Paroles et traduction Alci Acosta - El Preso Nº 9

El Preso Nº 9

Al preso número nueve ya lo van a confesar
Está rezando en la celda con el cura del penal
Porque antes de amanecer la vida le han de quitar
Porque mató a su mujer y a un amigo desleal
Dice así: al confesor
Los maté sí señor
Y si vuelvo a nacer
Yo los vuelvo a matar
Padre no me arrepiento ni me da miedo la eternidad
Yo sé que allá en el cielo el ser supremo me ha de juzgar
Voy a seguir sus pasos voy a buscarlos al más allá
El preso número nueve era hombre muy cabal
Iba en la noche del duelo muy contento a su jacal
Pero al mirar a su amor en brazos de su rival
Sintió en su pecho un dolor y no se pudo aguantar
Al sonar el clarín
Se formó el pelotón
Y rumbo al paredón
Se oyó al preso decir
Padre no me arrepiento ni me da miedo la eternidad
Yo sé que allá en el cielo el ser supremo me ha de juzgar
Voy a seguir sus pasos voy a buscarlos al más allá

Prisoner Number 9

Prisoner number nine, they're going to confess him now
He's praying in his cell with the prison chaplain
Because before daybreak, his life will be taken
Because he killed his wife and a disloyal friend
He says to the confessor:
I killed them, yes sir
And if I were born again
I'd kill them again
Father, I don't regret it, nor am I afraid of eternity
I know that up in heaven, the supreme being will judge me
I'll follow in their footsteps, I'll seek them out in the hereafter
Prisoner number nine was a very honorable man
He was on his way home from the duel, very content
But when he saw his love in the arms of his rival
He felt a pain in his chest and couldn't hold back
At the sound of the bugle
The firing squad formed
And on the way to the wall
The prisoner was heard to say
Father, I don't regret it, nor am I afraid of eternity
I know that up in heaven, the supreme being will judge me
I'll follow in their footsteps, I'll seek them out in the hereafter