Hermanos Bocanegra
Los Cadetes de Linares
Bocanegra Brothers
Within the history, of the criminals,
I bring this ballad, that I come singing today
It's a tragedy, of flesh and blood brothers,
Who have left a poor mother crying
They were Roberto and Rubén Bocanegra
These two brothers, of whom I'm going to talk
That one day destiny and treacherous luck
Like two rivals, came to face them
Back in the north, I remember a little town,
They were arguing over some lands
Roberto wanted to take from Rubén
What rightfully belonged to him under the law
What a hard blow for the poor mother,
Who was present at that moment
She saw her sons die, with the same weapons
That their father had given them before his death
An old lady has been left very alone,
She is very sad, unable to find solace
Crying and praying, she spends the hours
For her beautiful sons, who are in heaven
