Corrido de Rosaura

The prettiest in town
Rosaura always was
Her hair very long
Her lips like a carnation

She had the reputation of being ungrateful
She always played with men
For being flirtatious and light
She found a very sad death

By the edge of a dam
Around dusk
She had a love date
With two true ranchers

One was named Nabor
And the other Abel
Their hearts skipped a beat for such a beautiful woman

One June night
People heard noises
Of two who were swimming
But never returned

Early the next day
Abel was found drowned
But Rosaura's body
Never surfaced

Nabor fled to the mountains
And never returned to town
His body was found hanging
From a dried-up tree

The women are singing
As they wash their clothes
The bulls go down to the water
There are turkeys in the place

In the middle of that dam
Where Rosaura drowned
Among the muddy flowers
A white lily sprouted