José Alfredo Jiménez — El Coyote song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "El Coyote" by José Alfredo Jiménez.
Lyrics
Le pinté un cuatro al Coyote
y me fui para la sierra.
El Coyote era un bandido
nacido allá por mi tierra.
Lo conocí desde niños:
fuimos juntos a la escuela.
A las primeras lecciones
se sabía lo que intentaba
porque cantaba canciones
pelando con su guitarra;
y aunque perdiera ilusiones
con sus ojos no lloroaba.
Aquella noche de mayo
le gustó mi María Elena.
Pero yo llegué a caballo:
ya tenía cita con ella.
Cuando bajé de la sierra
me encaré con el Coyote,
y, abrazando a María Elena,
le dije ya tiene nombre
porque en la Ermita Sagrada
nos casó el cura del monte.
Él agachó la cabeza
y se fue cobardemente.
Pero como era coyote
se devolvió de repente:
él me buscaba la espalda,
pero yo le hallé la frente.
Coyote, Coyote altivo,
que no respetaste amores,
pudiendo ser buen amigo
te mataron tus traiciones.
Lyrics translation
I painted a four on the Coyote.
and I went for the saw.
The Coyote was a bandit
born out there on my land.
I've known him since I was a kid.:
we went to school together.
To the first lessons
he knew what he was trying to do.
because he sang songs
peeling with his guitar;
and even if I lost illusions
he didn't cry with his eyes.
That may Night
he liked my Maria Elena.
But I came on horseback:
I already had an appointment with her.
When I came down from the saw
I'll face the Coyote.,
and, hugging Mary Elena,
I told him he's got a name.
because in the sacred Hermitage
the priest of the mountain married us.
He bowed his head
and he left cowardly.
But as coyote was
it came back suddenly:
he was looking for my back,
but I found his forehead.
Coyote, coyote haughty,
that you didn't respect love,
being a good friend
Your betrayals killed you.