Gabino Barrera
Antonio Aguilar
Lyrics
Translation
Gabino Barrera no entendía razones
Gabino Barrera did not understand reasons
andando en la borrachera
walking in drunkenness
cargaba pistola con seis cargadores
he carried a pistol with six magazines
le daba gusto a cualquiera.
he pleased anyone
Usaba el bigote en cuadro abultado
He wore a thick square mustache
su paño al cuello enredado
his cloth entangled at the neck
calzones de mata, chamarra de cuero
mud pants, leather jacket
traía colteado el sombrero.
he wore his hat tilted
Sus pies campesinos usaban huaraches
His peasant feet wore huaraches
y a veces a raiz andaba
and sometimes he walked barefoot
pero le gustaba pagar los mariachis
but he liked to pay for the mariachis
la plata no le importaba.
money did not matter to him
Con una botella de caña en la mano
With a bottle of cane in his hand
gritaba ¡Viva Zapata!
he shouted, "Long live Zapata!"
porque era ranchero el indio suriano
because the southern Indian was a rancher
era hijo de buena mata.
he was the son of good stock
Era alto, bien dado, muy ancho de espadas
He was tall, well-built, very broad-shouldered
su rostro mal encachado
his face poorly shaved
su negra mirada un aire le daba
his black gaze gave an air
al buitre de la montañas.
to the vulture of the mountains
Gabino Barrera dejaba mujeres
Gabino Barrera left women
con hijos por donde quiera
with children everywhere
por eso en los pueblos donde se paseaba
that's why in the towns where he strolled
se la tenían sentenciada.
they had it sentenced
Recuero la noche que lo asesinaron
I remember the night they murdered him
venía de ver a su amada
he was coming from seeing his beloved
dieciocho descargas de Máuser sonaron
eighteen shots from a Mauser sounded
sin darle tiempo de nada.
without giving him time for anything
Gabino Barrera murió como mueren
Gabino Barrera died as men die
los hombres que son bragados
who are brave
por una morena perdió como pierden
for a brunette he lost
los gallos en los tapados.
like roosters in hidden fights