El Tahúr

The Gambler

El Tahúr

Martin Estrada ContrerasMartín Estrada Contreras
A professional gamblerUn tahúr profesional
He had a love since he was a childTuvo un amor desde niño
That he could never forgetQue nunca pudo olvidar
He set his eyes very highPuso sus ojos muy alto
The foreman's sonEl hijo del caporal

Raul Vidal, rich manRaúl Vidal, hombre rico
He stole Martin's loveLe robó a Martín su amor
With a bullet in the legCon un balazo en la pierna
Martin left the villageDel pueblo, Martín partió
After some time, he returnsPasado el tiempo, regresa
And he already found her marriedY casada ya la encontró

Martin returned already very richVolvió Martín ya muy rico
With Raúl, he came to playCon Raúl, vino a jugar
But Raul lost everythingPero Raúl perdió todo
I didn't have to bet anymoreYa no tenía que apostar

You have something in lifeTú tienes algo en la vida
That I could not reachQue yo no pude alcanzar
It's all I haveVa todo lo que yo tengo
If your love you want to playSi su amor quieres jugar
Raul was left thinkingRaúl se quedó pensando
And finally decided to acceptY al fin decidió aceptar

Four aces were revealed to himLe destaparon cuatro ases
Raul felt like he was dyingSe sintió Raúl morir
Of the game, these are the lawsDel juego, así son las leyes
You have to learn to sufferHay que aprender a sufrir
Raul had four kingsRaúl tenía cuatro reyes
There was nothing to discussNo había ni qué discutir

Look, RaulMira, Raúl
For me, gambling debtsPa' mí, las deudas de juego
They are always debts of honorSon siempre deudas de honor
I beat youTe gané
I won from you what I love mostTe gané lo que más quiero
There was already another previous debtYa había otra deuda anterior
I think we're even nowCreo que ya estamos a mano
And you pay me right nowY me pagas ahora mismo
If you have any honor leftSi te queda algo de honor

Raul returned to his wifeRaúl volvió con su esposa
And when Martin opened the doorY al abrir Martín la puerta
Vidal unloaded his weaponVidal descargó su arma
And his wife fell deadY cayó su esposa muerta

Martin took her in his armsMartín la tomó en sus brazos
And looking at his rivalY mirando a su rival
He also took out his gunSacó también su pistola
And he killed Don Raúl VidalY mató a don Raúl Vidal