Corrido A Lamberto Quintero

Ballad to Lamberto Quintero

Corrido A Lamberto Quintero

One day twenty-eighth of JanuaryUn día veintiocho de enero
How that date hurts meComo me hiere esa fecha
To Mr. Lamberto QuinteroA don Lamberto Quintero
He was followed by a truckLo seguía una camioneta
They were heading to El SaladoIban con rumbo al Salado
Just to take a strollNomas a dar una vuelta

They passed by El CarrizalPasaron el Carrizal
Drinking beerIban tomando cerveza
His companion saidSu compañero le dijo
A truck is following usNos sigue una camioneta
Lamberto smiling saidLamberto sonriendo dijo
What are the machine guns forPa' que son las metralletas

Close to El SaladoYa cerquita del Salado
Two R-15s roaredRugieron dos R-15
There they left a dead manAllí dejaron a un muerto
An enemy of LambertoEnemigo de Lamberto
I wish it were a taleQuisiera que fuera cuento
But gentlemen, it's truePero señores es cierto

(Music)(Música)

An extraordinary manUn hombre fuera de serie
Joyful and in loveAlegre y enamorado
Talking to his girlfriendPlaticando con su novia
He was distractedEl estaba descuidado
When some accurate bulletsCuando unas balas certeras
Took his life awayLa vida le arrebataron

Santa Maria ClinicClínica Santa María
You will be my witnessTu vas a ser mi testigo
Two days after his deathDos días después de su muerte
Gunshots are heard againVuelven a sonar más tiros
Ten men were left thereAhí quedaron diez hombres
For the same reasonsPor esos mismos motivos

Bridge to Tierra BlancaPuente que va a tierra blanca
You who saw him pass byTu que lo viste pasar
Remind them that LambertoRecuérdales que a Lamberto
Will never be forgottenNunca se podrá olvidar
I assure youYo por mi parte aseguro
That Culiacán misses himQue hace falta en Culiacán