Lyrics of Medios Hermanos - Joan Sebastian

Medios Hermanos (original)

José y Alejandro no crecieron juntos
Por esas cosas de humanos
La mera verdad parecian gemelos
Pero eran medios hermanos
Hoy voy a cantarles y asi he de contarles
Como empezo la discordia
Por una Isabel que los dos conocieron
Y los dos hicieron novia
Decia la muchacha, decia sin desfacha
Que ella a los dos amaba
Y que al principio creyo que eran uno
Ay que equivocada estaba
Una tarde junto al rio
Sobre los lomos de un potro
José apasionado besaba a la «Chabe»
Y en eso que llega el otro
«Y Ave María Chabelita
Que problemon»
Muy grande coraje cargaba Alejandro
Tambien muy grande cuchillo
Un odio en el alma que le habia infundido
Su madre desde chiquillo
Sobre la pareja lanzo su caballo
Cayendo los tres al rio
El agua teñida con la misma sangre
Chabela sola y con frio
Oiganme madres celosas
Que triste se oye esta historia
Dos medios hermanos que no se quisieron
Que Dios los tenga en su Gloria

(translation)

José and Alejandro did not grow up together
For those human things
The mere truth they looked like twins
But they were half brothers
Today I am going to sing to you and so I have to tell you
How did the discord start?
For an Isabel that the two knew
And the two made a girlfriend
The girl said, she said without shame
that she loved them both
And that at first I thought they were one
Oh, she was wrong, she was
An afternoon by the river
On the back of a colt
Passionate José kissed the «Chabe»
And in that the other arrives
«And Ave Maria Chabelita
what a problem»
Very great courage carried Alejandro
also very big knife
A hatred in the soul that had instilled in him
His mother of him since he was a child
On the couple he launched his horse
The three falling into the river
The water dyed with the same blood
Chabela alone and cold
Hear me jealous mothers
How sad this story sounds
Two half brothers who did not love each other
May God have them in his Glory