Antonio Aguilar - Corrido del General Zapata - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Antonio Aguilar - Corrido del General Zapata




Corrido del General Zapata
Corrido of General Zapata
Con mi guitarra en la mano
With my guitar in my hand
Voy a cantar el corrido
I will sing the corrido
De un general afamado
About a famous general
Por todos muy conocido
Whom everyone knows
Nació, Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata was born
En un risueño pueblito
In a small, cheerful village
Del estado de Morelos
In the state of Morelos
Que se llama Anenecuilco
Named Anenecuilco
En 1911
In 1911
En armas se levantaba
He rose up in arms
Allá en la sierra suriana
There in the Sierra Sur
Don Emiliano Zapata
Don Emiliano Zapata
Militaban en sus filas
In his ranks fought
Perdomo, que era el primero
Perdomo, who was the first
El temerario, Barona
The fearless, Barona
Y el valiente, Genovevo
And the valiant, Genovevo
Detrás de los tecorrales
Behind the corrals
Con su gente bien armada
With his men well-armed
Peleaba contra Carranza
He fought against Carranza
Defendiendo el Plan de Ayala
Defending the Plan of Ayala
Montaba brioso caballo
He rode a spirited horse
Que era de muy buena alzada
Who was very tall
Un cuaco lobo gateado
A dappled gray steed
Con herraduras de plata
With silver horseshoes
En Chinameca murió
He died in Chinameca
El agrarista suriano
The agrarian from the south
Por la villana traición
By the villainous betrayal
Del carrancista Guajardo
Of the Carrancista Guajardo
Ya con esta me despido
And with this I bid you farewell
Ya me voy por el sendero
I will now go down the path
Aquí se acaba el corrido
The corrido ends here
Del valiente guerrillero
Of the valiant guerrilla
Tambien a Eufemio Zapata
Eufemio Zapata as well
Y el General Salazar
And General Salazar
Los dos hermanos Arenas
The two Arenas brothers
Y don Jesús Capistran
And don Jesús Capistran





Writer(s): Diaz Bustamante Jesus


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