Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Carrera A Muerte by Joan Sebastian from Spanish to English.
en la ralla dos caballos
two horses on the trail
en la meta dos pistolas
two pistols at the goal
en el pueblo no havia feria en el llano no havia bodas
In the town there was no fair, in the plain there were no weddings
era una carrera a muerte era una carrera sola
it was a race to the death it was a race alone
juan pedro dijo a hasinto bamos ha echarnos un trago
Juan Pedro said to Hasinto let's have a drink
porque si te falla el pinto en esta noche te acabo
because if your pinto fails tonight I'll finish you off
y yo se bien que ni el viento le gana a mi colorado
and I know well that not even the wind beats my red
entonses dijo hasinto mientras juan pedro bebia
Then Hasinto said while Juan Pedro was drinking
que dios te llebe a su reino que perdone cosa dia
May God take you to His kingdom, may He forgive you something day
boy a ganar la carrera y esa mujer va ser mia
boy I'm going to win the race and that woman is going to be mine
y estando la luna llena
and the moon being full
brindaron por la maria era la embra bonita
They toasted Maria, she was the beautiful embra
que los dos hombres querian
that the two men wanted
y estando la luna llena
and the moon being full
los dos a un tiempo contaron
both at the same time told
y donde isieron el brindis la polvadera dejaron
and where they toasted the dust they left
pasadito el medio llano los caballos se atrncaban
Just past the middle plain the horses were tied up
como si ya presintieran que a la muerte se asercaban
as if they already sensed that death was approaching
y al llegar a la meta
and when you reach the goal
esa carrera enpataban
they messed up that race
y estando la luna llena
and the moon being full
descolgaron sus pistolas
they took down their guns
en el pueblo no habia feria en el llano no habia bodas
In the town there was no fair, in the plain there were no weddings
y estando la luna llena
and the moon being full
sinco balasos sonaron
no bullets sounded
tress acabaron con pedro do a hasinto mataron
Threes killed Pedro and Hasinto they killed
dos amigos dos caballos dos pistolas y un amor
two friends two horses two guns and a love
los amigos ya muriero las pistolas se perdieron
The friends have already died, the guns have been lost
los caballos sepa dios
the horses god knows
dos amigos dos caballo dos pistolas y un amor
two friends two horses two guns and one love
los amigos ya murieron las pistolas se perdieron
The friends have already died, the guns have been lost
la maria se encuentra en flor
the mary is in flower
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