Los Dos Amigos

The Two Friends

Los Dos Amigos

These were two friendsEstos eran dos amigos
Who came from MapimíQue venían de Mapimí
Who, to not come from nothingQue, por no venirse de oquis
They stole GuanacevíRobaron Guanaceví

They brought two horsesEllos traíban dos caballos
One dark and one bayUn oscuro y un jobero
In the dark one, they carried clothesEn el oscuro, cargan ropa
And in the bay one, the moneyY en el jobero, el dinero

They also brought machineryTambién traíban maquinaría
And very good batteriesY muy buenas baterías
To remove the railsPara desclavar los rieles
And make the track switchesY hacer los cambios de vía

Martín tells JoséMartín le dice a José
Don't get yellowNo te pongas amarillo
Let's rob the trainVamos a robar el tren
Coming from BermejilloQue viene de Bermejillo

I don't turn yellowAmarillo no me pongo
Yellow is my colorAmarillo es mi color
I have robbed big trainsHe robado trenes grandes
And steam enginesY máquinas de vapor

Oh my, the holy childVálgame, el santo niñito
They caught JoséYa agarraron a José
On the corner of the marketEn la esquina del mercado
They tied him up and he got awayLo ataron y se les fue

It must have been for his prayersSería por sus oraciones
That his mother prayed for himQue su madre le rezaba
It must have been for his good luckSería por su buena suerte
That José was not caughtQue a José no le tocaba