Lino Rodarte

Año de 1900 del 22 que paso

Year 1900 of '22 that passed

ya murio lino rodarte el gobierno lo mato

Lino Rodarte has already died, the government killed him

Andaba Lino en baile bailando con su querida

Lino was dancing at a dance with his beloved

no pensaba el pobresito que le iva a costar la vida

The poor guy didn't think it would cost him his life

andaba lino en el baile cuando llego la cordada

Lino was at the dance when the troop arrived

y alos primeros balazos la gente corrio asustada

And with the first shots, people ran scared

Lo sacaron al camino a ver quien lo conocia

They took him to the road to see who knew him

yo no soy Lino rodarte yo me llamo Juan Mejia

"I'm not Lino Rodarte, my name is Juan Mejia," he said

y ahi le dice el comandante no es dificil recordarte

And there the commander tells him, "It's not hard to remember you,

te llamas Lino Rodarte

Your name is Lino Rodarte"

(Y arriba Zacatecas primo andale pues)

(And up with Zacatecas, cousin, come on then)

Decian los padres de lino, que pesares tan gabales

Lino's parents used to say, "What great sorrows

si nos dieran libre a lino lo pagariamos en reales

If they set Lino free, we would pay it in cash"

Adios rancho de la boca, tambien el descragadero

Goodbye to the ranch of La Boca, also to El Descragadero

adios muchachas bonitas ya no gastaran dinero

Goodbye, pretty girls, you won't spend money anymore

vuela vuela palomita vuela el foro y segue volando

Fly, fly, little dove, fly away and keep flying

ya murio lino rodarte ya no lo andaran buscando

Lino Rodarte has already died, they won't be looking for him anymore

buelvo a repetir el verso por que lo dije al reves

I repeat the verse because I said it the wrong way

ya murio lino rodarte en la billa de querez

Lino Rodarte has already died at the dance in Querez