Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Dos Dedos by Chalino Sanchez from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Demetrio era un asaltante del rancho las coloradas sus guaridas
Demetrio was an assailant of the ranch the coloradas his lairs
Las tenia en el tanque de santa robaba ganado
He had them in Santa's tank stole cattle
Que siempre bajaba al agua
Who always went down into the water
Tenia fama de asesino era valiente y astuto cuando
He had a reputation as a murderer was brave and cunning when
Bajaba los cuernos a todos causaba susto por que tenia
He lowered the horns to all caused fright because he had
La costumbre de matar nomas por gusto
The custom of killing nomas for pleasure
El tuerto y juan mata burras siempre andaban con demetrio
The one-eyed man and Juan mata donkeys always walked with Demetrio
Como eran de su confianza sabían muy bien sus secretos
As they were trustworthy, they knew their secrets very well.
También conocían el campo donde enterraba los muertos
They also knew the field where he buried the dead.
Tenia una pata de palo tenia una mano lisiada le faltaban
He had a stick leg he had a crippled hand he was missing
Los tres dedos pero con dos disparaba era tan bueno
The three fingers but with two shot was so good
Tirando que al blanco nunca le herraba
Pulling that the white never shoeed
Caminaba por el monte cuando vio alos federales les grito
He was walking in the bush when he saw the federals shouting at them.
A qui esta demetrio que es hombre de los cabales
To whom this demetrius who is a man of the right
Se agarraron a balazos matando a 20 rurales
They were shot killing 20 rural
Pero un día que bajo al pueblo iba aver a su adorada
But one day when he went down to the village he was going to see his beloved
De una cerca le tiraron matándolo por la espalda tambien
From a fence they threw him killing him in the back as well.
Murió su caballo perforado por las balas
His horse died pierced by bullets
Así que ya lo mataron lo tiraron en el monte para que
So they already killed him, they threw him in the bush so that
Se alimentaran los buitres y los coyotes
Vultures and coyotes will feed
Que hacían su festín comiendo y aullando toda la noche.
They made their feast eating and howling all night
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