Translation of the song lyrics El Melón - El Fantasma

El Melón (original)

Voy a escribir unos versos
Tengo la pluma en la mano
Ya mataron al melon
Companero del gitano
El dia 21 de Agosto
Presente lo tengo yo
En el rancho del pozo hondo
La desgracia sucedio
Les cayo la judicial
Al melon iba aprehender
Pero dio muerte primero
A don salvador rangel
Que creia la judicial
Que la llevaba segura
Pero ahi se equivoco
Se encontro la tranca dura
Pobre tomas castañeda
A los tiros desperto
Con la pistola en la mano
Del tapanco se bajo
Del tapanco se bajo
Ya con su mal pensamiento
Al encontrar su rival
Se dispararon a un tiempo
Ya decia tomas castañeda
En este rancho hay desquite
Adios pueblo de tecuala
Y tambien de san felipe
Jefe de la judicial
Que la llevaba segura
Pero ahi se equivoco
Se encontro la tranca dura
Vuela, vuela palomita
Sientate en aquel limon
Estas son las mañanitas
Del afamado melon

El Melón (translation)

I'm going to write some verses
I have the pen in my hand
They already killed the melon
gypsy's companion
On August 21
I have it present
In the deep well ranch
misfortune happened
the judicial fell
I was going to apprehend the melon
But he killed first
to don salvador rangel
What did the court believe?
that he carried her safely
But there he was wrong
The hard lock was found
poor tomas castañeda
I woke up to the shots
With the gun in hand
He got down from the attic
He got down from the attic
Already with his bad thinking
Finding his rival
They shot at a time
I already said tomas castañeda
In this ranch there is revenge
goodbye people of tecuala
And also from San Felipe
head of the judiciary
that he carried her safely
But there he was wrong
The hard lock was found
Fly, fly dove
sit on that lemon
These are the mornings
of the famous melon