| Al otro lado del puente
| To the other side of the bridge
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| De La Piedad, Michoacán
| From La Piedad, Michoacan
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| Vivía Gilberto el Valiente
| Lived Gilbert the Brave
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| Nacido en Apatzingán
| Born in Apatzingán
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| Siempre con un perro negro
| Always with a black dog
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| Que era su noble guardián
| who was his noble guardian
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| Quería vivir con la Lupe
| He wanted to live with Lupe
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| La novia de don Julián
| Don Julian's girlfriend
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| Hombre de muncho dinero
| man of a lot of money
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| Acostumbrado a mandar
| used to send
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| El ya sabía de Gilberto
| He already knew about Gilberto
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| Y lo pensaba matar
| And he thought to kill him
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| Un día que no estaba el perro
| One day when the dog was not
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| Llegó buscando al rival
| He came looking for the rival
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| Gilberto estaba dormido
| Gilbert was asleep
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| Ya no volvió a despertar
| He didn't wake up again
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| En eso se oyó un aullido
| At that a howl was heard
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| Cuentan de un perro del mal
| They tell of an evil dog
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| Era el negro embravecido
| He was the raging black
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| Que dió muerte a Don Julian
| That he killed Don Julian
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| Allí quedaron los cuerpos
| There were the bodies
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| Lupita no fué a llorar
| Lupita did not go to cry
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| Cortó las flores mas lindas
| She cut the most beautiful flowers
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| Como pa' hacer un altar
| How to make an altar
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| Y las llevó hasta una tumba
| And he took them to a grave
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| Del panteón municipal
| of the municipal pantheon
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| Allí estaba echado un perro
| There was a dog lying
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| Sin comer y sin dormir
| Without eating and without sleeping
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| Quería mirar a su dueño
| He wanted to look at his owner
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| No le importaba vivir
| He didn't care to live
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| Así murió el perro negro
| This is how the black dog died
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| Aquel enorme guardián
| That huge guardian
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| Que quiso mucho a Gilberto
| That he loved Gilberto very much
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| Y dio muerte a Don Julián | And he killed Don Julián |