El Corrido de los Pérez

En mil novecientos once,

In nineteen eleven,

les voy a explicar muy bien,

let me explain very well,

mataron a dos hermanos

they killed two brothers

y a un primo hermano tambien.

and a cousin as well.

El jueves veinte de abril

On Thursday, twentieth of April,

como a las tres de la tarde,

around three in the afternoon,

murio Don Mariano Perez

Don Mariano Perez died

en las manos de un cobarde.

at the hands of a coward.

Carreras tan desgraciadas,

Such unfortunate races,

esas carreras del cerro,

those races on the hill,

perdieron vida y caballos,

lost lives and horses,

y perdieron su dinero.

and lost their money.

NOMAS NO CHILLE COMPADRE!!!

JUST DON'T CRY, COMPADRE!!!

El dos Monico de Luna,

Number two, Monico de Luna,

fue el que la mecha prendio,

was the one who lit the fuse,

y a los primeros balazos,

and with the first shots,

fue el primero que corrio.

he was the first to run.

Gabino Perez decia,

Gabino Perez said,

muy macizo en sus razones,

solid in his reasons,

yo tambien muero en la raya,

I too will die in the line,

no soy cria de correlones.

I'm not a breed of cowards.

Isidro Perez le dijo,

Isidro Perez told him,

dejala ya por la paz,

leave it now for peace,

pues asi nos convendria,

as it would be good for us,

sea por Dios no digo mas.

for God's sake, I say no more.

Gabino Perez decia,

Gabino Perez said,

nos pegaron a la mala,

they hit us unfairly,

si hubieran habla'o al derecho,

if they had spoken right,

otro gallo les cantara.

another story would be told.

Isidro cayo pal' sur,

Isidro fell to the south,

pal' norte cayo Jesus,

to the north fell Jesus,

Mariano para el oriente,

Mariano to the east,

como pintando una cruz.

like painting a cross.

Vuela, vuela palomita,

Fly, fly little dove,

vuela paloma querida,

fly beloved dove,

dile al padre de Los Perez,

tell the father of Los Perez,

que aqui termino su vida.!

that here his life ended!