El Preso Numero Nueve Lyrics in English Joan Baez
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Preso Numero Nueve by Joan Baez from Spanish to English.
El preso numero nueve ya lo van a confesar
Prisoner number nine, they're about to confess him
Esta encerrado en la celda con el cura del penal
He's locked in the cell with the prison priest
Y antes del amanecer la vida le han de quitar
And before dawn they're to take his life
Porque mató a su mujer y a un amigo desleal
Because he killed his wife and a disloyal friend
Dice así al confesar
He says this as he confesses
Los maté si señor
I killed them, yes sir
Y si vuelvo a nacer
And if I'm born again
Yo los vuelvo a matar
I'll kill them again
Padre no me arrepiento
Father, I don't repent
Ni me da miedo la eternidad
Nor does eternity scare me
Yo se que allá en el cielo
I know that up in heaven
El ser supremo nos juzgará
The supreme being will judge us
Voy a seguir sus pasos
I'm going to follow her steps
Voy a buscarla hasta el más alla
I'm going to look for her in the great beyond
Ay
Oh
El preso numero nueve era un hombre muy cabal
Prisoner number nine was a very upright man
Iba en la noche del pueble muy contento en su jacal
He was walking through the village night, very happy in his shack
Pero al mirar a su amor en brazos de su rival
But when he saw his love in the arms of his rival
Ardió en el pecho el rencor y no se pudo aguantar
Rancor burned in his chest and he couldn't hold back
Al sonar el clarín se formo el pelotón
When the bugle sounded, the firing squad formed
Iban al paredón solo alcanzo a decir
They were going to the wall, he only managed to say
Padre no me arrepiento ni me da miedo la eternidad
Father, I don't repent nor does eternity scare me
Yo se que allá en el cielo el ser supremo nos juzgará
I know that up in heaven the supreme being will judge us
Voy a seguir sus pasos voy a buscarla hasta el más alla
I'm going to follow her steps, I'm going to look for her in the great beyond
Ay
Oh
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