La Tragedia de Rosita

A las orillas del rio lavaba ropa rosita

On the banks of the river, Rosita washed clothes

Ni el trabajo ni el astio marchitaban su carita

Neither work nor hardship withered her little face

De todo akel caserio rosa era la mas bonita

In that small town, Rosa was the most beautiful

Los campesinos cantaban cuando la veian venir

The peasants sang when they saw her coming

Y su amor se disputaba por eia podian morir

And their love fought for her; they could die for her

Todos eios anhelaban akeia rosa de abriiil

All of them longed for that April rose

El tiempo asi transcurria como renase la rosa

Time passed like the blooming of the rose

Pero akel trajico dia cambiaron mucho las cosas

But on that tragic day, things changed a lot

La trajedia es compañiaaaa

Tragedy is a companion

De las mujeres hermosas

Of beautiful women

Y del salto sinaloa !!!

And from Salto, Sinaloa!!!

Asta california !!! mi compa pancho loco !!!

To California!!! My crazy friend Pancho!!!

Akel dia amencio nublado en el firmamentoooo

That day dawned cloudy in the sky

Rosita al rio bajo ievando su cargamentooo

Rosita went down to the river carrying her load

Y un hombre se le acerco ievando un mal pensamientoooo

And a man approached her with evil thoughts

Rosita del alma mia le gritaba akel rancherooo

Rosita of my soul, that rancher shouted at her

Cuanto esperaba este dia pa´ decirte ke te kiero

How much he had waited for this day to tell her he loved her

Haora tienes ke ser mia o en el intento me muerooo

Now you have to be mine, or in the attempt, I'll die

Debajo de akel ensino ke en a kel lugar crecio

Under that elder tree where she grew up

A kel torbo campesino de rosita se burlo

That wicked peasant mocked Rosita

Luego la echo a un remolinoooo

Then he threw her into a whirlpool

Y el rio se la ievoooo

And the river took her away