1859 para ser preciso
por andar vendiendo ajeno
se agarraron bien macizo
Dizque muy serio tratado
de Guadalupe Hidalgo
las tierras se han robado
México sufre un despojo
y dijo Juan Cortina
ahorita yo me enojo
Mas allá del Río Bravo
gringos contra mexicanos
leyes y tratados sirven
solo a los americanos
Cortina es de Tamaulipas
y paga las ofensas
con balas en las tripas
Los güeros ya no le gustan
nada mas se le pegan
lo miran y se asustan
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
sabe muy bien lo que pasa
es muy hombre entre los hombres
para defender la raza
Entrénle rinches cobardes
decía Juan cortina
le doy las buenas tardes
Miedo le tienen los rinches
decía Juan Cortina
yo se que son muy pinches
Cuanta sangre derramada
para defender la tierra
si no saben respetarnos
vámonos a darles guerra
Rinches de todo el estado
decía Juan Cortina
se roban el ganado
Rinches de la madriguera
decía Juan Cortina
se roban al frontera
Si dicen que soy un bandido
por defender mi raza
las pruebas yo les pido
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
sacó para los gringos
pistola y carabina
Que viva Juan Nepomuceno
que trae para los gringos
pistola y doble freno
Que viva Juan Nepomuceno
que trae para los gringos
pistola y doble freno
por andar vendiendo ajeno
se agarraron bien macizo
Dizque muy serio tratado
de Guadalupe Hidalgo
las tierras se han robado
México sufre un despojo
y dijo Juan Cortina
ahorita yo me enojo
Mas allá del Río Bravo
gringos contra mexicanos
leyes y tratados sirven
solo a los americanos
Cortina es de Tamaulipas
y paga las ofensas
con balas en las tripas
Los güeros ya no le gustan
nada mas se le pegan
lo miran y se asustan
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
sabe muy bien lo que pasa
es muy hombre entre los hombres
para defender la raza
Entrénle rinches cobardes
decía Juan cortina
le doy las buenas tardes
Miedo le tienen los rinches
decía Juan Cortina
yo se que son muy pinches
Cuanta sangre derramada
para defender la tierra
si no saben respetarnos
vámonos a darles guerra
Rinches de todo el estado
decía Juan Cortina
se roban el ganado
Rinches de la madriguera
decía Juan Cortina
se roban al frontera
Si dicen que soy un bandido
por defender mi raza
las pruebas yo les pido
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
sacó para los gringos
pistola y carabina
Que viva Juan Nepomuceno
que trae para los gringos
pistola y doble freno
Que viva Juan Nepomuceno
que trae para los gringos
pistola y doble freno
Contributed by Alessandro - 2009/10/2 - 11:21
Language: English
Versione inglese di Obsidiana
THE BALLAD OF JUAN CORTINA
1859, to be precise,
for selling what wasn't theirs,
they got into a massive fight
notwithstanding the supposedly very serious Treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo
and they robbed the land.
Mexico was plundered,
and Juan Cortina said,
"now I'm really mad!"
Over there, across the Rio Bravo,
gringos versus Mexicans;
laws and treaties
only serve the 'Americans.
Cortina is from Tamaulipas
and he pays back offenses
with a bullet in the gut.
The whites don't like his fame anymore!
They huddle together;
they just look at him and become frightened!
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
knows very well what's going on;
he's a man among men,
for defending his people.
"Come on, you cowardly Rangers,"
said Juan Cortina,
"I'll bid you 'good afternoon'!"
"The Rangers fear me,"
said Juan Cortina,
"I know they're scum!"
"How much blood spilled
to defend the land!
If they don't know enough to respect us,
we'll give them war!"
"Rangers from all over the state",
steal our cattle!"
said Juan Cortina,
"Rangers, from their burrows,
steal the border!"
said Juan Cortina.
"If they say I'm an outlaw
for defending my people,
let them prove it!"
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
took out his pistol and carbine
for the gringos
Long live Juan Nepomuceno,
who brings the gringos
a pistol and double reins!
1859, to be precise,
for selling what wasn't theirs,
they got into a massive fight
notwithstanding the supposedly very serious Treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo
and they robbed the land.
Mexico was plundered,
and Juan Cortina said,
"now I'm really mad!"
Over there, across the Rio Bravo,
gringos versus Mexicans;
laws and treaties
only serve the 'Americans.
Cortina is from Tamaulipas
and he pays back offenses
with a bullet in the gut.
The whites don't like his fame anymore!
They huddle together;
they just look at him and become frightened!
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
knows very well what's going on;
he's a man among men,
for defending his people.
"Come on, you cowardly Rangers,"
said Juan Cortina,
"I'll bid you 'good afternoon'!"
"The Rangers fear me,"
said Juan Cortina,
"I know they're scum!"
"How much blood spilled
to defend the land!
If they don't know enough to respect us,
we'll give them war!"
"Rangers from all over the state",
steal our cattle!"
said Juan Cortina,
"Rangers, from their burrows,
steal the border!"
said Juan Cortina.
"If they say I'm an outlaw
for defending my people,
let them prove it!"
Juan Nepomuceno Cortina
took out his pistol and carbine
for the gringos
Long live Juan Nepomuceno,
who brings the gringos
a pistol and double reins!
Contributed by Alessandro - 2009/10/2 - 11:35
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Letra y música: Rafael Elizondo
Pare che proprio questa passione per le razzie ne determinò la fine, giacchè "El Ladrón Rojo del Río Grande" se ne morì tristemente in carcere...
(fonte: es.wikipedia)