Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Chuma by La Arrolladora Banda El Limon from Spanish to English.
El Chuma era un hueso duro, la verdad sea por delante
Chuma was a tough nut, truth be told
Lástima que no supiera, donde vivía el comandante
It's a shame I didn't know where the commander lived
El día que llegó a Maderas, le dijo a unos ganaderos
The day he arrived in Maderas, he told some ranchers
No agradezcan la visita, sólo vine por dinero
Don't thank me for the visit, I only came for money
La judicial en la sierra, lo quisieron arrestar
The judicial in the mountains, they wanted to arrest him
Chuma hizo cantar el cuerno, los empezó a corretear
Chuma made the horn sing, he started running them around
Él sólo quería un pretexto, pues le gustaba matar
He just wanted an excuse, because he liked to kill
Por asaltos y secuestros, ya le contaban los días
Due to assaults and kidnappings, they were already counting the days
Nadamos porque su cuerno quebró muchos policías
We swim because his horn broke many policemen
Bonitos los vinos reales, mis recuerdos guainopa
Beautiful real wines, my Guainopa memories
Y esa sierra divisoria de Chihuahua y de Sonora
And that dividing mountain range of Chihuahua and Sonora
Cuando bajó su avioneta, ya lo seguía un pelotón
When he lowered his plane, a platoon was already following him
Chuma hizo cantar el cuerno, pero esta vez le falló
Chuma made the horn sing, but this time he failed him
Y aquí el corrido termina, la muerte se lo llevó
And here the corrido ends, death took him
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