Lyrics and translation Valentín Elizalde - Contrabando en la Frontera
Cruzaron
por
el
desierto
They
crossed
the
desert
Para
llegar
a
Tijuana
To
reach
Tijuana
En
una
caja
de
muerto
In
a
coffin
Llevaban
la
marihuana
They
carried
marijuana
Es
una
hazaña
asombrosa
It's
an
astounding
feat
Pero
asi
eran
de
arriesgados
But
that's
how
risky
they
were
Llenaban
la
carroza
They
filled
the
hearse
Con
papeles
arreglados
With
forged
papers
Era
Rosaura
Santana
It
was
Rosaura
Santana
El
otro
Juan
escalante
The
other
one
Juan
Escalante
La
primera
la
texana
The
first
one
the
Texan
El
segundo
traficante
The
second
one
the
trafficker
Al
llegar
a
la
garita
Upon
arriving
at
the
border
Cansados
y
polvorientos
Tired
and
dusty
La
policia
de
Sonoyta
The
police
of
Sonoyta
Acepto
los
documentos
Accepted
the
documents
Y
llegaron
a
Tijuana
And
they
arrived
in
Tijuana
Todo
estaba
preparado
Everything
was
prepared
100
kilos
de
marihuana
100
kilos
of
marijuana
Pasarian
al
otro
lado
Would
cross
to
the
other
side
Todos
querian
ver
el
muerto
Everyone
wanted
to
see
the
dead
man
Los
policias
de
la
aduana
The
customs
police
Pero
como
no
era
cierto
But
since
it
wasn't
true
Solo
hayaron
marihuana
They
only
found
marijuana
Señores
creo
que
este
asunto
Gentlemen,
I
think
this
matter
A
todos
los
tiene
hundidos
Has
everyone
overwhelmed
No
de
por
vivo
el
muertito
Don't
pretend
to
be
smart
with
the
dead
man
Y
quedaran
detenidos
And
you'll
be
arrested
Y
sacaron
las
pistolas
And
they
took
out
their
pistols
Y
el
primer
gallo
primero
And
the
first
shot
first
La
gente
corre
echa
bola
People
run
in
a
ball
Al
ver
muerto
al
aduanero
Seeing
the
customs
officer
dead
Hubo
una
gran
balacera
There
was
a
big
shootout
Heridos
por
todos
lados
Wounded
everywhere
Quedaron
en
san
isidro
They
were
left
in
San
Ysidro
14
muertos
tirados
14
dead
people
lying
around
Callo
Rosaura
Santana
Rosaura
Santana
died
Lo
mismo
que
el
mexicano
Same
as
the
Mexican
Les
quito
la
marihuana
The
American
government
El
gobierno
americano
Took
their
marijuana
away
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