Corrido de Emiliano Zapata

One day Zapata calls them
To confer at the front
All together, in Iguala
They must be present
And when they speak, they must be
Reasonable and prudent

Like a mighty river
That accelerates its flow
The troops march quickly
Descending the slope
Guided by the dawn
Rising in the east

All of Iguala is celebrating
The bell tower sings joyfully
While in the tamarinds
The May sun is suspended
With calm voice to Zapata
Salgado says this

General Zapata
This troop that you see here
Never fears danger
Your name inspires them
And in battles, each man
Multiplies by four

The troops and my generals
Admire your name and valor
And to follow your word
They forget their homes
Today they come to greet you
They are delirious to know you

(General Pantalones speaks)
Although I am short
My name is Ciriaco Gómez
But the people have changed
The name of my ancestors
And today everyone calls me
General Pantalones

I carry in my nickname the fame
Like the Lone Badger
I do not fear Death
Even if she shows me the rosary
Nor the lit candles
Nor the novena prayer

(General Emiliano Zapata speaks)
You already know my flag
My program is very simple
The peasant demands
From the beginning this has been
Comrades, my proclamation

We helped Madero
To overthrow the tyrant
Once in power
He did not want to shake our hands
Until The Jackal proudly
Put his skin up for sale

And after the Coup
Carranza reaches the presidency
The people extend their arms to him
They put their trust in him
Although it may be little by little
The Revolution advances

More than Zapata, gentlemen
It will be the Revolution
That rewards their values
And gives them their reward
For it, I ask that a toast
Be made on this occasion

May these tamarinds keep
In their foliage my voice
May they be faithful witnesses
Just like the father Sun
Of everything that has been said
Under their sweet freshness

Long live Iguala, comrades
Cradle of our flag
If the old insurgents
Died for it yesterday
Today we will give
Our lives for the land!