Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Triste Recuerdo by Banda El Recodo from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Soy comerciante, señores
I am a merchant, gentlemen.
Le dije a la federal
I told the fed
Yo decidi retirarme
I decided to retire
Déjenme ya trabajar
let me work
Lo prometi a mi madre
I promised my mother
Y no le voy a fallar
And I'm not going to let you down
Yo vivo de mi trabajo
I live from my work
Se los puedo comprobar
I can check them
Si tuve que ser un narco
If I had to be a narco
Eso quedó muy atrás
that was far behind
10 años en el CERESO
10 years at CERESO
Nunca los voy a olvidar
I'll never forget them
La vida tiene su precio
life has its price
Hay que saberla vivir
You have to know how to live
La muerte agarra parejo
death grips even
Y un día vendrá por aquí
And one day it will come around
Por eso yo me divierto
That's why I have fun
Vivo la vida feliz
I live the happy life
Ahí le va un saludo
There goes a greeting
A los compas de Nayarit
To the compas of Nayarit
Antes de ser comerciante
Before being a trader
El hambre un día llegó
Hunger one day came
Por eso tuve que entrarle
That's why I had to enter
Por eso mi vida cambió
That's why my life changed
Primero caí en la carcel
First I landed in jail
Y todo se me acabó
and everything is over
Hice muy buenos amigos
I made very good friends
Con nadie tuve problemas
I had no problems with anyone
Siempre han estado conmigo
they have always been with me
En las malas y en las buenas
In the bad and in the good
Aunque yo ya me retiro,
Although I already retire,
Mi mano cuentan por ellas
My hand count for them
En Sinaloa nací
I was born in Sinaloa
Lo digo con mucho orgullo
I say it with great pride
Hoy vivo aquí en Nayarit
Today I live here in Nayarit
A mi familia aqupi tengo
I have my family here
Mis hijos ya son de aquí
My children are from here
Son Coras de nacimiento
They are Coras by birth
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