Paroles et traduction Ramon Ayala - Corrido de Macario Leyva

Corrido de Macario Leyva

Contratan dos pistoleros
Que de Acapulco vinieron
A dar muerte a don Macario
En el rancho ganadero

Cuando llegaron al rancho
Como no los conocían
Señora, somos agentes
Agentes de policía

Les contestó la señora
Mi esposo se acaba de ir
Pasen pa' dentro, señores
Ya no tardará en venir

Cuando pasaron pa' dentro
Se quitaron sus sombreros
Demostrando a la señora
Que eran unos caballeros

Luego que lo ven venir
Uno al otro se sonrió
El dinero está en la bolsa
El Tigre ya cayó

Pero nunca se fijaron
A tan humilde señora
Por la espalda les dio muerte
Con una ametralladora

Decía don Macario Leyva
Venga mi esposa querida
Si no ha sido tu valor
Estos me quitan la vida

Y así terminó la historia
De allá del rancho la Saga
Se acabaron dos pistolas
De esas que matan por paga

The Ballad of Macario Leyva

They hired two gunmen
Who came from Acapulco
To kill don Macario
At the cattle ranch

When they arrived at the ranch
Since they didn't know them
Ma'am, we are agents
Agents of the police

The lady answered them
My husband has just left
Come inside, gentlemen
He won't be long now

When they came inside
They took off their hats
Showing the lady
That they were gentlemen

As soon as they saw him coming
One smiled at the other
The money is in the bag
The Tiger has fallen

But they never noticed
Such a humble lady
She killed them from behind
With a machine gun

Don Macario Leyva said
Come, my dear wife
If it hadn't been for your courage
They would have taken my life

And so ends the story
From the ranch la Saga
Two guns are gone
Of those that kill for pay