Dimas de León

Un día 10 de septiembre, de un domingo que paso

One day, September 10, on a Sunday that passed

En el puerto Matamoros, un velador lo mato

In the port of Matamoros, a night watchman killed him

Dimas salió de Reynosa, en su carro preparado

Dimas left Reynosa, in his prepared car

A visitar a su amante, así lo tenía pensado

To visit his lover, that's what he had in mind

Dimas y dos compañeros, en un cabaret tomaban

Dimas and two companions, at a cabaret, were drinking

Como le tenían miedo, ya todos se preparaban

As they were afraid of him, everyone was getting ready

El velador temeroso, de que Dimas lo matara

The fearful night watchman, afraid that Dimas would kill him

Mando llamar los empleados, para que lo desarmaran

Called the employees to disarm him

Primero Adán y el Cantú, la pistola le quitaron

First Adán and Cantú took away his gun

Y también a Cayetano, que en el carro lo encontraron

And also Cayetano, they found him in the car

A Dimas lo detuvieron, cuando este iba a intervenir

They arrested Dimas just as he was about to intervene

Por la espalda le pegaron, no lo dejaron salir

They hit him from behind, didn't let him escape

De pronto Miguel Balderas, su pistola disparo

Suddenly Miguel Balderas, his gun shot

De dos balazos certeros, el cráneo le atravesó

With two accurate shots, it pierced through his skull

Adiós Reynosa querido, orgullo de la frontera

Goodbye dear Reynosa, pride of the border

Donde Dimas se paseaba, con su pistola por fuera

Where Dimas used to stroll with his gun outside

Ya con esta ahí me despido, señores de esta región

Now with this, I bid farewell, gentlemen of this region

Aquí termina el corrido, ya murió Dimas de León

Here ends the ballad, Dimas de León is now dead