Lyrics and translation Carlos y José - La Cuerva De La Petaca

La Cuerva De La Petaca

De Linares Nuevo León, traigo esta historia cantada,
De un caso que sucedió, en década ya pasada

Macario tenía una novia, que se llamaba Mariana
Una linda florecita, y la quería con el alma
Los hombres la pretendían, las mujeres la envidiaban

Macario tuvo que ver, antes con otra muchacha
Y dicen que era bonita y muy brava, nativa de la petaca

Por esas malas pasiones, de gente que no perdona,
Hicieron que aquellos novios, no llegaran a la boda

Tenia fama de hechicera, la gente lo comentaba,
Y dicen que por las noches, en cuerva se transformaba
Y en un pirul de la casa, de Mariana se ocultaba

Mariana no lo creía, porque estaba enamorada,
Lo cierto que se enfermo, de una cosa muy extraña
Murió vestida de blanco, cuando a Macario esperaba

Le vino a cantar un cuervo, cuando a Mariana velaban,
Y dicen los que lo vieron, que el cuervo se carcajeaba
Después levanto su vuelo, con rumbo hacia La Petaca

Tengan cuidado en las noches, no duden lo que no saben
Dicen que los cuervos hablan, pero también hacen males

Ya con esta ahí me despido, nomás quiero recordarles,
Que esto paso en un pueblito, muy cerquita de Linares

The Crow of La Petaca

From Linares Nuevo León, I bring this story sung,
Of a case that happened, in a decade already passed

Macario had a girlfriend, whose name was Mariana
A beautiful little flower, and he loved her with his soul
Men wanted her, women envied her

Macario had to do, before with another girl
And they say she was pretty and very brave, a native of La Petaca

For those bad passions, of people who do not forgive,
They made those boyfriends, not reach the wedding

She had a reputation as a witch, people gossiped,
And they say that at night, she transformed into a crow
And in a pirul of the house, of Mariana she hid

Mariana did not believe it, because she was in love,
The truth is that he became ill, from a very strange thing
She died dressed in white, when Macario waited

A raven came to sing to her, when Mariana was watching,
And they say those who saw it, that the raven was laughing
Then it flew up, in the direction of La Petaca

Be careful at night, do not doubt what you do not know
They say that ravens speak, but they also do evil

With this I say goodbye, I just want to remind you,
That this happened in a small town, very close to Linares