Lyrics of Al Filo Del Reloj - Los Tigres Del Norte

Al Filo Del Reloj (original)

Jornalero, jornalero Por qu llegaste tan tarde?
El reloj te denuncio y ahora van a castigarte
Esos son lujos de ricos que tu no puedes gastarte
Te contare de un valiente fusilado aya en Chihuahua
Lo sentenciaron a muerte con la firma de Carranza
Y a las seis de la maana al pandern lo llevaban
Y tu, pequeo hombrecillo que te conviertes en juez
Haces el juicio a las tres y fusilas a las seis
Despus te lavas las manos, dices se cumpli la ley
Al doblar en las campanas fusilaron a un Austriaco
Igual le paso a Argumedo en un panten de Durango
Y ese tic tac del reloj la vida le iba robando
Cuantas horas tiene un ao?
Y Cuantas tiene un sexenio?
De Septiembre hasta Diciembre las cuentas pasan haciendo
Y ahi empiezan a olvidarse que son empleados del pueblo
Cuantas horas han pasado?
Y Cuantas nos quedaran?
De seguro habra un reloj que nos marcara un final
Y es que tiene tanta cuerda que tendra que reventar

(translation)

Journeyman, journeyman Why did you arrive so late?
The clock reported you and now they are going to punish you
Those are luxuries of the rich that you cannot spend
I will tell you about a brave shot aya in Chihuahua
They sentenced him to death with the signature of Carranza
And at six in the morning they took the pandern
And you, little man who becomes a judge
You make the judgment at three and you shoot at six
After you wash your hands, you say the law was fulfilled
Tolling the bells they shot an Austrian
The same thing happened to Argumedo in a pantheon in Durango
And that tick tock of the clock life was stealing from him
How many hours does a year have?
And how many has a six-year term?
From September to December the accounts go by doing
And there they begin to forget that they are employees of the town
How many hours have passed?
And how many will we have left?
Surely there will be a clock that will mark us an end
And it is that it has so much rope that it will have to burst