Hoy Platique Con Mi Gallo

Today I Talked With My Rooster

Hoy Platique Con Mi Gallo

Today I talked with my roosterHoy platique con mi gallo
And he sadly told meY me dijo tristemente
Why did you take care of me so muchPa' qué me cuidaste tanto
If today you throw me to deathSi hoy me lanzas a la muerte
Why did you take care of me so muchPa' qué me cuidaste tanto
If today you throw me to deathSi hoy me lanzas a la muerte

And I told him, my friendY yo le dije, mi amigo
Here in confidence I tell youAquí en confianza te digo
Because of a damn betPor una maldita apuesta
They want to finish meQuieren acabar conmigo
Because of a damn betPor una maldita apuesta
They want to finish meQuieren acabar conmigo

Tears filled my eyesEl llanto lleno mis ojos
I felt ashamed looking at himSenti verguenza al mirarlo
I was going to lose my friendIba a perder a mi amigo
For half a pennyPor la mitad de un centavo
I was going to lose my friendIba a perder a mi amigo
For half a pennyPor la mitad de un cemtavo

I better go back to my landMejor me regreso a mi tierra
I leave crying with joyMe voy llorando de gusto
My people are waiting for me thereAllá me espera mi gente
And his cockfighting arena is waiting for my roosterY a mi gallo su gallera
My people are waiting for me thereAllá me espera mi gente
And his cockfighting arena is waiting for my roosterY a mi gallo su gallera

The rooster suddenly feltEl gallo sintió de pronto
That his blood was boilingQue estaba hirbiendo
And with the knife already setSu sangre y ya puesta la navaja
He said I'm going to save youLe dijo voy a salvarte
Let that rooster goQue ya suelten a ese giro
I will pay your debtTu deuda voy a pagarles

In less than three kicksEn menos de tres patadas
He finished off his rivalAcabó con su rival
But also that roosterPero también aquel gallo
Gave him a mortal woundLe hizo una herida mortal
And there I swore that a friendY ahí juré que a un amigo
Should not be betrayedNo se debe traicionar