| Sipriano y Rosa Maria
| Sipriano and Rosa Maria
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| dejan a su hijo encargado
| they leave their son in charge
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| y como espaldas mojadas
| and like wet backs
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| se cruzan pa’l otro lado.
| they cross to the other side.
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| Pronto, encontraron trabajo
| Soon, they found work
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| por el rumbo de Mc Allen.
| in the direction of McAllen.
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| Ella es muy joven y hermosa
| She is very young and beautiful
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| y el de los hombres que valen.
| and that of worthy men.
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| Al gringo, dueño del rancho
| To the gringo, owner of the ranch
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| le gusta la hembra al instante.
| he likes the female instantly.
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| Fue por temor o a menaza
| It was out of fear or threat
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| pero la hizo su amante.
| but she made her her lover.
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| Alguien le avisa a Sipriano
| Someone tell Sipriano
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| y este como fiera herida
| and this one like a wounded beast
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| con un punal en la mano
| with a dagger in hand
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| les quita a los dos la vida.
| it takes both of their lives.
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| Mata primero al gabacho
| He kills the frog first
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| ella asustada gritaba
| she was scared and screamed
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| si no le daba mi cuerpo
| if she didn't give her my body
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| la immigracion nos echaba.
| immigration kicked us out.
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| Pero Sipriano jusgando
| But Sipriano playing
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| de su mujer se vengaba.
| of his wife he took revenge on him.
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| Estuvo veinte anos preso
| He spent twenty years in prison
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| hoy al cruzar la frontera
| crossing the border today
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| en el lado mexicano
| on the mexican side
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| un hombre joven lo espera.
| a young man awaits him.
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| «Padre» le dice al mirarlo.
| "Father" he tells him looking at him.
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| Lo estrecha contra su pecho
| He hugs it to his chest
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| lo que le hizo a mi madre
| what he did to my mother
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| le juro que esta bien hecho
| I swear it's well done
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| Yo a usted ya le he perdonado
| I have already forgiven you
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| sin odio y sin egoismo.
| without hate and without selfishness.
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| Y si una mujer me traiciona
| And if a woman betrays me
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| tambien yo le hago lo mismo.
| I also do the same to him.
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| Ya le cante la tragedia
| She already sang the tragedy
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| de un mexicano y un gringo. | of a Mexican and a gringo. |