He felt the resentment in his chestSintió en su pecho el rencor
And couldn't hold backY no se pudo aguantar

At the sound of the bugleAl sonar el clarín
The firing squad formedSe formó el pelotón
And on the way to the wallY rumbo al paredón
The prisoner was heard sayingSe oyó al preso decir

Father, I do not repentPadre, no me arrepiento
Nor am I afraid of eternityNi me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up in heavenYo sé que allá en el cielo
The Supreme Being will judge meEl ser supremo me ha de juzgar
I will follow his stepsVoy a seguir sus pasos
I will seek them beyondVoy a buscarlos al más allá

Oh, oh, oh, ohAy, ay, ay, ay