Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Roman Iriarte by Los Dos De Tamaulipas from Spanish to English.
Yo lo ví viajaba solo
I saw him traveling alone
Cabalgaba con la muerte
He rode with death
Iba a vengar su familia
He was going to avenge his family
En verdad un hombre sin suerte
Truly a man without luck
Yo sé bien que hay gente mala
I know well that there are bad people
Mis ojos lo presenciaron
My eyes witnessed it
Por no poder apresarlo
For not being able to arrest him
Su familia le mataron
They killed his family
Un chamaco de diez años
A ten-year-old kid
Quiso salir a avisarle
Wanted to go out to warn him
Lo acribillaron a tiros
They riddled him with bullets
Como si fuera un maleante
As if he were a criminal
Cuando llegó a Cartagena
When he arrived in Cartagena
Fue a mirar al comandante
He went to see the commander
Mi nombre es Román Iriarte
My name is Román Iriarte
Supe que ayer fue a buscarne
I heard that yesterday you went to look for me
Pase usted señor iriarte
Come in, Mr. Iriarte
¿En qué podemos servirle?
How can we serve you?
Usted ya no sirve a nadie
You no longer serve anyone
Porque ahorita va a morirse
Because right now you're going to die
Le dió dieciocho balazos
He gave him eighteen bullets
Así le arrancó la vida
That's how he took his life
Luego mató tres agentes
Then he killed three agents
Al entrar en barranquilla
Upon entering Barranquilla
Ya román también murió
Now Román also died
Su pistola enmudeció
His gun fell silent
Pero murió muy sonriente
But he died very smiling
Y a su familia vengó
And he avenged his family
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