Chavela Vargas - Simón Blanco - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Chavela Vargas - Simón Blanco




Simón Blanco
Simón Blanco
Voy a cantar un corrido
I am going to sing a ballad
Sin agravio y sin disgusto
Without offense and without displeasure
Lo que sucedió en Tres Palos
What happened in Tres Palos
Municipio de Acapulco
Municipality of Acapulco
Mataron a Simón Blanco
Simón Blanco was killed
Más grande fue su resulto
His death was a great sorrow
Su mamá se lo decía
His mother told him
"Simón no vayas al baile"
"Simón, don't go to the dance
Y Simón, le contestó
And Simón, answered her
"Mamá, no sea tan cobarde
"Mother, don't be so cowardly
¿Para qué cuidarse tanto?
Why so cautious?
De una vez lo que sea tarde"
When it happens, it happens"
Cuando Simón llegó al baile
When Simón arrived at the dance
Se dirigió a la reunión
He approached the party
Toditos le saludaron
Everybody greeted him
Como era hombre de honor
Because he was a man of honor
Se dijeron los Martínez
The Martínez said
Cayó a las redes el león
The lion has fallen into the trap
Como a las tres de la tarde
Around three o'clock in the afternoon
Dio principio a la cuestión
The trouble began
Cuando con pistola en mano
When with a gun in his hand
Andrés Bailón lo cazó
Andrés Bailón hunted him down
Onésimo, su compadre
Onésimo, his friend
Vilmente, lo asesinó
Vilely, murdered him
A los primeros balazos
At the first shots
Simón habló con violencia
Simón spoke violently
"Andrés, dame mi pistola
"Andrés, give me my gun
¿No ves que esa es mi defensa?"
Can't you see that that is my defense?"
Quiso cazar a Martínez
He tried to hunt down Martínez
Le falló la resistencia
His strength failed
Como a los tres días de muerto
Three days after his death
Los Martínez fallecieron
The Martínez died
Decían en su novenario
They said at their novena
Que eso encerraba un misterio
That this contained a mystery
Porque al matar un compadre
Because to kill a friend
Era ofender al Eterno
Was to offend God
Y mataron a Simón Blanco
And they killed Simón Blanco
Que era un gallito de trabas
Who was a brave man
Era un gallito muy fino
He was a brave man
Que el gobierno respetaba
That the government respected
Él con su treinta en la mano
He with his thirty in his hand
Simón Blanco se llamaba
His name was Simón Blanco





Writer(s): DELFINO VILLEGAS


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