Requiem Lyrics in English by Regulo Caro

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Requiem by Regulo Caro from Spanish to English.

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the bullets were on me, impossible to

change the ones that were already given

with my name and holy date nothing new

here in the mafia you don't lose the

custom of killing like cowards

fan in the back I always

I imagined dying with my gun

not defending my skin

but this is not the old days

when he faced being an opponent and

the first to win each time

Now they don't even let you eat a

gloves to kill you the best thing

is to have as a friend you have to

also from tucumán

I'm not going to talk about revenge money

servant that answer I just want

dedicate these words to my family

I say goodbye only thank you it was a pride

become part of their lives as a friend

as husband and as father and as power

cling to life in the latter

I don't want to say goodbye right away

but I see that the door opens the

last of the company my mother and a

I hug my carnales tight

the door closes I don't want to leave but

I think it's too late for me to live the

freedom does not call it to go out

Well

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aferrarme — to cling to / to hold on to

Aferrarme comes from the verb aferrar, meaning 'to cling to' or 'to hold on to' something tightly. It's a strong, evocative word that suggests a desperate grip or a deep attachment.

Regulo Caro's "Requiem" is a really intense song, giving us a look into the final moments of someone in the cartel world. The lyrics are super direct, with the character facing an unavoidable end: "se me encima las balas imposible de cambiar las que venían dadas ya están con mi nombre y fecha santa" [the bullets are on top of me, impossible to change, those that were given already have my name and holy date]. It's clear he knows his time is up, and there's a sense of grim acceptance.

What really hits hard is the contrast between how he imagined dying and how it's actually happening. He always thought he'd go out "con mi pistola defendiendo mi pellejo" [with my pistol defending my skin], but instead, he's being attacked from behind, a "cobarde" [cowardly] act. He laments that "ahora ni siquiera dejan comerte un guantes de matarte" [now they don't even let you put on gloves before killing you]. In his final moments, he dedicates his last words to his family, saying "no digo adiós solo gracias" [I don't say goodbye, only thank you] and expressing pride in being part of their lives as a friend, husband, and father. It's a powerful, somber farewell as "la puerta se cierra no quiero irme pero creo que ya se me hace tarde" [the door closes, I don't want to leave but I think it's already late for me].

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