Corrido de Lucio Vázquez (Los Pavos Reales)

Ballad of Lucio Vázquez (The Peacocks)

Corrido de Lucio Vázquez (Los Pavos Reales)

The Peacocks flew awayVolaron los Pavos Reales
Heading towards the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
Lucio Vázquez was killedMataron a Lucio Vázquez
For a young woman who lovedPor una joven que amaba

It was ten o'clock at nightEran las diez de la noche
Lucio was having dinnerEstaba Lucio cenando
Some friends arrivedLlegaron unos amigos
To invite him to a fandangoPara invitarlo a un fandango

His mother told him soSu madre se lo decía
His father, with even more reasonSu padre con más razón
Son, don't go to the danceHijo no vayas al baile
My heart tells me soMe lo avisa el corazón

Oh!Ay!
Lucio, they're going to kill you!¡Lucio te van a matar!
Oh!¡Ay!

They mounted their horsesMontaron en sus caballos
Heading towards the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
When they arrived at the danceCuando llegaron al baile
His rival was already expecting itYa su rival lo esperaba

They invited him for drinksLo invitaron a unas copas
Lucio refused to acceptLucio no quiso aceptar
They made some wordsSe hicieron de unas palabras
To go out and fightPara salirse a pelear

He was stabbed three timesLe dieron tres puñaladas
From the back to the heartDe la espalda al corazón
As his mother used to tell himComo le decía su madre
He was killed in a treacherous actLo mataron a traición

Oh!¡Ay!
Poor Lucio!¡Pobre Lucio!

My Mother of GuadalupeMadre Mía de Guadalupe
From the town of JerezDe la Villa de Jerez
Give me permission, ma'amDame licencia señora
To get up againDe levantarme otra vez

After he was murderedDespués que lo asesinaron
They threw dirt in his mouthLe echaron tierra en la boca
And so they saw him dieY así lo vieron morir
Like when it's your turnComo cuando a uno le toca

The Peacocks flew awayVolaron los Pavos Reales
Heading towards the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
Lucio Vázquez was killedMataron a Lucio Vázquez
For a young woman who lovedPor una joven que amaba