Descansa General

Pasan los años, tu recuerdo está en la historia

Years go by, your memory remains in history

De Pancho Villa, que a su México dejó

Of Pancho Villa, who left his mark on Mexico

Y en su memoria, con orgullo, lo decía

And in his memory, proudly, he would say

Acepto el reto que la vida me marcó

I accept the challenge that life marked for me

Fue Pancho Villa, decidido y muy valiente

It was Pancho Villa, determined and very brave

Y su grandeza lo llevó hasta general

And his greatness led him to become a general

Estuvo preso por delitos cometidos

He was imprisoned for crimes committed

Y allá en su celda comenzaba a deletrear

And there in his cell, he began to spell out

Descansa, general

Rest, general

Reposa, gran tesoro

Rest, great treasure

Por tus hazañas de oro

For your golden feats

Mi México, te amo

My Mexico, I love you

Autodidacto es el nombre que merece

Autodidact is the name he deserves

Por ser valiente y que solo se formó

For being brave and self-taught

Vengó con gusto la deshonra de su hermana

He avenged with pleasure the dishonor of his sister

Y allá en sus tropas, treinta hombres mandó

And there in his troops, he commanded thirty men

Si ya no late aquel pecho que gritaba

If that chest that shouted no longer beats

Porque rendido un cobarde lo mató

Because a coward killed him while he surrendered

Y qué ganaron con cortarle la cabeza

And what did they gain by cutting off his head

Si su grandeza era de él, se la llevó

If his greatness was his, he took it with him