Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Jorge García by Chalino Sanchez from Spanish to English.
Jorge Casares se llama
Jorge Casares is his name
El nombre que me refiero
The name I'm referring to
De un modo muy agradable
In a very pleasant way
Es un amigo sincero
He's a sincere friend
Para cantarle el corrido
To sing him this corrido
Voy a quitarme el sombrero
I'm gonna take off my hat
No es valiente ni dejado
He's not a bully nor a pushover
Ha demostrado hasta ahora
He has proven so far
No le teme a las prisiones
He doesn't fear prisons
Ni a la muerte tan traidora
Nor such a treacherous death
Es de los gallos que da
He's one of the fighting cocks
Mi Navajo a Sonora
From my Navajoa, Sonora
Sus hermanos son muy firmes
His brothers are very steadfast
Soy hijos de buena mata
They're sons of good stock
Nunca constumbran rajarse
They never back down
Sabiendo de que se trata
Knowing what it's all about
Humberto, Chuy, y José
Humberto, Chuy, and José
Al parche nunca le saca
Never back down from a fight
*Y un saludo a todos los de
*And a shout-out to all those from
Jerez, Zacatecas y Culiacán Sinaloa*
Jerez, Zacatecas and Culiacán, Sinaloa*
Casares nunca presume
Casares never boasts
De trabadas ni muy hombre
Of brawls or being too macho
Jorge ha conocido el hambre
Jorge has known hunger
Ayuda al la gente pobre
He helps the poor people
Muchos de ustedes ya saben
Many of you already know
Que no se le ha visto el cobre
He has never shown his bad side
Cuenta con su hijo querido
He has his beloved son
Por cierto que es su tocayo
Who by the way is his namesake
Lo quiere más que a su vida
He loves him more than his own life
De apodo le dice gallo
His nickname is "Gallo"
Dice Jorge a mi familia
Jorge says, to my family
Yo solo muerto le fallo
I'll only fail them in death
Jorge Casares les dice
Jorge Casares tells them
Ay que disfrutar la vida
You have to enjoy life
Que me toque con la banda
Have the band play for me
Canción Sonora querida
The song "Sonora Querida"
Y el corrido del cojillo
And the corrido of "El Cojillo"
Y caminos de la vida
And "Caminos de la Vida"
Casares ya se despide
Casares now says goodbye
Ya se ba en su camioneta
He's leaving in his truck
Bien vestido y de tejana
Well-dressed and in his cowboy hat
Con su pistola bereta
With his Beretta pistol
Porque se porta muy bien
Because he carries himself well
Lo cuidan y lo repesan
They watch over and respect him
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