Las dos cruces English translation

General don't be so violent anymore
'Cause my father is almost dead
They found what they were looking for the most
They already burned the grass on the mountain

Give me the hits that be necessary
'Cause my father is dying
If you prefer, kill me
But don't continue punishing my dad

My father is a sower that is true
But he is also an honest man
He has not killed, he has never done any harm
He is just a poor rancher
Who has planted that grass for years
What you call poison
Poison is what I bring in my blood
For watching my father suffering

Tied up my defenseless father
He breathed and his breath went away
A rope that tied his body
Hurt and burned in a violent way
I was a helpless and powerless child
Who cried and cried of watching him

General don't be so violent anymore
Please, set my father free
I have horses and pregnant mares
That can pay you the crime
With contempt and with a smile
He answered me: "I am a vigilante
Who treats criminals like this
Who appear to be good ranchers"

I went with rage to squeeze his neck
He locked the rifle and he pointed at my chest
A private stuck his arm
He said: "Go way, boy, to the mountain
Go take care of your mother and brothers
'Cause this case has no remedy"
I saw my father beaten and tired
I ran away scared

I heard two Mauser shots
I came back to see what I already expected
Leaning behind an aguaje
The private soldier was dying
The other shot was for my father
Who died like a man on the line

Two wooden crosses on the hill
For my father and for a good soldier
With the date of a September 6th
year 77 marked
Near Tamazula, Durango
They will always be well remembered