Valentín Elizalde - Contrabando en la Frontera - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Valentín Elizalde - Contrabando en la Frontera




Contrabando en la Frontera
Contraband at the Border
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





Writer(s): Bnejamin Sanchez Mota


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