Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Papa Del Diablo by Alacranes Musical from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Hallaron a un hombre muerto, arriba de la ladera
They found a dead man, up 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 they wouldn't recognize him.
Un niño grito llorando, ese Señor es mi padre
A child cried crying, that Lord is my father
Porque le miro en el brazo tatuadas sus iníciales
Because I look at his arm tattooed his initials
Por unas deudas de juego, lo mataron sus rivales
For gambling debts, he was killed by his rivals
El niño se fue del pueblo, la muerte quedo olvidada
The child left town, death was forgotten
Pasaron catorce años, un jinete regresaba
Fourteen years passed, a rider returned
Se le reflejaba el diablo y la muerte en la mirada
The devil and death were reflected in his eyes
Esta va pa toda la raza de santa María del oro
This goes to the whole race of Santa María del oro
Durango y nos vamos asta torres
Durango and we are going to towers
Pura raza malandrina mi compa
Purebred malandrina my compa
Se dirigió a la cantina y le dijo al cantinero
He went to the canteen and told the bartender
Quisiera que me llevaras hasta una mesa de juego
I would like you to take me to a game table
Pero yo quiero jugar con los más ricos del pueblo
But I want to play with the richest of the people.
A los hermanos Martínez, tahúr es a cual publuado
To the Martinez brothers, tahúr is to which publuado
Les corrieron avisar, que un fuerano había llegado
They ran to warn them, that an outsider had arrived
Dijeron que lo pasaran, que al fin ya estaban jugando
They said to pass it on, that at last they were already playing.
Jugaron toda la noche y ya casi amaneciendo
They played all night and almost dawn.
Les dijo, Voy a cobrarles lo que me salen debiendo
He told them, I'm going to charge you what you owe me.
Pensaron que era una broma, pues él estaba perdiendo
They thought it was a joke, because he was losing.
Yo fui testigo Señores, de aquella grande jugada
I was a witness, gentlemen, of that great play.
Por no pagarle a mi padre, lo mataron a la mala
For not paying my father, they killed him the hard way
Y ya, no les dijo mas, les dio un balazo en la cara
And now, he didn't tell them anymore, he shot them in the face
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