Cayetano Quintana

Estado de michoacan linda tierra mexicana

State of Michoacan, beautiful Mexican land

Presente son los recuerdos

Memories are present

De un domingo en la mañana

Of a Sunday morning

Agarraron precionero

They took prisoner

A cayetano quintana

Cayetano Quintana

Cayetano ya sabía

Cayetano already knew

Que lo quierian agarrar

They wanted to catch him

Los jefes de policia

The police chiefs

Y el gobierno federal

And the federal government

Como era hombre de valor

As he was a man of valor

No se les quiso escapar

He didn't want to escape

Cuando el gobierno llego

When the government arrived

Hacer en el aprendimiento

To arrest him

Le rodiaro bien su casa

They surrounded his house well

Tiraron tiros al viento

Shot bullets into the air

La gente se extremecia

The people trembled

Cayetano estaba dentro

Cayetano was inside

Llamandole rendicion

Calling for surrender

Con sus armas en las manos

With weapons in their hands

Como era hombre de valor

As he was a man of valor

Era un gallito jugado

He was a daring rooster

En el pueblo de tuzantla

In the town of Tuzantla

Ya las pruebas abia dado

He had already proven himself

La primera azaña que hizo

The first feat he accomplished

Presente la tengo yo

I have it in my memory

Con su pistola en la mano

With his gun in hand

A la presindencia entro

He entered the presidency

Queriendo lograr su intento

Trying to achieve his goal

Y si se le consedio

And it was granted to him

Con su pistola en la mano

With his gun in hand

Dispuesto a perder la vida

Willing to lose his life

Asesino al presidete

He killed the president

Y al secretario en seguida

And the secretary immediately

Al jefe le dio en la frente

He shot the chief in the forehead

Y al momento dio salida

And immediately made his exit

Más sin fin ya me despido

But without further ado, I bid farewell

Me deven de dispensar

You must excuse me

Aquí termina el corrido

Here ends the corrido

Que yo les vine a cantar

That I came to sing to you

De cayetano quintana

Of Cayetano Quintana

En terror de michoacan

In terror of Michoacan