Al Filo Del Reloj

On the Edge of the Clock

Al Filo Del Reloj

Worker, workerJornalero jornalero
Why'd you show up so late?Por qué llegaste tan tarde
The clock has called you outEl reloj te denuncio
And now you're gonna payY ahora van a castigarte
Those are the luxuries of the richEsos son lujos de ricos
That you can't afford to playQue tú no puedes gastarte

Let me tell you of a brave manTe contare de un valiente
Executed down in ChihuahuaFusilado allá en Chihuahua
He was sentenced to deathLo sentenciaron a muerte
With Carranza's signatureCon la firma de Carranza
And at six in the morningY a las seis de la mañana
They took him to the wallAl paredón lo llevaban

And you, little manY tú pequeño hombrecillo
Who turns into a judgeQue te conviertes en juez
You hold the trial at threeHaces el juicio a las tres
And shoot him at sixY fusilas a las seis
Then you wash your hands cleanDespués te lavas las manos
Saying the law was upheldDices se cumplió la ley

When the bells start to tollAl doblar en las campanas
They shot an Austrian manFusilaron a un austriaco
The same thing happened to ArgumedoIgual le paso a Argumedo
In a graveyard in DurangoEn un panteón de Durango
And that tick-tock of the clockY ese tic tac del reloj
Was stealing away his lifeLa vida le iba robando

How many hours are in a year?Cuantas horas tiene un año
And how many in a term?Y cuántas tiene un sexenio
From September to DecemberDe septiembre hasta diciembre
The numbers keep on turningLas cuentas pasan haciendo
And that's when they start to forgetY ahí empiezan a olvidarse
That they're the people's employeesQue son empleados del pueblo

How many hours have passed?Cuántas horas han pasado
And how many will we have left?Y cuántas nos quedaran
For sure there’s a clockDe seguro habrá un reloj
That will mark our endQue nos marcara un final
And it has so much tensionY es que tiene tanta cuerda
That it’s bound to snapQue tendrá que reventar