Las Parcelas De Mendoza

The Plots of Mendoza

Las Parcelas De Mendoza

Mingo bought some plotsMingo compro unas parcelas
From an abandoned little ranchDe un ranchito abandonado
With some green plantsCon una matitas verdes
That the cattle wouldn't eatQue no se comía el ganado
But he didn't realizePero no se daba cuenta
That someone had betrayed himQue alguien lo había traicionado

An airplane flewUna avioneta volaba
Over the canyon of the roseSobre el cañón de la rosa
It was a routine flightEra un vuelo de rutina
To see how things were goingDe ver como anda la cosa
From the sky they spottedDesde el cielo divisaron
The plots of MendozaLas parcelas de Mendoza

They say it was already too lateDicen que ya era muy tarde
When they saw the plantingCuando la siembra miraron
That's why immediatelyPor eso inmediatamente
They returned to ApatzinganA aptzingan regresaron
And a green helicopterY un helicóptero verde
They sent another dayOtro día les mandaron

The federal policeLa policía federal
Seeing the plots emptyAl ver solas las parcelas
Closed all the bridgesCerraron todos los puentes
Roads and highwaysCaminos y carretearas
Cut off all the lightsCortaron todas las luces
The town was in darknessEl pueblo quedo en tinieblas

The tortures on your bodyLas torturas en tu cuerpo
You never forgetNunca jamás se te olvidan
The board, the water, and the batteryLa tabla el agua y la pila
Are among the most well-knownSon de las más conocidas
Chili powder and mineralsChile en polvo y minerales
Life was slipping away from meSe me escapaba la vida

Trust kills a manLa confianza mata al hombre
Says a very honest sayingDice un refrán muy sincero
That's why Mingo MendozaPor eso Mingo Mendoza
Was a prisoner for a whileUn tiempo fue prisionero
He didn't check the plotsNo reviso las parcelas
When he bought those landsCuando compro esos terrenos