Lyrics and translation Country Roland Band - Gabino Barrera
Gabino
Barrera
no
entendía
razones
andando
en
la
borrachera
Gabino
Barrera
did
not
listen
to
reason,
walking
around
drunk.
Usaba
pistola
con
séis
cargadores
le
daba
gusto
a
cualquiera.
He
used
a
pistol
with
six
cartridges,
it
pleased
anyone.
Usaba
bigote
en
cuadro
abultado,
su
paño
al
cuello
enredado
He
wore
a
thick
square
mustache,
his
handkerchief
wrapped
around
his
neck
Calzones
de
manta,
chamarra
de
cuero,
traía
el
sombrero
punteado
Cotton
pants,
leather
jacket,
he
wore
a
pointed
hat
Sus
piés
campesinos
usaban
huaraches
y
a
veces
a
raíz
andaba
His
peasant's
feet
wore
sandals
and
sometimes
he
walked
barefoot
Pero
le
gustaba
pagar
los
mariachis
la
plata
no
le
importaba.
But
he
liked
to
pay
for
mariachis,
money
didn't
matter
to
him.
Con
una
botella
de
caña
en
la
mano
gritaba
"Viva
Zapata!"
With
a
bottle
of
cane
in
his
hand
he
shouted
"Viva
Zapata!"
Porque
era
ranchero
el
indio
suriano,
era
hijo
de
buena
mata.
Because
he
was
a
rancher,
the
southern
Indian,
he
was
the
son
of
a
good
stock.
Gabino
Barrera
dejaba
mujeres
con
hijos
por
dondequiera
Gabino
Barrera
left
women
with
children
everywhere
he
went
Por
éso
en
los
pueblos
donde
se
paseaba
se
la
tenian
sentenciada.
That's
why
in
the
towns
where
he
strolled,
he
was
sentenced.
Era
alto
y
bién
dado,
muy
ancho
de
espaldas,
su
rostro
mal
encachado
He
was
tall
and
well-built,
very
broad-shouldered,
his
face
poorly
shaved
Su
negra
mirada
un
aire
elevaba
His
black
gaze
raised
an
air
Al
borde
de
la
montaña
On
the
edge
of
the
mountain
Recuerdo
una
noche
que
lo
asesinaron,
venía
de
ver
a
su
amada
I
remember
one
night
when
he
was
murdered,
he
was
coming
from
seeing
his
beloved
Dieciócho
descargas
de
mauser
sonaron
sin
darle
tiempo
de
nada.
Eighteen
Mauser
shots
rang
out,
giving
him
no
time
for
anything.
Gabino
Barrera
murió
como
mueren,
los
hombres
que
son
bragados.
Gabino
Barrera
died
as
they
die,
the
men
who
are
brave.
Por
una
morena
perdió
como
pierden
los
gallos
en
los
tapados.
For
a
brunette
he
lost
as
the
cocks
lose
in
the
blinds.
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