El General Y El Sargento Lyrics in English Chalino Sanchez
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El General Y El Sargento by Chalino Sanchez from Spanish to English.
En un pueblito olvidado
In a forgotten little town
Hay una tumba escondida
there's a hidden grave
Que nadien ha visitado
nobody's ever visited
Aunque parezca mentira
strange as it may seem
De un general retirado
It belongs to a retired general
Voy a contarles su vida
I'm gonna tell you his story
Trinidad era su nombre
Trinidad was his first name
Y Reyes su apelativo
and Reyes his last
Sabia manejar las armas
He knew how to handle guns
Al ritmo de sus gatillos
to the rhythm of their triggers
Muchos perdieron la vida
many lost their lives
De eso Parral fue testigo
Parral saw it all
Con ordenes de arrestarlo
With orders to arrest him
Mandaron a Luis GarcĂa
they sent Luis GarcĂa
Solo con flores me llevas
You only bring me flowers
Y fata ver todavĂa
but we still gotta see
Quien de los dos necesita
which one of us two needs
Las cuatro velas prendidas
the four candles lit
GarcĂa en silencio quedo
GarcĂa kept quiet
Pero al momento decĂa
but right away he said
Antes de ser militar
Before I was a soldier
Las reglas ya conocĂa
I already knew the rules
Perdone usted general
Forgive me, general
Esta es su vida o la mĂa
it's your life or mine
Se miraron un momento
They stared at each other a moment
Todo en silencio quedo
everything went silent
Y el general al sargento
and the general grabbed the sergeant
Por el cuello lo agarro
by the neck
Todo paso tan violento
it all happened so violently
Que unos de los dos cayĂł
that one of the two went down
Solo un balazo se oyĂł
only one shot was heard
La bala zumbo en el viento
the bullet hissed in the wind
Reyes quiso disparar
Reyes tried to fire
Pero fallo en el intento
but he blew the try
Muerto cayo el general
the general dropped dead
Fue mas veloz el sargento
the sergeant was faster
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