El Gato Negro
Norteno Folk Song
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A mi me llama, el gato negro. Todas las leyes me buscan ya. |
It calls on me, the black cat. All of the lawmen are looking for me now. |
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Soy peligroso, segun lo dicen, un desalmado, y un criminal. |
I am dangerous, according to what they say, a wicked, cruel criminal. |
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Desde muy chico me di a los vicios, todo lo malo conozco yo. |
Since I was very young I have dealt all of the bad vices I’ve known. |
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Conozco a todos los traficantes y criminales de la region |
I know all of the dealers and criminals of the region. |
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Desde la sierra haya en Chihuahua con carga blanca viajaba yo |
From the mountain ranges in Chihuahua I have traveled with the white cargo. |
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Enfrente de las barbas de los sherifes cruzaba aduanas de emigracion |
Right in front of the beards of the sheriffs it passed through emigration customs. |
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Cargas enteras de yerba buena lleve a Chicago y a Nueva York |
Whole loads of good weed are carried to Chicago and to New York |
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Y varias veces por mala suerte cai en la celda de la prision |
And several times, due to bad luck, I’ve ended up in the cell of a prison. |
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Haya en Laredo en una emboscada con los sherifes me la rife |
Now I’m in Laredo, in an ambush with the sheriffs. I’ll take my chances. |
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Me fui por Alice viajaran al norte ni de la muerte yo me acorde |
I went by Alice, traveled to the north nor of the death did I agree |
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Por San Antonio pase de noche yegan a Houston no se porque |
By San Antonio, passing in the night then on to Houston, I don’t know why. |
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Los patrulleros tienen aviso ?y del corralme? les escape |
The patrols have a warning ??? to those trying to escape. |
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Terrible carcel de Kansas City vamos a carcel de San Quinti'n |
Terrible prison in Kansas City now we’re going to the prison in San Quinti’n (Chiapas) |
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De San Antonio su carcel nueva ?bel quin tam? piso me le salir |
From San Antonio your new prison ??? floor to leave to him??? |
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El gato negro no se despide desaparece de la region |
The black cat does not take a break or disappear from the region |
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Cuando me miren todo de negro de ojos borrados ese soy yo |
Whenever I look everything is black from the erased eyes that now define me. |