Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lamberto Quintero by Los Dareyes De La Sierra from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Un día veintiocho de enero
On the twenty-eighth day of January
Como me hiere esa fecha
How that date hurts me
A don Lamberto Quintero
To Don Lamberto Quintero
Lo seguía una camioneta
He was followed by a pickup truck
Iban con rumbo al Salado
They were heading to Salado
No más a dar una vuelta
No more walking
Pasaron el Carrizal
They passed the Carrizal
Iban tomando cerveza
They were drinking beer.
Su compañero le dijo
His companion told him
Nos sigue una camioneta
We are followed by a van
Lamberto sonriendo dijo
Lambert smiling said
Pa' que son las metralletas
What are the submachine guns
Ya cerquita del Salado
Already close to Salado
Rugieron dos R-15
Two R-15s roared
Ahí dejaron a un muerto
There they left one dead
Enemigo de Lamberto
Enemy of Lambert
Quisieran que fuera cuento
They would like it to be a story
Pero señores es cierto
But gentlemen it is true
Un hombre fuera de serie
A man out of series
Alegre y enamorado
Cheerful and in love
Platicando con su novia
Chatting with his girlfriend
El estaba descuidado
He was careless.
Cuando unas balas certeras
When accurate bullets
La vida le arrebataron
Life was taken from him
Clínica Santa María
Santa Maria Clinic
Tú vas a ser mi testigo
You will be my witness
Dos días después de su muerte
Two days after his death
Vuelven a sonar los tiros
Shots ring out again
Ahí quedaron diez hombres
There were ten men left
Por esos mismos motivos
For the same reasons
Puente que va a tierra blanca
Bridge that goes to white land
Tú que lo viste pasar
You who saw it happen
Recuérdales que a Lamberto
Remind them that Lambert
Nunca se podrá olvidar
You can never forget
Yo por mi parte aseguro
I for my part assure
Que hace falta en Culiacán
What is needed in Culiacán
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