118 Balazos
Valentín Elizalde
Lyrics
Translation
Ya 3 veces me eh salvado
Three times I have been saved
De una muerte segurita
From a certain death
con puro cuerno de chivo
With only a goat's horn
me han tirado de cerquita
They've shot at me up close
118 balazos y diosito me los quita
118 bullets, and God takes them away from me
la primera fue en mi casa
The first time was at my home
me quisieron secuestrar
They tried to kidnap me
pero no deje agarrarme
But I didn't let them get me
me empiezan a disparar
They start shooting at me
fueron 28 balazos
There were 28 shots
me dieron 1 nomas
They only hit me once
en la segunda ocasion
The second time
fue saliendo de ensenada
Coming out of Ensenada
me tiraron de unos carros
They shot at me from some cars
2 rafagas de metralla
2 bursts of shrapnel
60 tiros de cuerno
60 horn shots
3 balazos me pegaban
3 bullets hit me
jajaja aia
Hahaha, there
y ai le va un saludo para
And here's a greeting to
mi compa el tesoro de
My buddy, the treasure from
sinaloa
Sinaloa
y vamonos pa tijuana compare
And let's go to Tijuana, buddy
vamonos
Let's go
la tercera es la vencida
The third time is the charm
dice un dicho muy mentado
Says a well-known saying
ma agarraron en tijuana
They caught me in Tijuana
con 2 cuernos dispararon
They shot with 2 horns
ai fueron 30 balazos
There were 30 shots
pero ni uno me pegaron
But not one hit me
para proteger mi vida
To protect my life
dios me acobija en sus brazos
God shelters me in his arms
al tesoro no han matado
The treasure hasn't been killed
118 balazos
118 bullets
la virgen de guadalupe
The Virgin of Guadalupe
me anda cuidando
Is watching over me
los pasos
The steps
adios ciudad de tijuana
Goodbye, city of Tijuana
ya no me van a mirar
They won't see me anymore
en mi ford 79
In my '79 Ford
pasearme en el bulevard
Strolling on the boulevard
ahi por la sanchez taguada
There by Sanchez Taguada
la rebo y la cuca paz.
La Rebo and La Cuca Paz