Mataron Al Palomo

They Killed the Dove

Mataron Al Palomo

Folks, I'm gonna sing you the ballad of the DoveSenores, voy a cantarles el corrido del Palomo
Another one with light hooves, and a solid backOtro de cascos ligeros, y muy masizo su lomo
At the San Marcos fair, he finally beat the kidEn la feria de San Marcos, gano por ultimo al morro

It was Palm Sunday, around three in the afternoonEra un Domingo de ramos, como a las tres de la tarde
when a gunshot was heard breaking the aircuando un tiro de pistola se oyo que rompia el aire
Dove fell behind, his rival took the leadPalomo atras se quedaba, su rival se fue adelante
With great distrust, he always ran on the outsideCon una gran desconfiansa, corria siempre por fuera
There he signed his sentence, by taking the leadAhi firmo su sentencia, al tomar la delantera
He reached the finish line first, won his last raceLlego primero a la neta, gano su ultima carrera

They took him to the stable, and the blond, owner of the kidLo llevaron al pesebre, y el guero, dueno del morro
He was a cowardly villain, seeing him all aloneEra un villano cobarde, al verlo que estaba solo
He shot him in the forehead, and that's how the Dove diedLe dio un balazo en la frente, y asi muria el Palomo

He looked up at the sky, as if accusing the cowardQuedo mirando asi al cielo, como acusando al cobarde
At that moment his owner arrived, but couldn't save himEn eso llego su dueno, mas ya no pudo salvarle
And with tears in his eyes he said, 'I swear, I'll avenge you.'Y enter soyosos le dijo,"Te juro, voy a vengarte."

Pedro traveled from fair to fair, with only one thoughtPedro andaba de feria en feria, solo traia un pensamiento.
He carries a wound in his soul, that time couldn't healLleva en su alma un herida, que no curaba ni el tiempo
He asks the sky for life, to fulfill his oath.Al cielo le pide vida, pa' cumplir su juramento.