Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Licenciado by El Tigrillo Palma from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Todo empezó en Obregón
It all started in Obregon
Una bazuca tronaba
A bazooka thundered
A la gente del gobierno
To the government people
Ese día la desarmaban
That day they disarmed it
Eran varios pistoleros
There were several gunmen
Que no le temen a nada
They are not afraid of anything
Tenían en su poder
They had in their possession
Armas muy sofisticadas
very sophisticated weapons
Traían calibre 50
They brought caliber 50
Y también lanzagranadas
And also grenade launcher
Bazuca y cuerno de chivo
bazooka and goat horn
Venían en trocas blindadas
They came in armored trucks
Tomaron la 15 Sur
They took the 15 South
Con rumbo para Sinaloa
Headed for Sinaloa
Les pusieron un retén
they put a checkpoint
Al entrar a Navojoa
Upon entering Navojoa
Ay, parecía el infierno
oh it seemed like hell
Pelearon casi una hora
They fought for almost an hour
Estaba la PFP
There was the PFP
Judiciales del estado
state judicial
Municipales y guachos
municipal and guachos
Pero no los respetaron
But they didn't respect them
Entre esa lluvia de balas
Between that rain of bullets
Aquellos hombres pasaron
those men passed
Todavía los persiguieron
They still chased them
Pero algo más sucedió
But something else happened
Dicen que un boludo negro
They say that a black asshole
volando los levanto
flying I raise them
Y entre los cerros cercanos
And among the nearby hills
Se les desapareció
they disappeared
Dicen que es gente del Hummer
They say it's Hummer people
Otros dicen que del Chapo
Others say that del Chapo
Se baja el cerro y no toca
The hill is lowered and it does not touch
Pues son de muy alto rango
Well, they are very high-ranking.
Son de los más poderosos
They are the most powerful
Que tienen la voz de mando
who have the commanding voice
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