Escorpiones de Tequila

Bambikina
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Cuenta una leyenda añeja que por tierras de coyotes

An ancient legend tells that in lands of coyotes

Viajaban siete mariachis regalando sus canciones

Seven mariachis traveled, giving away their songs

Dentro de sus guitarrones guardan 10 kilos de hierba

Inside their guitars, they keep 10 kilos of weed

Pa' alegrar los corazones de los cuates que congregan

To brighten the hearts of the buddies who gather

Le perdieron ya el respeto al cacique y a la mafia

They've lost respect for the chief and the mafia

Lola, sírveme otra chela que suena la serenata

Lola, serve me another beer, the serenade is playing


Traficantes a lo macho

Drug dealers in a bold manner

Escorpiones de tequila

Tequila scorpions

Andan los gringos colgados

The gringos are hanging

De sus cuerdas bendecidas

From their blessed strings


Cuando suben los licores

When the liquors rise

Aúllan a la Luna llena

They howl at the full moon

Y le sacan los colores

And they show the colors

A la pálida tristeza

To the pale sadness

Y le sacan los colores

And they show the colors

A la pálida tristeza

To the pale sadness


Tanta fue su fama que llegó a oídos indiscretos

Their fame was such that it reached indiscreet ears

Y el cartel les sorprendió en una noche de concierto

And the cartel surprised them on a concert night

Siete balas como fin en mitad de una ranchera

Seven bullets as an end in the middle of a ranchera

Esa noche no hubo bis, con el cartel no se juega

That night there was no encore, you don't play with the cartel

Traficantes señalados

Marked traffickers

Escorpiones de tequila

Tequila scorpions

Han sido tiroteados

They've been shot

Sin piedad, a sangre fría

Without mercy, in cold blood


Ya no suben los licores

The liquors no longer rise

Bajan las almas en pena

Souls in torment descend

Despertaron a dolores

They awakened pains

Disparos de metralleta

Machine gun shots

Despertaron a dolores

They awakened pains

Disparos de metralleta

Machine gun shots


No termina aquí su historia, dicen que de madrugada

Their story doesn't end here, they say that at dawn

Se oyen cantos de victoria en cantinas ya cerradas

Victorious songs are heard in already closed bars

Y un aroma verde va perfumando las esquinas

And a green aroma perfumes the corners

Son los siete mariachis con su vieja mercancía

It's the seven mariachis with their old merchandise


Traficantes a lo macho

Drug dealers in a bold manner

Escorpiones de tequila

Tequila scorpions

Andan los gringos colgados

The gringos are hanging

De sus cuerdas bendecidas

From their blessed strings


Cuando suben los licores

When the liquors rise

Aúllan a la Luna llena

They howl at the full moon

Y le sacan los colores

And they show the colors

A la pálida tristeza

To the pale sadness

Y le sacan los colores

And they show the colors

A la pálida tristeza

To the pale sadness

Moderated by Manuel González
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana July 10, 2025
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