Corrido de Simon Blanco

Ballad of Simon Blanco

Corrido de Simon Blanco

I'm gonna sing a balladVoy a cantar un corrido
Without offense and without fussSin agravio y sin disgusto
About what happened in Tres PalosDe lo que pasó en tres palos
In the town of AcapulcoMunicipio de Acapulco
They killed Simon BlancoMataron a Simón Blanco
But his legacy was greaterMás grande fue su resulto

His mother used to tell himSu madre se lo decía
Simon, don’t go to the danceSimón, no vayas al baile
And Simon repliedY Simón le contestó
Mom, don’t be such a cowardMamá, no seas tan cobarde
Why be so carefulPara qué cuidarse tanto
When it’s better to face whatever comesDe una vez lo que sea tarde

When Simon got to the danceCuando Simón llegó al baile
He headed to the crowdSe dirigió a la reunión
Everyone greeted himToditos lo saludaron
Like a man of honorComo persona de honor
The Martinez family saidSe dijeron los Martínez
He fell into the lion's trapCayó en las redes del león

Around three in the afternoonComo a las tres de la tarde
The trouble beganDio principio a la cuestión
When with a gun in handCuando con pistola en mano
Adrian Baylon hunted him downAdrián Baylón lo cazó
Onesimo, his buddyOnésimo su compadre
Viciously took him outVilmente lo asesinó

At the first gunshotsA los primeros balazos
Simon spoke with furySimón habló con violencia
Andres, give me my gunAndrés, dame mi pistola
Don’t you see that’s my defense?No ves que ésa es mi defensa
He tried to take on MartinezQuiso lograr a Martínez
But his strength let him downLe falló la resistencia

About three days after he diedComo a los tres días de muerto
The Martinez family fellLos Martínez fallecieron
They said in their mourningDecían en su novenario
That it held a mysteryQue eso encerraba a un misterio
Because killing a buddyPorque matar a un compadre
Was to offend the eternalEra ofender al eterno

They killed Simon BlancoMataron a Simón Blanco
Who was a tough little roosterQue era un gallito de traba
He was a fine little roosterEra un gallito muy fino
That the government respectedQue el gobierno respetaba
With his .30 in handÉl con su treinta en la mano
Simon Blanco was his name.Simón Blanco se llamaba