Gregorio Cotez


Gregorio Cortez	Sung by Los Pinguinos del Norte



Espanol	English
En el condado del Carmen, miren lo que ha sucedido, murió el Cherife Mayor quedando Román herido.	In the county of El Carmen, look at what has happened, the High Sheriff died leaving Román wounded.
Anduvieron informado como tres horas después, supieron que el malhechor era Gregorio Cortez.	They went around asking questions about three hours later; they found out that the wrongdoer was Gregorio Cortez.
Decía Gregorio Cortez con su pistola en la mano: -No siento haberlo matado, al que siento es a mi hermano.	Gregorio Cortez was saying with his pistol in his hand: "I don't regret having killed him, the one I'm sorry about is my brother."
Decía Gregorio Cortez con su alma muy encendida: -No siento haberlo matado, le defensa es permitida.	Gregorio Cortez was saying with his soul all ablaze; " I don't regret having killed him, self-defense is permitted."
Iban los Americanos, que por el viento volaban, porque se iban a ganar diez mil pesos que les daban.	The Americans were riding, they were flying down the wind. because they were trying to earn the 10,000 dollars they would be given.
Al llegar al Encinal lo alcanzaron a rodear poquito mas de trescientos; allí les brincó e corral.	On arriving in Encinal they succeeded in surrounding him, just a few more than 300 of them; there he jumped out of their corral.
Le echaron los perros jaunes que iban detrás de la huella, pero alcanzar a Cortez era alcanzar a una estrella.	They loosed the hound dogs on him that were tracking his trail, but catching up with Cortez was liking catching up with a star.
Decía Gregorio Cortez: -¿Pa'qué se valen de planes, si no me pueden pescar ni con esos perros jaunes?	Gregorio Cortez was saying: "What's the use of all your scheming if you can't even find me, not even with these hound dogs?"
Gregorio le dice a Juan: -Muy pronto lo vas a ver; anda, dile a los cherifes que me vengan a aprehender.	Gregorio tell Juan: "Very soon you will see it; go and tell the sheriffs to come and arrest me."
-Dicen que por culpa mía se ha matado a mucha gente; yo me voy a presentar porque esto no es conveniente.	"They say it's all my fault that many people have been killed; I'm going to turn myself in because this isn't right."
Pues ya Gregorio murió, ya terminó la cuestión; la pobre de su familia lo llevan en el corazón.	Well Gregorio is already dead, now the matter is finished; his poor family carries him in their hearts.

Gregorio Cortez