La Mafia De Matamoros Lyrics in English Vagon Chicano
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Mafia De Matamoros by Vagon Chicano from Spanish to English.
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Dicen que fue un tallador
They say he was a carver
De esmeraldas colombianas
Of Colombian emeralds
Esmeraldas que tallaba
Emeralds that he carved
Los gringos se las compraban
The gringos bought them
Dicen que vivió en la sierra
They say that he lived in the mountains
De la tierra Michoacana
From the land of Michoacán
Un día bajo de la sierra
One day under the mountains
Por que la ley lo buscaba
because the law was looking for him
Con rumbo a Estados Unidos
Heading to the United States
Cruzo por Guadalajara
I cross through Guadalajara
Sabía que iba bien cargado
I knew he was well loaded
De esmeraldas colombianas
Of Colombian emeralds
Salía de Guadalajara
I was leaving Guadalajara
Un retén ya lo esperaba
A retainer was already waiting for him
Sabemos que llevas vidrio
We know you're wearing glass
Y que vas para Tijuana
And what are you going to Tijuana?
Te dicen el tallador
they call you the carver
De la sierra Michoacana
From the Michoacán sierra
A San José California
To San Jose California
Yo llevo las esmeraldas
I wear the emeralds
Si no hay moros en la costa
If there are no moors on the coast
Las cruzare por Tijuana
I will cross them through Tijuana
Y usted se calma teniente
And you calm down lieutenant
Por que ahora si traigo ganas
Why now if I feel like it
El teniente era ambicioso
The lieutenant was ambitious
Sabía usar muy bien las armas
He knew how to use weapons very well.
Le madrugo al tallador
I get up early to the carver
Le disparó por la espalda
He shot her in the back
Hierba mala nunca muere
Weed never dies
Se les pelo pa Tijuana
They were haired for Tijuana
En San José California
In San Jose California
Ahí vive el tallador
There lives the carver
En una silla de ruedas
in a wheelchair
Ya no camina el señor
The Lord no longer walks
Atiende su joyería
He tends to her jewelry
Sigue siendo el tallador.
He is still the carver.
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