| Con una flor imperial
| with an imperial flower
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| Gabino blanqueaba a Benja
| Gabino blanked Benja
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| Benja ya andaba tomado
| Benja was already drunk
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| Y aunque no tenían apuesta
| And though they had no bet
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| Se paró mal humorado
| He stood sulking
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| Y hasta le patio la mesa
| And he even patiod the table
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| Gabino siendo más cuerdo
| Gabino being more sane
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| Le dijo mantén la calma
| He told her keep calm
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| No tolero esas ofensas
| I do not tolerate those offenses
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| Mucho menos en mi casa
| Much less in my house
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| Yo revisaba la escena
| I was reviewing the scene
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| Desde El Columpio De Llanta
| From The Tire Swing
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| El diablo andaba borracho
| The devil was drunk
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| Y esa no es muy buena mezcla
| And that's not a very good mix
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| Relumbraron unas cachas
| Some handles flashed
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| En la cintura de Benja
| On Benja's waist
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| Y con tres detonaciones
| And with three detonations
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| Se trababa esa herramienta
| That tool got stuck
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| Como una fotografía
| like a photograph
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| Tengo yo ese mal recuerdo
| I have that bad memory
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| Sentía como se me iba
| I felt like I was leaving
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| La inocencia en el momento
| innocence in the moment
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| Y Benja como si nada
| And Benja as if nothing
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| Pa acabarla patio al perro
| To finish it, patio the dog
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| Con un nudo en la garganta
| With a lump in the throat
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| Abrase el cuerpo del viejo
| Open up the old man's body
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| Sin poder hallar la calma
| unable to find calm
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| Me ganaba el sentimiento
| I won the feeling
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| Aturdido por los truenos
| stunned by thunder
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| Ya la sangre traía ardiendo
| The blood was already burning
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| Con trece apenas cumplido
| With barely thirteen
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| Ya me sentía un hombrecito
| I already felt like a little man
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| Ya sabía empuñar un arma
| I already knew how to wield a weapon
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| Callo tenia del gatillo
| Trigger tapeworm callus
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| Aceite vi en el carro
| Oil I saw in the car
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| De la súper de Gabino
| From Gabino's supermarket
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| Me anime pa irme pal pueblo
| I encouraged myself to go to the town
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| Pedí prestado un caballo
| I borrowed a horse
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| Llegue en cuestión de minutos
| Arrive in a matter of minutes
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| Siete para ser exacto
| seven to be exact
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| Y en una mesa de juego
| And at a card table
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| Ahí mire a Benja apostando
| There I saw Benja betting
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| No use ninguna palabra
| don't use any words
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| Nomás reclame con fuego
| Just claim with fire
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| Martille siete cascajo
| Hammer seven rubble
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| Y yo le dije sonriendo
| And I told him smiling
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| Tío Benja ya le tocaba
| Uncle Benja already had his turn
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| Flor imperial gana juego
| imperial flower wins game
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| Esta súper no se traba
| This supermarket does not lock
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| Los que sobran por el perro | Those left over by the dog |