La Pelea Con El Diabo

Como yo he sido andariego

As I have been a wanderer

Y a mi ninguno me aterra

And none terrifies me

Cuando saco mi machete

When I pull out my machete

Se pone a temblar la tierra

The earth starts to tremble

Ayer pelee con el diablo

Yesterday, I fought with the devil

Que dicen disque es muy bravo

They say he's very fierce

Le pegué una machetera que yo me quedé asombrado

I gave him a machete blow that left me amazed

Me tiré el carriel pa' atrás

I threw the carriel back

Y el poncho me lo cantee

And sang my poncho

Y del primer machetazo

And with the first machete stroke

La cola se la boté

I cut off his tail

Continuamos la pelea

We continued the fight

Y antes que la gente viera

And before people could see

Con la punta del machete

With the machete's tip

Le pinté una calavera

I painted a skull

El que no quiera creer

Whoever doesn't want to believe

Ni me quiera parar bolas

Or pay attention to me

Que se acerque para acá

Let them come over here

Que yo le muestro la cola

And I'll show them the tail

Cuando el diablo se vio herido

When the devil saw himself wounded

Se puso en forma de araña

He turned into a spider shape

Se me vino como un tiro

He came at me like a shot

Y casi, casi me agarra

And almost, almost got me

Entonces pasé el machete

So, I passed the machete

A la otra mano izquierda

To the other left hand

Y de un fuerte machetazo

And with a strong machete blow

Le boté la primer pierna

I cut off the first leg

Y como cinco revuelos

And like five somersaults

Y le grite ave maría

And I shouted 'Hail Mary'

Y antes que se diera cuenta

And before he realized

Lo volví una porquería

I turned him into garbage

3.500 cortadas le contaron al final

3,500 cuts were counted in the end

Y un letrero que decía 'todavía no he terminado'

And a sign that said 'I'm not done yet'