Los Hermanos Mata

State of Michoacán
It was almost dusk
Four shots were heard
And people ran to see
Two men were dead
And no one knew why

They were the Mata brothers
Who were lying there
They killed each other
The reason was a bull
That Jorge killed Pedro
On his ranch El Potrerillo

Because he entered the cornfield
Jorge killed the animal
And Pedro complained
Brother, that's very wrong
Jorge pulled out his gun
And started shooting

He shot three bullets
And Pedro said
Brother, what are you doing
Why are you taking my life
Don't you care to see
Our dear mother cry?

Pedro was a calm man
But also very brave
He didn't want to shoot
But he already felt death
He also pulled out his gun
And shot him in the forehead

Their mother cried
Unconsolable in the cemetery
For her beloved sons
Who were all her hope
But two days later
God took her away