El Bandido Salto de Mata

Be careful because it kills you
it's the bandit jumped over the bush
if I find him on that corner
I run out onto the avenue.

And if he catches you giving him rope
or helping sick people
he will beat you until
all that talk about the poor is erased.

He arrives from the north causing trouble
it's the bandit jumped over the bush
everyone trembles in fear
when he appears with his hat.

Latin America in colors
the closer I get, the more I smell scents
Confused Latin America
by the roads full of life.

If a Latin hides, they tell me where so I can bring him
and if the bandit appears, people go crazy, don't be the first to fall.
Good people, humble people tired of beatings, we won't let ourselves be dragged.
Don't be scared, woman, don't start running, my life, this will end.