Victor Jara — Corrido De Pancho Villa song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Corrido De Pancho Villa" by Victor Jara.
Lyrics
Fui soldado de Francisco Villa
De aquel hombre de fama inmortal
Que aunque estuvo sentado en la silla
No envidiara la presidencial
Ahora vivo allá por la orilla
Recordando aquel tiempo inmortal
Ayayay
Ahora vivo allá por la orilla
Recordando a Villa allá por Parral
Yo fui uno de aquellos dorados
Que con tiempo llegó a ser mayor
En la lucha quedamos lisiados
Defendiendo la patria y honor
Hoy recuerdo los tiempos pasados
Que peleamos con el invasor
Ayayay
Hoy recuerdo los tiempos pasados
De aquellos dorados que yo fui mayor
Mi caballo que tanto montaba
En Jiménez la muerte alcanzó
Una bala que a mí me tocaba
A su cuerpo se le atravesó
Al morir de dolor relinchaba
Por la patria la vida entregó
Ayayay
Al morir de dolor relinchaba
Cómo le lloraba cuando se murió
Pancho Villa te llevo grabado
En mi mente y en mi corazón
Y aunque a veces me vi derrotado
Por las fuerzas de Álvaro Obregón
Siempre anduve como fiel soldado
Hasta el fin de la revolución
Ayayay
Siempre anduve como fiel soldado
Que tanto ha luchado al pie del cañón
Lyrics translation
I was a soldier of Francisco Villa
Of that man of immortal fame
That although he was sitting in the chair
He won't envy the presidential
Now I live on the shore
Remembering that immortal time
Ayayay
Now I live on the shore
Remembering Villa over there in Parral
I was one of those golden ones
Who eventually became older
In the fight we are crippled
Defending the fatherland and honor
Today I remember past times
That we fight the invader
Ayayay
Today I remember past times
Of those golden ones that I was older
My horse that rode so much
In Jimenez death reached
A bullet that touched me
His body was pierced.
As he died of pain, he shrieked
For the motherland life delivered
Ayayay
As he died of pain, he shrieked
How she cried when she died
Pancho Villa I take you engraved
In my mind and in my heart
And though sometimes I was defeated
By the forces of Alvaro Obregon
I've always walked as a faithful soldier
Until the end of the revolution
Ayayay
I've always walked as a faithful soldier
Who has fought so hard at the foot of the canyon