| Sabas López (original) | Sabas López (translation) |
|---|---|
| La boca me sabe a sangre | My mouth tastes of blood |
| Y es que me siento ofendido | And I feel offended |
| Mataron a mi hermanito | They killed my little brother |
| El mejor de mis amigos | the best of my friends |
| Me está llegando triste | It's coming to me sad |
| Y es que tocaron mi nombre | And it is that they touched my name |
| Porque como lo mataron | because how they killed him |
| Para mí no es cosa de hombres | For me it is not a man thing |
| Yo no sé si lo buscaban | I don't know if they were looking for it |
| Pero lo agarraron lejos | But they caught him away |
| Lo mataron por la espalda | They killed him from behind |
| Allá por Zihuatanejo | There by Zihuatanejo |
| Mañana salgo temprano | tomorrow i leave early |
| Voy a salir a buscarlos | I'm going out to look for them |
| Y me matan o los mato | And they kill me or I kill them |
| Porque también soy su hermano | Because I'm also his brother |
| Si el diablo se me aparece | If the devil appears to me |
| Tratando de defenderlos | trying to defend them |
| Nomás que se vista de hombre | Just dress as a man |
| Le desbarato el infierno | I ruin hell for you |
| Se está llegando la hora | the time is coming |
| En que saldremos del mito | In which we will leave the myth |
| Mataron a Sabas López | They killed Sabas López |
| Pero quedo su hermanito | But his little brother stayed |
| Voy a bordarle un sarape | I'm going to embroider a serape |
| Bien ribeteado de balas | Well rimmed with bullets |
| Para enseñarles que aun López | To show them that even López |
| No se le pega en la espalda | It doesn't hit you in the back |
| Sírvanme un caldo de cuervo | Serve me a raven broth |
| Y una sopa de cangrejo | And a crab soup |
| Mataron a Sabas López | They killed Sabas López |
| Allá por Zihuatanejo | There by Zihuatanejo |
