Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pedro Y La Mafia 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 singing 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 festival was celebrated in
El rancho del pitayo
The pitayo ranch
Su padre les dio un consejo
Their father gave them some advice.
Cuando apartir se aprestaban
When they were getting ready
Cuiden muy bien el peyejo
Take good care of the peyejo
Por que la vida se acaba
Why life ends
En las palabras del viejo
In the words of the old man
Los 3 hermanos pensaban
The 3 brothers thought
Pedro le dice a Fabian dale
Peter tells Fabian dale
Un trago a Jose Luis que beba
A drink to Jose Luis to drink
De ese mezcal pa que se
Of that mezcal pa that is
Seinta feliz que ahorita nomas
Seinta feliz que aporita nomas
Al yegar nos vamos a divertir
When we are going to have fun
Cuando arribaron al baile a
When they arrived at the dance at
Bailar se dirigieron la muerte
Dancing they headed death
Andaba en el aire eyos no la
It was in the air eyos not the
Presintieron como les dijo su
They felt as their
Padre cuando del rancho salieron
Father when they left the ranch
Eran muchos los rivales viejos
There were many old rivals
Reencores surgieron rondando
Reencores emerged around
Tras los jacales abrieron todos
After the jacales they all opened
El fuego asi matan los cobardes
Fire kills cowards
Cuando los acosa el miedo
When fear haunts them
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 as all his fortune
Va al panteon de ves en cuando
Go to the pantheon from time to time
A visitar las 3 tumbas
To visit the 3 tombs
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