El Consentido De La Noria

The darling of La Noria
Somewhere between the unpublished corridos with a band
A corrido that goes something like this
Go for it, old man
He says!

Good memories from childhood
I've always been the darling
Of life and La Noria, my home

Sierra de Badiraguato
Also there in Babunica
They've seen me pass by with my crew

It's not that I'm dangerous
As others have labeled me
But I'm still here in the battle

I know my last name is expensive
But that's well known
By the government and also the mafia

Famous short-barreled rifle
Short because it's my style
And because that's how I always used it

Unique to Don Emilio
That's what some said
Dark-skinned and brave blood

People have helped me
Because if a favor is expensive
It's paid with life and soul

That's how we are in my land
Where there are real men
Without offending my whole crew

Let it sound!

I know hunger is tough
And life is very short
That's why I took risks in business

Death abroad
You would see with that money
That forty years seems short to me

I'm not talking about my age
I'm talking about the old times
When everything started to take off

There with Fonseca, my friend
And others, why should I tell you
How I miss hanging out with the crew

If you don't know what a quintero is
Here's the one who protects the land
My mission was to take care of the branches

The cultivation, my friends
It's not a sin, it's not a crime
The problem here was always the money

A cheap reward
And the fight goes up and down
But there's no one who can break my skin

I also want many things
You know it's not possible
He said and smiled, Caro Quintero

That's where we stand, old folks