El Melon
Banda La Quimicheña
Lyrics
Translation
Voy a escribir unos versos
I'm going to write some verses
Tengo la pluma en la mano
I have the pen in hand
Ya mataron al melon compañero del gitano
They already killed Melon, companion of the gypsy
El dia 21 de agosto
On August 21st
Presente lo tengo yo
I have it present
En el rancho del paso hondo gran desgrasia sucedio
In the ranch of Paso Hondo, a great tragedy occurred
Les cayo la judicial
The police came down on them
Y al melon iba a aprender
And Melon was about to learn
Pero dio muerte primero
But he took a life first
A don salvador rangel
Don Salvador Rangel's life
Pobre tomas castañeda
Poor Tomas Castañeda
Que alos tiros desperto
Who woke up to gunfire
Con su pistola en la mano del tapanco se bajo
With his pistol in hand, he came down from the loft
Del tapanco se bajo
He came down from the loft
Ya con su mal pensamiento
With his evil thoughts
Y al encontrar su rival
And upon finding his rival
Se dispararon a un tiempo
They shot at the same time
Jefe de la judicial
Chief of the police
Que la llevava segura
Who carried it securely
Pero ay se equivoco se encontro la tranca dura
But oh, he was wrong; he encountered tough resistance
Desia tomas castañeda
Tomas Castañeda said
En este duelo ay desquite
In this duel, there is revenge
Adios pueblo de tecuala y rancho de san felipe
Goodbye Tecuala town and San Felipe ranch
Estado de nayarit
Nayarit state
Sin duda tiene hombresitos
Undoubtedly has brave men
Que cuando se necesita
Who, when needed,
No presumen de malditos
Do not boast of being cursed
Desia eluterio verdin
Eluterio Verdin said
Como avia de suceder
As it had to happen
Cai en manos del melon
I fell into Melon's hands
Por cumplir con mi deber
For fulfilling my duty
Vuela y vuela palomita
Fly, little dove
Parate en aquel limon
Stop on that lemon tree
Estas son las mañanitas del afamado melonn
These are the little mornings of the famous Melon