A La Brava

Ante noche serapio y tibursio

Before last night, Serapio and Tibursio

Me vinieron corriendo a visar

Came running to inform me

Que el papa y la mama de mi chata

That the father and mother of my sweetheart

Se la llevan a la capital.

Are taking her to the capital.

Ensille mi caballo y al trote

I saddled my horse and at a trot

Fui corriendo a saber la verdad

I ran to find out the truth

Encontre la casita muy triste

I found the little house very sad

Como un niño me puse a llorar.

Like a child, I started to cry.

Su papa y su mama no me quieren

Her father and mother do not love me

Y con otro la quieren casar

And with another, they want to marry her

Estan buscando que yo me robe

They are looking for me to steal her

A la brava me la he de llevar.

I will take her forcefully.

Mi caballo y mi perro estan tristes

My horse and my dog are sad

Por que anoche me vieron llorar

Because last night, they saw me cry

Saben bien que los hombres no lloran

They know well that men don't cry

Pero ayer no me pude aguantar.

But yesterday, I couldn't hold back.

Su papa y su mama no me quieren

Her father and mother do not love me

Y con otro la quieren casar

And with another, they want to marry her

Estan buscando que yo me robe

They are looking for me to steal her

A la brava me la he de llevar.

I will take her forcefully.

Mas en fin me despido señores

But in the end, I bid farewell, gentlemen

Llevo herido mi fiel corazon

I carry my faithful heart wounded

A la brava me llevo a la joven

Forcefully, I take the young lady

O talvez me la llevo a traicion.

Or perhaps, I take her by treachery.