Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Corrido Del Gallito by Chalino Sanchez from Spanish to English.
3 ContributorsCorrido Del Gallito Lyrics
3 ContributorsCorrido Del Gallito Lyrics
Verse 1
Pa' nacer se tarda un poco, para morirse un ratito
It takes a while to be born, to die a little while
Es el dicho popular del afamado Gallito
It's the popular saying about the famous Gallito
Para llegar a La Mora hay que pasar por Guasave
To get to La Mora you have to go through Guasave
De ese rancho es el Gallito, mucha gente ya lo sabe
That's the ranch that Gallito is from, many people already know
Estado de Nayarit, tú eres mi mejor testigo
State of Nayarit, you are my best witness
Que a balazos se agarró con un pesado enemigo
That he had a shootout with a heavy enemy
No lo vayan a calar, yo sé bien lo que les digo
Don't let them fool you, I know what I'm telling you
A este hombre de vida recia, respetado y decidido
This man of a tough life, respected and determined
Quieren quitarlo de enmedio pero con él no han podido
They want to get rid of him but they haven't been able to
Aquella súper del '11 lo sigue por donde quiera
That '11 super follows him wherever he goes
Nunca se separa de ella, siempre su fiel compañera
He never leaves her side, always his faithful companion
De Tijuana se escapó, un corral le había formado
He escaped from Tijuana, a corral had been formed for him
De las manos se les fue y ya lo tenían rodeado
He slipped from their grasp and they already had him surrounded
Sus enemigos lo saben, que no existe forma alguna
His enemies know it, there's no way
Que siempre trae por un lado al Capitán y Chuy Luna
That he always has the Captain and Chuy Luna on his side
Las mujeres lo persiguen, tal vez será por su apodo
Women chase him, maybe it's because of his nickname
Eso lo trae por herencia, enamorado y ni modo
That's his heritage, in love and no way
Les plática muy bonito, les cumple de todo a todo
He tells them very beautiful, it meets all requirements