El Coyote Lyrics in English José Alfredo Jiménez
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Coyote by José Alfredo Jiménez from Spanish to English.
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Le pinte un cuatro al coyote
I painted a four to the coyote
y me fui para la sierra
and I went to the mountains
El coyote era un bandido
The coyote was a bandit
nacido allá por mi tierra
born there by my land
lo conocí desde niño
I knew him since I was a child
fuimos juntos a la escuela
we went to school together
A las primeras lecciones
to the first lessons
Se sabía lo que intentaba
It was known what he was trying
Porque cantaba canciones
because he sang songs
Peleando con su guitarra
fighting with his guitar
y aunque perdiera ilusiones
and even if he lost illusions
Con sus ojos no lloraba
With his eyes he did not cry
Aquella noche de mayo
that night in may
Le gusto mi María Elena
He liked my Maria Elena
Pero yo llegue a caballo
But I arrived on horseback
Ya tenia cita con ella
I already had an appointment with her
Cuando baje de la sierra
When I come down from the mountains
Me encare con el Coyote
I faced the Coyote
y abrazando a Maria Elena
and hugging Maria Elena
Le dije ya tiene nombre
I told him he already has a name
Porque en la ermita sagrada
Because in the sacred hermitage
Nos caso el cura del monte
The priest of the mountain married us
El agacho la cabeza
He bowed his head
y se fue cobardemente
and he cowardly left
Pero como era coyote
But since he was a coyote
Se devolvió de repente
He turned suddenly
El me buscaba la espalda
He was looking for my back
Pero yo le halle la frente
But I found the front
Coyote, coyote altivo
Coyote, haughty coyote
Que no respetaste amores
that you did not respect loves
Pudiendo se buen amigo
Being able to be a good friend
te mataron tus traiciones
your betrayals killed you
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