La Punitiva, o Nuestro México, febrero veintitrés
Luís Hernández
| 3. Nuestro México, febrero 23 - La versione incisa dagli Inti-Illimani ... | |
| The Punitive Expedition In our Mexico, on the 23rd of February, Carranza let the Americans go across. Two thousand men and 300 airplanes, looking for Villa throughout the countryside. The expeditionary searches began, and airplanes started to fly. They went in many different directions, looking for Villa, with plans to kill him. But the soldiers who came from Texas couldn't find Pancho Villa, and fed up after eight hours on the road, the poor things wanted to return. The cavalrymen couldn't sit down and the infantrymen couldn't walk. Then Villa flew over on his airplane and from above he yells: "Good-bye!" When they believed Villa was dead, t hey shouted in frenzy: "Now, dear comrades, we can go back to Texas covered with honor!" But they didn't know Villa was still alive and could never be defeated. And if they wished to visit him, they should go up to the mountains and see him. When they sent their airplanes, Villa prepared a plan. He dressed as an American soldier and also disguised his troops. When the gringos saw the flags with the stripes that Villa had painted, they came down in their planes and Pancho Villa took them prisoner. The people in Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez were frightened and amazed to see so many gringos and Carranza soldiers that Villa left without ears. What did those "big feet" think? That cannons would frighten us? They may have loads of airplanes, but over here we have what really counts! | Nuestro México, febrero 23 Nuestro México, febrero veintitrés, Dejó Carranza pasar americanos, Diez mil soldados, seiscientos aeroplanos Buscando a Villa por todo el país. Los de a caballo no se podían sentar Y los de a pie no podían caminar, Entonces Villa les pasa el aeroplano Y desde arriba les dice "goodbye". Comenzaron a volar los aeroplanos, Entonces Villa un gran plan les formó, Se vistió de soldado americano Y a sus tropas también las transformó. Mas cuando vieron los gringos las maderas Con muchas barras que Villa les pintó, Se bajaron con todo y aeroplano Y Pancho Villa prisioneros los tomó. Toda la gente en Chihuahua y Ciudad Juárez Muy asustada y asombrada se quedó De ver tanto gringo y carrancista Que Pancho Villa en los postes les colgó. Qué se creían los soldados de Tejas, Que combatir era un baile de Calquís, Con la cara llena de vergüenza Se regresaron todos a su país. Yo les encargo, mis fieles compañeros, Que se estén firmes al pie de su cañón, Que disparen la última metralla Para defensa de nuestra nación. |
