Cipriano Armenteros Lyrics in English Ismael Miranda
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cipriano Armenteros by Ismael Miranda from Spanish to English.
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En mil ochocoientos seis
In eighteen hundred six
Allá por el mes de Enero
There around the month of January
En las llanuras del Piame
In the plains of Piame
Cayó Cipriano Armenteros
Cipriano Armenteros fell
Asi fué
That's how it was
El pueblo se reunió a ver
The town gathered to see
Cuando preso regresaba
When he returned a prisoner
Escoltado por las tropas
Escorted by the troops
Que el cabo Flores mandaba
That Corporal Flores commanded
La gente al verlo caído
The people, seeing him fallen
De él reía y burlaba
Laughed at him and mocked him
Armenteros en silencio
Armenteros in silence
Solo miraba y callaba
Only watched and kept quiet
Los hombres del bandolero
The bandit's men
Al rescate se lanzarón
Launched themselves to the rescue
Por Calidonia pasarón
They passed through Calidonia
Temprano de madrugada
Early in the morning
Emeterio y Pascual Gomez
Emeterio and Pascual Gomez
Desfilaban en vaguardia
Marched in the vanguard
Mederos llevaba el centro
Mederos led the center
Y Facundo en la retaguardia
And Facundo in the rear guard
La banda atacó e' sorpresa
The gang attacked by surprise
Al galopes sus caballos
Their horses at a gallop
La tropa dormia en defensa
The troop slept defenseless
Los españoles confiados
The Spaniards, confident
Cuando empezó el tiroteo
When the shootout began
Quedó Armenteros salvado
Armenteros was saved
Así lo cuentan los viejos
That's how the old folks tell it
Así se fugó Cipriano
That's how Cipriano escaped
Y dicen que andan buscando
And they say they're looking for
A los que de él se rierón
Those who laughed at him
En el pellejo de esa gente
In the skin of those people
Mi hermano estar yo no quiero
My brother, I don't want to be
Y tiembla la tierra,se escapó Armenteros
And the earth trembles, Armenteros escaped
Las ventanas estan cerradas
The windows are closed
No se abren ni pordinero
They don't open even for money
Todas las puertas trancadas
All the doors locked
Ay con la llave del miedo
Oh, with the key of fear
Por Calidonia pasarón
They passed through Calidonia
Temprano de madrugada
Early in the morning
Mira tu si metian miedo
Look if they instilled fear
Que ni los gallos cantaban
That not even the roosters crowed
Estan corriendo los blancos
The white people are running
Estan corriendo los negros
The black people are running
Esta rezando to' el mundo
Everyone is praying
Ay prendiendo buque en los pueblos
Oh, lighting candles in the towns
Por los lagos de Veraguas
Through the lakes of Veraguas
Me dicen que lo vieron
They tell me they saw him
El sol escondía sus rayos
The sun hid its rays
Por temor al bandolero
For fear of the bandit
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bandolero — bandit
Bandolero translates to "bandit" or "outlaw". It's a classic word that evokes images of adventure and rebellion, and it's not a word you hear in everyday conversation or every song.
In "Cipriano Armenteros", the word bandolero is central to the narrative, describing the protagonist, Cipriano, and his men. The song tells the story of this infamous figure, his capture, and his dramatic escape, making bandolero a key term that immediately sets the tone for a thrilling tale.
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