El Preso # 9

The prisoner number nine is about to confess
He's praying in the cell with the prison's priest
Because before dawn they will take his life
Because he killed his wife and a disloyal friend

He says: To the confessor
I killed them yes sir
And if I were to be born again
I would kill them again

Father, I do not repent nor am I afraid of eternity
I know that up in heaven the Supreme Being will judge me
I will follow his steps, I will look for them beyond

The prisoner number nine was a very upright man
He went on the night of the duel very happy to his hut
But upon seeing his love in the arms of his rival
He felt a pain in his chest and couldn't bear it

At the sound of the bugle
The firing squad was formed
And on the way to the wall
The prisoner was heard saying

Father, I do not repent nor am I afraid of eternity
I know that up in heaven the Supreme Being will judge me
I will follow his steps, I will look for them beyond