| Hombre Cabal (original) | Hombre Cabal (translation) |
|---|---|
| Fui un ranchero de a caballo | I was a horse rancher |
| De sombrero y rifles largos | Of hat and long rifles |
| Nunca le temi a la muerte | I never feared death |
| Por eso me dio 100 años | That's why he gave me 100 years |
| Hombre cabal y valiente | brave and brave man |
| De la sierra de Durango | From the Sierra de Durango |
| Bien fajados los pantalones | well tucked pants |
| Amores tuve por montones | I had lots of loves |
| De mi artista me despido | I say goodbye to my artist |
| De su corazon no me he ido | I have not left his heart |
| Y si algun dia te falle | And if one day I fail you |
| Perdoname te lo pido | forgive me I beg you |
| Te agradezco hijo mio | I thank you my son |
| El tiempo que estube contigo | The time that I was with you |
| Hijos como tu muy pocos | Children like you very few |
| Fuiste unico conmigo | you were unique with me |
| Desde el cielo te prometo | From heaven I promise you |
| Tu camino yo bendigo | Your path I bless |
| (Y hay le va pabel hasta el cielo viejo y arriba las cañas) | (And there goes pabel up to the old sky and up the reeds) |
| En mis sueños anehele | in my dreams anehele |
| Las cañas volver a ver | The reeds to see again |
| Se quedan en buenas manos | They stay in good hands |
| De quien muy bien enseñe | Of who very well teaches |
| Hijo te quedas a cargo | Son you stay in charge |
| No huvo tiempo de volver | There was no time to return |
| De la sierra me despido | I say goodbye to the mountains |
| Mas en esencia yo vivo | But in essence I live |
| En el aire de los pinos y | In the air of the pines and |
| Corriente de los rios | stream of the rivers |
| Las veredas y caminos | The sidewalks and roads |
| Que yo anduve desde niño | That I walked since I was a child |
