El General Y El Sargento Lyrics in English by Hermanos Espinoza
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El General Y El Sargento by Hermanos Espinoza from Spanish to English.
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En un pueblito olvidado
In a forgotten town
Hay una tumba escondida
There is a hidden grave
Que nadie ha visitado
that no one has visited
Aunque parezca mentira
Although it may seem like a lie
De un general retirado
From a retired general
Voy a contarles su vida
I'm going to tell you his life
Trinidad era su nombre
Trinidad was its name
Y Reyes su apelativo
And Kings his nickname
Sabía manejar las armas
He knew how to handle weapons
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 witnessed that
Con órdenes de arrestarlo
With orders to arrest him
Mandaron a Luis García
They sent Luis García
Solo con flores me llevan
Only with flowers they take me
Y falta ver todavía
And we still need to see
Quién de los dos necesita
Which of the two needs
Las cuatro velas prendidas
The four lit candles
García en silencio quedó
García remained silent
Pero al momento decía
But at the moment he said
Antes de ser militar
Before being military
Las reglas ya conocía
I already knew the rules
Perdone usted general
Excuse me general
Esta es su vida o la mía
This is your life or mine
Se miraron un momento
They looked at each other for a moment
Todo en silencio quedó
Everything remained silent
Y el general al sargento
And the general to the sergeant
Por el cuello lo agarró
He grabbed him by the neck
Todo pasó tan violento
Everything happened so violently
Que uno de los dos cayó
that one of the two fell
Solo un balazo se oyó
Only one gunshot was heard
La bala zumbó en el viento
The bullet whizzed in the wind
Reyes quiso disparar
Reyes wanted to shoot
Pero falló en el intento
But he failed in the attempt
Muerto cayó el general
The general fell dead
Fue más veloz el sargento
The sergeant was faster
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