El Coyote

The Coyote

El Coyote

I painted a picture of the coyoteLe pinté un cuadro al coyote
And I went to the mountainsY me fui para la sierra
The coyote was a banditEl coyote era un vandido
Born there in my landNacido allá por mi tierra
I knew him since I was a childLo conocí desde niño
We went to school togetherFuimos juntos a la escuela

In the first lessonsA las primeras lecciones
It was clear what he was tryingSe sabía lo que intentaba
Because he sang songsPorque cantaba canciones
Fighting with his guitarPeleando con su guitarra
And even if he lost illusionsY aunque perdiera iluciones
He didn't cry with his eyesCon sus ojos no lloraba

That night in MayAquella noche de mayo
He liked my Maria ElenaLe gustó mi Maria elena
But I arrived on horsebackPero yo llegue a caballo
I already had a date with herYa tenía cita con ella

When I came down from the mountainsCuando baje de la sierra
I met the coyoteMe encontré con el coyote
And hugging Maria ElenaY abrazando a Maria elena
I told him she already has a manLe dije ya tiene hombre
Because in the sacred hermitagePorque en la irmita sagrada
The mountain priest married usNos casó el cura del monte

He lowered his headEl agachó la cabeza
And cowardly leftY se fue cobardemente
But as he was a coyotePero como era coyote
He suddenly turned backSe regresó de repente
He was looking for my backÉl me buscaba la espalda
But I hit him in the foreheadPero yo le di en la frente

Coyote, proud coyoteCoyote, coyote altivo
Who didn't respect loveQue no respetaste amores
Could have been a good friendPudiendo ser buen amigo
Your betrayals got you killedTe mataron tus traiciones

When I came down from the mountainsCuando baje de la sierra
I met the coyoteMe encontré con el coyote
And hugging Maria ElenaY abrazando a Maria elena
I told him she already has a manLe dije ya tiene hombre
Because in the sacred hermitagePorque en la irmita sagrada
The mountain priest married usNos casó el cura del monte

He lowered his headEl agachó la cabeza
And cowardly leftY se fue cobardemente
But as he was a coyotePero como era coyote
He suddenly turned backSe regresó de repente
He was looking for my backÉl me buscaba la espalda
But I hit him in the foreheadPero yo le di en la frente

Coyote, proud coyoteCoyote, coyote altivo
Who didn't respect loveQue no respetaste amores
Could have been a good friendPudiendo ser buen amigo
Your betrayals got you killedTe mataron tus traiciones