| Voy a cantar un corrido
| I'm going to sing a corrido
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| sin agravio y sin disgusto
| without offense and without disgust
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| de lo que sucedió en tres palos
| of what happened in three sticks
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| Municipio de Acapulco
| Municipality of Acapulco
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| mataron a Simón Blanco
| they killed Simon Blanco
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| más grande fué su resulto
| greater was his result
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| Su mamá se lo decía
| His mother told him about him
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| Simón no vayas al baile
| Simon don't go to the dance
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| y Simón le contestó:
| and Simon answered him:
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| madre no sea tan cobarde
| mother don't be such a coward
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| para que cuidarse tanto
| Why take care of yourself so much?
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| de una vez lo que sea tarde
| once and for all it's late
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| Cuando Simón llegó al baile
| When Simon came to the dance
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| se dirigió a la reunión
| he addressed the meeting
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| toditos lo saludaron
| everyone greeted him
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| como persona de honor
| as a person of honor
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| se dijeron los Martínez
| the Martinezes said to each other
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| cayó a las redes del león
| he fell into the lion's nets
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| Como a las dos de la tarde
| Like at two in the afternoon
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| dió principio a la cuestión
| started the issue
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| cuando con pistola en mano
| when with a gun in hand
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| Adrián Bailón lo cazó
| Adrián Bailón hunted him down
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| Onesimo su compadre
| Onesimus his compadre
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| vilmente lo asesinó
| viciously murdered him
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| Como a los tres días de muerto
| About three days after death
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| los Martínez fallecieron
| the martinez passed away
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| decian en su novenario
| they said in their novena
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| que se encerraba un misterio
| that a mystery was closed
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| porque al matar un compadre
| because by killing a compadre
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| era ofender al eterno
| it was to offend the eternal
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| Mataron a Simón Blanco
| They killed Simon Blanco
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| que era buen gallo de trabas
| that he was a good rooster
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| era un gallito muy fino
| he was a very fine rooster
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| que el gobierno respetaba
| that the government respected
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| el con su treinta en la mano
| he with his thirty in hand
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| Simón Blanco se llamaba | Simon White was called |