Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Coquio Castro by Chalino Sanchez from Spanish to English.
Con sabor a sinaloa
with a Sinaloa flavor
Es el corrido que hoy canto
it's the corrido that I'm singing today
Para brindile homenaje
to pay him homage
Al joven coquio castro
to the young Coquio Castro
Del rancho de los mescales
from the Rancho de Los Mescales
De rumbo a badiraguato
on the way to Badiraguato
Jorge castro a si se llama
Jorge Castro, that's his name
Y le dicen el coquio
and they call him El Coquio
Es mediano de estatura
he's medium in height
Trabieso y muy aguerrido
mischievous and very tough
Cuando lo llaman a plaeto
when he's called to a fight
Nunca se pone amarillo
he never turns yellow
Cuantas veses se a peliado
how many times he's fought
A tenido la rason
he's been right
Sus enemigos ya saben
his enemies already know
Que se sobra corazon
that he's got heart to spare
Mejor le sacan la buelta
they'd rather steer clear of him
Piensan jugarle traision
they think about betraying him
'hay le va un saludo
here goes a greeting
A mi compadre armando casares
to my compadre Armando Casares
Y un abraso don pe castillas
and a hug to Don Pe Castillas
De rancho de los mescales sinaloa
from Rancho de Los Mescales, Sinaloa
Su gente siempre lo busca
his people always look for him
Por se sabe consertersia
because it's known for sure
Que si lo acupan los pobres
that if the poor need him
De ellos no se arberguensa
he's not ashamed of them
Porque jorge es gente humilde
because Jorge is humble folk
Nunca les saca la buelta
he never turns away from them
Lo acompana su compadre
his compadre accompanies him
Penunuri se apellida
Peñunuri is his surname
Y con orgullo lo dice
and he says it with pride
Yo por usted doy la vida
I'd give my life for you
Usted me a hecho favores
you've done me favors
Desos que nunca se olvidan
the kind that are never forgotten
El coquio siempre dice
El Coquio always says
Yo se que quieren matarme
I know that they want to kill me
Pero nomas se les duerme
but as soon as they nod off
Dos o tres voy a llevarme
I'll take two or three with me
Yo voy a se respertarme
I'm going to get respect
Ya me despido de todos
I'm saying goodbye to everyone now
Ya termine de cantarles
I've finished singing to you
Pa que maten al coquios
for them to kill Coquio
Primero hay que taisionle
first they have to betray him
Pecho a pecho yo lo dudo
face to face, I doubt it
Las manos van a sudarles
their hands are going to sweat
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