Corrido de Pancho Villa
Victor Jara
Lyrics
Translation
Fui soldado de francisco villa
I was a soldier of Francisco Villa
De aquel hombre de fama inmortal
Of that man of immortal fame
Que aunque estuvo sentado en la silla
Who, though he sat in the chair
No envidiara la presidencial.
Would not envy the presidential
Ahora vivo allá por la orilla
Now I live there by the shore
Recordando aquel tiempo inmortal,
Remembering that immortal time
Ayayay,
Ayayay,
Ahora vivo allá por la orilla
Now I live there by the shore
Recordando a villa allá por parral.
Remembering Villa there by Parral
Yo fui uno de aquellos dorados
I was one of those golden ones
Que con tiempo llegó a ser mayor
Who with time became older
En la lucha quedamos lisiados
In the struggle, we were left disabled
Defendiendo la patria y honor.
Defending the homeland and honor
Hoy recuerdo los tiempos pasados
Today I remember the past times
Que peleamos con el invasor
That we fought against the invader
Ayayay,
Ayayay,
Hoy recuerdo los tiempos pasados
Today I remember the past times
De aquellos dorados que yo fui mayor.
Of those golden ones that I was older
Mi caballo que tanto montaba
My horse that I rode so much
En jiménez la muerte alcanzó
In Jiménez, death reached him
Una bala que a mí me tocaba
A bullet that was meant for me
A su cuerpo se le atravesó.
Penetrated his body
Al morir de dolor relinchaba
When dying, he neighed in pain
Por la patria la vida entregó
For the homeland, he gave his life
Ayayay,
Ayayay,
Al morir de dolor relinchaba
When dying, he neighed in pain
Cómo le lloraba cuando se murió.
How I cried for him when he died
Pancho villa te llevo grabado
Pancho Villa, I carry you engraved
En mi mente y en mi corazón
In my mind and in my heart
Y aunque a veces me vi derrotado
And although sometimes I was defeated
Por las fuerzas de álvaro obregón
By the forces of Álvaro Obregón
Siempre anduve como fiel soldado
I always walked as a faithful soldier
Hasta el fin de la revolución
Until the end of the revolution
Ayayay,
Ayayay,
Siempre anduve como fiel soldado
I always walked as a faithful soldier
Que tanto ha luchado al pie del cañón.
Who has fought so much at the foot of the cannon