Los Hermanos Mata

Chalino Sánchez
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Estado de Michoacán

State of Michoacán

Ya casi iba a anochecer

It was almost nightfall

Se oyeron cuatro balazos

Four gunshots were heard

Y la gente corrió a ver

And the people ran to see

Dos hombres estaban muertos

Two men were dead

Y no se sabía por qué

And it was not known why


Eran los hermanos Mata

They were the Mata brothers

Los que ahí estaban tendidos

Those who were lying there

Se mataron entre sí

They killed each other

El motivo fue un novillo

The reason was a bull

Que Jorge le mató a Pedro

That Jorge killed Pedro

En su rancho El Potrerillo

In his ranch El Potrerillo


Porque se metió a la milpa

Because he entered the cornfield

Jorge mató al animal

Jorge killed the animal

Y Pedro le reclamó

And Pedro complained

Hermano, eso está muy mal

Brother, that's very wrong

Jorge sacó su pistola

Jorge took out his pistol

Y le empezó a disparar

And began to shoot


Le disparó tres balazos

He shot three bullets

Y Pedro así le decía

And Pedro said to him

Hermano, qué estás haciendo

Brother, what are you doing

Por qué me quitas la vida

Why are you taking my life

¿No te importa ver llorar

Don't you care to see

A nuestra madre querida?

Our beloved mother cry?


Pedro era un hombre calmado

Pedro was a calm man

Pero también muy valiente

But also very brave

Él no quería dispararle

He didn't want to shoot him

Pero ya sentía la muerte

But he already felt death

También sacó su pistola

He also took out his pistol

Y le dio un tiro en la frente

And shot him in the forehead


Su madrecita lloraba

His little mother cried

Sin consuelo en el panteón

Without consolation in the cemetery

Por sus hijos adorados

For her beloved sons

Que eran toda su ilusión

Who were all her illusion

Pero dos días después

But two days later

Diosito se la llevó

God took her away

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San Salvador, El Salvador April 13, 2025
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