El cautivo del til til

The Captive of Til Til

El cautivo del til til

Through some clear pupils, he wants to shine among many sabersPor unas pupilas claras entre muchos sables quiere relucir
And that laughter he had, I don't know what secrets they keep for mey esa risa que tenía no sé que secretos guardan para mí

When proudly he leftCuando altivo se marchó
Among the constable's sabersentre sables de alguacil
A premonition ran through me as I saw him departme corrió un presentimiento al verlo partir

They say his name is Manuel and they take him on the road to Til TilDicen que es Manuel su nombre y que se lo llevan camino a til til
That the Governor doesn't want to see his gentle demeanor through the valleyque el Gobernador no quiere ver por la cañada su porte gentil

They say in wardicen que en la guerra fue
He was the best, and in the cityel mejor y en la ciudad
They call him the guerrilla of freedomlo llaman el guerrillero de la libertad.

I only know he's absentSólo sé que ausente está
That the soldiers take him awayque lo llevan los soldados
Tied to the saddle, the troop takes him away from his generalque amarrado a la montura la tropa lo aleja de su general

I only know the windSólo se que el viento va
Plays with his hairjugueteando en sus cabellos
And the sun shines in his eyes as they lead him to Til Tily que el sol brilla en sus ojos cuando lo conducen camino a til til.

They say he was like lightning when he galloped on his steedDicen que era como un rayo cuando galopaba sobre su corcel
And as the rider passed, everyone called him by the name Manuely que al paso del jinete todos le llamaban por nombre Manuel

I don't know if I'll everYa no sé si volveré
See him free and gentle againa verlo libre y gentil
I just know he smiled on the road to Til Tilsolo sé que sonreía camino a til til

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