Balada de Thunder Road

Ballad Of Thunder Road

Déjame contarte una historia, te la puedo contarLet me tell a story, I can tell it all
Sobre el chico de la montaña que corría con alcohol ilegal'Bout the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol
Su papá hacía el whisky, el hijo, él manejaba la cargaHis daddy made the whiskey, the son, he drove the load
Y cuando su motor rugía, llamaban a la carretera Thunder RoadAnd when his engine roared, they called the highway Thunder Road

A veces hacia Asheville, a veces a MemphisSometimes into Asheville, sometimes Memphis town
Los agentes lo perseguían, pero no podían atraparloThe revenuers chased him, but they couldn't run him down
Cada vez que pensaban que lo tenían, su motor explotabaEach time they thought they had him, his engine would explode
Y pasaba como si ellos estuvieran parados en Thunder RoadAnd he'd go by like they were standing still on Thunder Road

Trueno, trueno sobre Thunder RoadThunder, thunder over Thunder Road
El trueno era su motor y el rayo blanco su cargaThunder was his engine and white lightning was his load
Licor, licor apagaba la sed del DiabloMoonshine, moonshine quenched the Devil's thirst
La ley, nunca lo atrapó porque el Diablo lo atrapó primeroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first

El primero de abril de mil novecientos cincuenta y cuatroOn the first of April, 1954
El hombre federal envió un aviso, que mejor no hiciera más su carreraThe federal man sent word he'd better make his run no more
Dijo que doscientos agentes cubrían el estadoHe said two hundred agents were covering the state
Cualquiera que fuera el camino que intentara tomar, lo atraparían seguro como el destinoWhichever road he'd try to take, they'd get him sure as fate

Hijo: Su papá le dijo: Haz que esta carrera sea la últimaSon: His daddy told him: Make this run your last
Tu tanque está lleno de cien grados, estás listo y con gasolinaYour tank is filled with hundred-proof, you're all tuned up and gassed
Ahora, no tomes riesgos y si no puedes pasarNow, don't take any chances and if you can't get through
Prefiero que regreses que todo ese Mountain DewI'd rather have you back again than all that Mountain Dew

Trueno, trueno sobre Thunder RoadThunder, thunder over Thunder Road
El trueno era su motor y el rayo blanco su cargaThunder was his engine and white lightning was his load
Licor, licor apagaba la sed del DiabloMoonshine, moonshine quenched the Devil's thirst
La ley, nunca lo atrapó porque el Diablo lo atrapó primeroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first

Rugiendo fuera de Harlan, acelerando su motorRoaring out of Harlan, revving up his mill
Pasó por el hueco en Cumberland y gritó por MaynardvilleHe shot the gap at Cumberland and screamed by Maynardville
Con los hombres de la ley en su luz trasera, bloqueos adelanteWith G-men on his tail light, road blocks up ahead
El chico de la montaña tomó caminos que hasta los ángeles temían recorrerThe mountain boy took roads that even angels feared to tread

Ardiendo justo a través de Knoxville, por Kingston PikeBlazing right through Knoxville, out on Kingston Pike
Luego justo afuera de Bearden, ahí hicieron el golpe fatalThen right outside of Bearden, there they made the fatal strike
Dejó la carretera a noventa, eso es todo lo que hay que decirHe left the road at ninety, that's all there is to say
El Diablo se quedó con el licor y el chico de la montaña ese díaThe Devil got the moonshine and the mountain boy that day

Trueno, trueno sobre Thunder RoadThunder, thunder over Thunder Road
El trueno era su motor y el rayo blanco su cargaThunder was his engine and white lightning was his load
Licor, licor apagaba la sed del DiabloMoonshine, moonshine quenched the Devil's thirst
La ley, nunca lo atrapó porque el Diablo lo atrapó primeroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first

La ley, nunca lo atrapó porque el Diablo lo atrapó primeroThe law, they never got him 'cause the Devil got him first