Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Las Tres Tumbas (En Vivo) by Los Cadetes De Linares from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Salieron de madrugada
They left at dawn
Se oiha el canto de los
The song of the
Gallos iban hacer 2 jornadas
Roosters were going to do 2 days
Al lomo de sus caballos
On the back of their horses
La fiesta se celebraba en
The party was held in
El rancho del pitayo
pitayo ranch
Su padre les dio un consejo
His father gave them some advice
Cuando apartir se aprestaban
When they got ready to leave
Cuiden muy bien el peyejo
Take good care of the peyejo
Por que la vida se acaba
because life ends
En las palabras del viejo
In the old man's words
Los 3 hermanos pensaban
The 3 brothers thought
Pedro le dice a Fabian dale
Pedro tells Fabian come on
Un trago a Jose Luis que beba
A drink for Jose Luis to drink
De ese mezcal pa que se
Of that mezcal for what
Seinta feliz que ahorita nomas
I feel happy that right now
Al yegar nos vamos a divertir
When we go we are going to have fun
Cuando arribaron al baile a
When they arrived at the dance
Bailar se dirigieron la muerte
dance headed death
Andaba en el aire eyos no la
He was in the air eyos not the
Presintieron como les dijo su
They sensed as she told them her
Padre cuando del rancho salieron
Father when they left the ranch
Eran muchos los rivales viejos
There were many old rivals
Reencores surgieron rondando
Resentments arose around
Tras los jacales abrieron todos
After the shacks they all opened
El fuego asi matan los cobardes
Fire is how cowards kill
Cuando los acosa el miedo
When fear haunts you
Un viejito solitario sin esperansa
A lonely old man without hope
Ninguna cuida el rancho y tres
None takes care of the ranch and three
Caballos como toda su fortuna
Horses like all his fortune
Va al panteon de ves en cuando
She goes to the pantheon from time to time
A visitar las 3 tumbas
To visit the 3 graves
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