El Corrido de Juan Martha

Decian que cargaba un

They said he carried a

Diablo, mentiras, no traía nada

Devil, lies, he carried nothing

Lo que traía en su cintura era una

What he had on his waist was a

Pistola escuadra

Semi-automatic pistol

Robaba y mataba gente

He robbed and killed people

Porque así se divertía su cabeza

Because that's how he amused his mind

Tenía precio

He had a bounty

15 mil pesos valía

It was worth 15 thousand pesos

Juan martha era aguerrido

Juan Martha was tough

Y temido del gobierno

And feared by the government

Los rurales le temían

The rural police feared him

Como si fuera veneno

As if he were poison

Su madrecita lloraba

His little mother cried

Lloraba y se lo decía

She cried and told him

Si tuvieran libre a mi hijo

If they set my son free

15 mil pesos daría

I would give 15 thousand pesos

Ya no llores madrecita

Don't cry anymore, little mother

Ya no les ofrezcas nada

Don't offer them anything

Que llegando aquel cerrito

When we reach that little hill

Yo me río de la cordada

I'll laugh at the group

Ya no llores madrecita

Don't cry anymore, little mother

Ya no me estés atormentando

Don't torment me anymore

Que de 100 vidas que debo

Of the 100 lives I owe

Con una la estoy pagando

I'm paying with one

Ya con esta me despido

Now with this, I bid farewell

Pero les dejo una carta para que

But I leave you a letter so that

Sigan cantando

You keep singing

El corrido de Juan martha

The ballad of Juan Martha