Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Dos Comandantes by Los Avila from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Hay rio de Tamazula
There is a river of Tamazula
de lejos traigo un presente
from afar I bring a present
en el rancho 'Los Olivos'
at the 'Los Olivos' ranch
an matado a un gran valiente
They have killed a great brave man
hizo confianza el amigo
the friend trusted
'Muere el comandante Fuentes'
'Commander Fuentes dies'
yo no canto en mis corridos
I don't sing in my corridos
lo que no devo cantar
what I should not sing
lo que les canto es muy cierto
what I sing to you is very true
se los puedo demostrar
I can show you
porque el comandante Fuentes
because Commander Fuentes
era un hombre muy formal
he was a very formal man
se vale de mucha astucia
it takes a lot of cunning
de Leon pa' casar su presa
de Leon to marry his prey
y le tendieron la trampa
and they set him up
tenia precio su cabeza
his head had a price
la codizia y las envidias
covetousness and envy
los cobardes manifiestan
cowards manifest
se valieron del gobierno
they used the government
pa' poder borrar la raya
to be able to erase the line
nunca pudieron brincarla
they could never jump it
por que se les recelaba
why were they suspicious
ya podran andar tranquilos
you can walk calmly
a los que les estorbaba
to those who were in the way
En Durango y Sinaloa
In Durango and Sinaloa
su huella quedo estampada
his footprint was stamped
amigos que lo apreciaban
friends who appreciated it
y andavan en la pasiada
and they walked in the past
su compadre 'Julio Ochoa'
his compadre 'Julio Ochoa'
dos (2) hombres de mucha alsada
two (2) men of a lot of money
hay panteon de Tamazula
there is a pantheon of Tamazula
tres cruzes se ven de frente
three crosses are seen from the front
cada una con sus nombres
each with their names
con el apellido 'Fuentes'
with the surname 'Sources'
Chico, Luis y Don Gregorio
Boy, Luis and Don Gregorio
los mataron por valientes
they were killed for being brave
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