| todo comiensa con un simple juego de canicas
| it all starts with a simple game of marbles
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| la estadisticas, del crimen, altas y absolutas
| statistics, crime, high and absolute
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| era rebelde y altanero, el era un lider y un guerrero
| he was rebellious and arrogant, he was a leader and a warrior
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| inteligentemente fue certero
| intelligently it was accurate
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| fue motivado por el hambre, por su ambiciòn,
| he was motivated by hunger, by her ambition for him,
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| de superarse, ser muy grande, siempre fue su devociòn
| to overcome, to be very great, it was always his devotion
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| el era un gallo, rango fino, y sin compasion
| he was a rooster, fine rank, and without compassion
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| todos caemos en pecados y en la tentacion
| we all fall into sin and temptation
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| nacido en sinaloa, creciendo entre las calles
| born in sinaloa, growing up on the streets
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| distribuyendo toneladas, kilos en costales
| distributing tons, kilos in sacks
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| encabezando los carteles de los federales
| heading the cartels of the feds
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| los fue burlando por avion, tuneles y canales
| he was mocking them by plane, tunnels and canals
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| entre cartuchos, y escopetas, escuadras, metralletas
| between cartridges, and shotguns, squads, machine guns
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| granaderos, noticieros, en todo el planeta
| grenadiers, newscasts, all over the planet
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| fue capturado, y lo tomaron prisionero
| he was captured, and they took him prisoner
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| en San Jose, Costa Rica, fue la noticia
| in San Jose, Costa Rica, was the news
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| que se extendio, se menciono, el todo el mundo entero
| that he spread, he mentioned, the whole whole world
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| es el corrido del señor Rafael Caro-Quintero
| It is the corrido of Mr. Rafael Caro-Quintero
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| hay cosas conocidas, tambien desconocidas,
| there are known things, also unknown,
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| leyendas vivas como Rafael Caro-Quintero.
| living legends like Rafael Caro-Quintero.
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| de estas personas no nacen, del diaro
| of these people are not born, of the diary
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| si nacen, no se logran, se encuentran en un santuario
| if they are born, they are not achieved, they are in a sanctuary
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| bajo la mira de los federales, generales,
| under the watchful eye of the feds, generals,
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| entre helicopertos, espias y hasta los rurales
| between helicopters, spies and even rural
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| era buscado por la armada, y hasta los marinos
| he was wanted by the navy, and even the sailors
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| entre los cerros, cordilleras, y hasta en los bajios
| between the hills, mountain ranges, and even in the lowlands
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| por matar un agente del gobierno americano
| for killing an agent of the American government
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| robarse una tapatia, se encuentra el procesado
| steal a tapatia, the defendant is found
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| es el rey de la selva, de todas estas fierras
| he is the king of the jungle, of all these lands
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| una leyenda viva, y aunque tu no me lo creas
| a living legend, and even if you don't believe it
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| es parte de la histora, de mexico y victoria
| he is part of history, of mexico and victoria
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| y los rajones, se callaron sienten la discordia
| and the rajones, they were silent, they feel the discord
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| por todos los lados, los buscan soldados
| soldiers are looking for them everywhere
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| le hacen los mandados, lo quieren agarrar, lo quieren jusgar
| they run errands for him, they want to grab him, they want to judge him
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| le pelan los dientes, el es muy astuto, se les va a escapar
| they bare their teeth, he is very cunning, he is going to escape them
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| dicen los gringos que ellos quieren jusgarlo
| the gringos say that they want to judge him
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| para llevarlo, la manos van a sudarles, no podran sacarlo
| to wear it, their hands will sweat, they won't be able to take it out
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| hay cosas conocidas, tambien desconocidas,
| there are known things, also unknown,
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| leyendas vivas como Rafael Caro-Quintero.
| living legends like Rafael Caro-Quintero.
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| no podran enseñarle trucos a este viejo lobo
| they can't teach this old wolf tricks
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| cuidado con lo que dices, o amaneses en el lodo
| careful what you say, or knead in the mud
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| se cren que lo an medido, de la cabeza a los pies
| they think they measured him, from head to toe
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| pa que lo quieren los gringos, si este no sabe ingles
| Why do the gringos want him, if he doesn't know English
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| la fiera esta enjaulada, furiosa y enojada
| the beast is caged, furious and angry
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| se escuchan los rujidos, alla por la madrugada
| the roars are heard, there at dawn
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| que se echen a corer, en bola toda la manada
| let them run, in a ball the whole herd
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| no quedara ni uno vivo, no queda de ellos nada
| not one will be left alive, nothing remains of them
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| la vida paga muchas muertes, risas, y sorpresas
| life pays many deaths, laughter, and surprises
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| no te confies, tu de nadien, actua con lo que sientas
| don't trust yourself, you don't trust anyone, act with what you feel
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| sigue tu instito, y ten el enemigo siempre sercas
| follow your instinct, and have the enemy always close
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| pues la confiansa, deja el hombre, siempre tras las rejas
| Well, she trusts her, leaves the man, always behind bars
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| hay cosas conocidas, tembien desconosidas,
| there are known things, fearfully unknown,
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| leyendas vivas como Rafael Caro-Quintero. | living legends like Rafael Caro-Quintero. |