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 with no luck
Yo sé bien que hay gente mala
I know full well there's bad people
Mis ojos lo presenciaron
My eyes witnessed it
Por no poder apresarlo
For failing to catch him
Su familia le mataron
They killed his family
Un chamaco de diez años
A ten-year-old kid
Quiso salir a avisarle
He tried to go warn him
Lo acribillaron a tiros
They riddled him with bullets
Como si fuera un maleante
As if he were a thug
Cuando llegó a Cartagena
When he got to Cartagena
Fue a mirar al comandante
He went to see the commander
Mi nombre es Román Iriarte
My name's Román Iriarte
Supe que ayer fue a buscarne
I heard you came after me yesterday
Pase usted señor iriarte
Come in, Mr. Iriarte
¿En qué podemos servirle?
How can we help you?
Usted ya no sirve a nadie
You serve no one now
Porque ahorita va a morirse
'Cause you're about to die right now
Le dió dieciocho balazos
He shot him eighteen times
Así le arrancó la vida
That's how he ripped his life away
Luego mató tres agentes
Then he killed three agents
Al entrar en barranquilla
As he came into Barranquilla
Ya román también murió
Now Román died too
Su pistola enmudeció
His pistol went silent
Pero murió muy sonriente
But he died with a big smile
Y a su familia vengó
And he avenged his family
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