El federal de caminos English translation

In Reynosa, Tamaulipas
En Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Men are decided
Los hombres son decididos
That's why we remember them
Por eso los recordamos
Singing them their songs
Cantándoles sus corridos
They've killed there on Zacatecas
Han matado allá en Zacatecas
A crossroads federal agent
A un federal de Caminos

He was a real man
Era de verdad muy hombre
He challenged danger
Al peligro desafiaba
He wore that uniform with honor
Honor le hacía al uniforme
And the gun he carried
Y a la escuadra que cargaba
In the fields he had his name
En las cachas tenía su nombre
Javier Peña was his name
Javier Peña se llamaba

He did his job with good
El bien su deber cumplía
How could we forget
Cómo poder olvidarlo
When smiling he said
Cuando sonriendo decía
It's sad to remember him
Da tristeza recordarlo
Let the Bravos del Norte sing
Que me canten los Bravos del Norte
The song for Gerardo
El corrido de Gerardo

And there it goes, friend Noe
Y ahí le va, compadre Noe
Palms up Jalisco, friend Caminos
Y arriba las palmas Jalisco, compa Caminos

I remember that morning
Recuerdo aquella mañana
By the way, it was Tuesday 13th
Por cierto era martes 13
Get your bulletproof vest
Ponte el chaleco de maya
Said Javier's boss to him
Javier le decía al jefe
Soon a machine gun sounded
Mas de pronto sonó una metralla
And both were killed
Y a los dos lea dieron muerte

They didn't give him time
No le dieron tiempo a nada
They knew he was brave
Ya sabían que era valiente
They set an ambush on him
Le pusieron la emboscada
To be able to kill him
Para poder darle muerte
Javier had plenty of bravery
A Javier el valor le sobraba
Because he was from the North
Porque era del mero Norte

Javier did his job
Javier su deber cumplía
How could we forget
Cómo poder olvidarlo
When smiling he said
Cuando sonriendo decía
It's sad to remember him
Da tristeza recordarlo
Let the Bravos del Norte sing
Que me canten los Bravos del Norte
The song for Gerardo
El corrido de Gerardo