Paroles et traduction Régulo Caro - El Ultimo Cartucho

El Ultimo Cartucho

En un ranchito apartado
Allá en lo alto de la sierra
Vive un hombre muy aislado
Como si fuera una fiera
Siempre bajaba al poblado
Sin que la ley lo supiera

Montando un caballo zarco
Casi siempre se veía
Tal vez buscaba un cariño
Que tanta falta le hacía
Era la flor más hermosa
De hacienda Santa María

Su sueño más anhelado
Por fin se le realizó
Y en ancas de su caballo
A esa joven se llevó
Quiso formar su familia
Y no se le concedió

Él tenía cuentas pendientes
Con soldados y rurales
El gobierno lo buscaba
Desde que vivían sus padres
Que por su parte deseaba
Olvidarse de esos males

Aquella noche de octubre
Los soldados lo rodeaban
Tal vez pensaba rendirse
Y le mataron a su amada
Hacía estragos con su rifle
A todo el que divisaba

Esto les va salir caro
Y nunca van a aprenderme
Yo no les doy ese gusto
Jamás podrán fusilarme
Con el último cartucho
Yo solo voy a matarme

The Last Cartridge

In a remote ranch
High in the mountains
Lives a man, isolated
Like a wild beast
He would always ride into town
But without the law's knowledge

Riding a gray horse
He was always seen
Perhaps he sought affection
That he had always missed
She was the most beautiful flower
Of Hacienda Santa María

His most fervent dream
Had finally come true
And on the back of his horse
He took that young girl with him
He wanted to start a family
But it was not to be

He had unsettled scores
With soldiers and police
The government sought him
Since his parents were alive
For his part, he wanted
To forget all those evils

On that October night
Soldiers surrounded him
Perhaps he thought of surrendering
And they killed his beloved
He caused havoc with his rifle
To anyone in his sights

This will cost them dearly
And they will never catch me
I will not give them the satisfaction
They will never gun me down
With my last cartridge
I will kill myself