Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Tres Gallos by El Fantasma from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
procedentes de Jalisco llegaron a
from Jalisco arrived at
eran tres gallos jugados Que les gustaba
were three roosters played That they liked
pasear eran nombres del momento no les
Walking were names of the moment
gustaba esperar
I liked to wait
dijo adelarda Eliseo esto no me está
said Adelarda Elisha this is not me
allá por el centenario
Back in the Centenary
hábil se le haga Javier Vargas que
skillful is made Javier Vargas that
ya preparando
already preparing
como a las dos de la tarde le dieron
about two o'clock in the afternoon they gave him
muerte abelarredón
Death Abelarredón
Los mataron
They killed them
hubo soldados heridos también hirieron
There were wounded soldiers also wounded
te decía Javier malherido cuando canción
Javier told you badly wounded when I sing
No llegaron los amigos los que
Friends did not arrive who
si estuviera aquí el cuerito a otro
If the leather were here to another
gallo nos cantará
Rooster will sing to us
como la vez Marinero cayeron tres
as the time Sailor fell three
fuera del agua por unos dedos traidores
Out of the water by treacherous fingers
la envidia no es buen pesebre para
Envy is not a good manger for
engordar camarones
fattening shrimp
Adiós Javier y Abelardo también el güero
Goodbye Javier and Abelardo also the güero
porque las tres gallos finos les dedico
because the three fine roosters I dedicate to them
hasta corrido que vivieron a su modo y
until they lived in their own way and
mismo modo los perdimos
In the same way we lost them
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