La Venganza Del Tahur

Hayaron a un hombre muerto, arriba de la ladera

They found a dead man, up on the hillside

Le destrozaron el rostro, y lo cubrieron de piedras

They smashed his face and covered him with stones

Deseaban sus asesinos que no lo reconocieran

His killers wished he wouldn't be recognized

Un nino grito llorando, "ese senor es mi padre,

A child cried out, saying, "That man is my father,

Porque le miro en el brazo tatuadas sus iniciales"

Because I saw his initials tattooed on his arm"

Por unas deudas de juego, lo mataron sus rivales

For gambling debts, his rivals killed him

El nino se fue del pueblo, la muerte quedo olvidada

The child left the town, and death was forgotten

Pasaron catorce anos, un jinete regresaba

Fourteen years passed, a rider returned

Se le reflejaba el diablo, y la muerte en la mirada.

The devil and death reflected in his gaze

Se dirigio a la cantina, y le dijo al cantinero

He went to the cantina and said to the bartender,

"Quisiera que me llevaras hasta una mesa de juego,

"I'd like you to take me to a gambling table,

Pero yo quiero jugar con los mas ricos del pueblo."

But I want to play with the richest in the town."

A los hermanos Martinez, tahures de aquel poblado

To the Martinez brothers, gamblers of that town,

les corrieron a avisar

They were informed to leave

que un fuereno habia llegado

That a stranger had arrived

Dijieron que lo pasaran, que al fin ya estaban jugando

They said to let him in, as they were finally playing

Jugaron toda la noche, y ya casi amaneciendo

They played all night, and as dawn approached

Les dijo, "Voy a cobrarles lo que me salen debiendo."

He said, "I'm going to collect what you owe me."

Pensaron que era una broma, pues el estaba perdiendo.

They thought it was a joke, as he was losing

Yo fui testigo senores, de aquella grande jugada

I was a witness, gentlemen, to that grand play

"Por no pagarle a mi padre, lo mataron a la mala"

"For not paying my father, they killed him unjustly"

Y ya, no les dijo mas

And that's it, he said no more

Les dio un balazo en la cara.

He shot them in the face.