La tragedia de Bertín y Lalo

Bertín Y Lalo
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Con el permiso de los aquí reunidos

With the permission of those gathered here

Les vamos a cantar esta nuestra canción

We're going to sing this, our song

Les viviremos por siempre agradecidos

We will be forever grateful to you

Por permitirnos su apreciada atención

For allowing us your valued attention

Queremos aprovechar estos momentos

We want to take advantage of these moments

Bertín y lalo les dirán lo que paso

Bertín and Lalo will tell you what happened


Unas personas al dueto contrataron

Some people hired the duet

Para que a matamoros fueran a tocar

So they could go and play in Matamoros

Nos engañaron por que lo que querían

They deceived us because what they wanted

Por medio de nuestros nombres transportar

Was to transport drugs using our names

Mas de 300 kilos de mariguana

More than 300 kilos of marijuana

Que a muy buen precio se las iban a pagar

They were going to pay us a good price


Sin contratiempo pasamos los retenes

Without any problems, we passed through the checkpoints

Nos permitió la pgr continuar

The PGR allowed us to continue

Pero un poco antes de llegar a matamoros

But a little before reaching Matamoros

Nos marco el alto una patrulla federal

A federal patrol signaled us to stop

Nos preguntaron que era lo que trasportábamos

They asked us what we were transporting

Les contestamos que el equipo musical

We told them it was the musical equipment


Por los papeles del camión le preguntaron

They asked for the truck's papers

Al conductor y muy nervioso contesto

The driver, very nervously, replied

Mire mi jefe no traigo mas papeles

Look, boss, I don't have more papers

Cuento con la tarjeta de circulación

I have the registration card

Por sospechosos los llevamos detenidos

As suspects, they took us into custody

Vamos a hacerles minuciosa revisión

We are going to conduct a thorough search


El comandante de la federal nos dijo

The federal commander said to us

Con 20 000 dólares los puedo dejar ir

With 20,000 dollars, I can let you go

Si los tuviéramos nunca se los daríamos

If we had them, we would never give them

Nuestra inocencia nos marca un buen por venir

Our innocence promises a better future

Nos encerraron sin tener ninguna culpa

They locked us up without any guilt

Dios es testigo y a el no podemos mentir

God is a witness, and we cannot lie to Him


La corrupción en el gobierno mexicano

Corruption in the Mexican government

La saborean como un buen manjar

They savor it like a good delicacy

Si eres culpable y la moneda esta en tus manos

If you're guilty and money is in your hands

Un santo milagroso para ellos tu serás

A miraculous saint you'll be for them

Pero si no tienes dinero pa’ comprarlos

But if you don't have money to buy them

Te martirizan y a la cárcel vas a dar

They torment you, and to jail, you'll go

Y aquí termina señores nuestro cantar

And here, gentlemen, our song ends

Moderated by Miguel Sanchez
San Juan, Puerto Rico October 4, 2024
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