The Three Women

Las Tres Mujeres

There's a legend going aroundPor ahí dice una leyenda
That in the Canales ranchQue en el rancho de Canales
Three women appearSe aparecen tres mujeres
Who were rivals in lifeQue en vida fueron rivales

They fought with knivesSe dieron de puñaladas
Out there, among the mesquite treesAhí, entre los mezquitales
The one responsible for their deathsEl causante de sus muertes
Was named Santos ValdezSantos Valdez se llamaba

To each of them separatelyA las tres por separado
He said he loved themLes decía que las amaba
But he didn't really want any of themPero a ninguna quería
He was just playing themNadamas las engañaba

Luzita was from the postLuzita era de la posta
Maria Inez from the blue puddleDel charco azul Maria Inez
Esthela was from ReynosaEsthela era de Reynosa
The most dramatic of the threeLa más drama de las tres

She said: I’d lose my lifeDecía: Yo pierdo la vida
Before I let Santos Valdez goAntes que a Santos Valdez

They say in Laguna SecaDicen que en Laguna Seca
When people would pass byCuando la gente pasaba
You could hear the screams of womenSe oían gritos de mujeres
As the sun was settingCuando ya el Sol se ocultaba

It was those brave soulsEran aquellas valientes
Who, even in death, were hauntingQue ya de muertas penaban
Santos Valdez went to their gravesSanto Valdez fue a sus tumbas
To ask for their forgivenessPara pedirles perdón

He prayed his prayersResaba sus oraciones
With all his heartCon todo su corazón
And who would have thoughtY quién había de pensarlo
That he died there in the cemeteryQue ahí murió en el panteón

Luzita was from the postLuzita era de la posta
Maria Inez from the blue puddleDel charco azul Maria Inez
Esthela was from ReynosaEsthela era de Reynosa
The most dramatic of the threeLa más drama de las tres

She said: I’d lose my lifeDecía: Yo pierdo la vida
Before I let Santos Valdez goAntes que a Santos Valdez