Chavela Vargas — Simón Blanco song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Simón Blanco" by Chavela Vargas.
Lyrics
Voy a cantar un corrido
Sin agravio y sin disgusto…
Lo que sucedió en Tres Palos
Municipio de Acapulco;
Mataron a Simón Blanco
Más grande fue su resulto
Su mama se lo decía:
-«Simón no vayas al baile»
Y Simón le contestó:
-«mama no seas tan cobarde
Para qué cuidarse tanto
De una vez lo que sea tarde»
Cuando Simón llegó al baile
Se derigió a la reunión
Toditos le saludaron
Como era hombre de honor
Se dijeron los Martínez:
«cayó en las redes el león»
Como a las tres de la tarde
Dio principio a la cuestión
Cuando con pistola en mano
Andrés Vailo lo cazó
Onésimo, su compadre
Vilmente lo asesinó
A los primeros balazos
Simón habló con violencia:
-«¡Andrés dame mi pistola
No ves que esa es mi defensa!»
Quiso cazar a Martínez
Le falló la resitencia
Como a los tres días de muerto
Los Martínez fallecieron
Decían en su novenario
Que eso encerraba un misterio
Porque matar a un compadre
Era ofender al eterno
Y mataron a Simón Blanco
Que era un gallito de traba
Era un gallito muy fino
Que el gobierno respetaba;
Él con su 30 en la mano
Simón Blanco se llamaba
Lyrics translation
I'm gonna sing a song
No offense and no disgust…
What happened on Three Sticks
Municipality of Acapulco;
They Killed Simon Blanco.
Greater was his result
His mother used to tell him.:
- "Simon don't go to the dance»
And Simon answered him:
- "mama, don't be such a coward.
Why take such care
At once whatever it is late»
When Simon came to the dance
He headed to the meeting.
Everyone greeted him
As he was a man of honor
They said The Martínez:
"the lion fell into the Nets»
About three o'clock in the afternoon
Started the question
When with gun in hand
Andres Vailo hunted him down
Onesimus, his compadre
Vilely murdered him
To the first shots
Simon spoke violently:
- "Andrew, give me my gun!
Don't you see that's my defense!»
He wanted to hunt Martinez down.
He failed to resist.
As after three days of death
The Martínez died.
They said in their novennial
That it contained a mystery
Because killing a friend
It was to offend the eternal
And they killed Simon Blanco
That he was a working cock
It was a very fine cock
That the government respected;
Him with his 30 in hand
Simon Blanco was called