El Misterio De Durango – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Grupo Laberinto

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful narrative of 'El Misterio de Durango' by Grupo Laberinto. This corrido immerses you in a story of revenge, heartbreak, and a deep sense of justice, showcasing the rich storytelling tradition of Mexican regional music.

[English]

Listen, sir from Olmo

I come to see you from Juarez

even though I was born in Durango

if you remember the Nevares

from Santa Maria del Oro

where you killed my father

My mother drowns in tears

I played in a barn

I was only five years old

I remember it like a dream

I didn't understand what was happening

but now I do understand

I loved your mother a lot

and I wanted to make her my wife

when she was pregnant

Juan Nevares stole her from me

I know you won't believe me

but that's how things were

I waited 22 years

to come looking for you

I have never removed the hatred

and today the devil has entered me

just as you killed my father

I will also kill you

...

I have already paid for that guilt

I was imprisoned for 10 years

I do not regret anything

because I didn't feel that time

since I lost your mother

those are years I have been dead

The boy, like a madman

shot him four times

but as that man fell

he saw the mole on his arm

only then did he understand

that he had killed his father

...

[Spanish]

Oiga usted señor del Olmo

vengo a verlo desde Juarez

aunque yo naci en Durango

si recuerda a los Nevares

de Santa Maria del Oro

donde usted mato a mi padre

Mi madre se ahoga en llanto

yo jugaba en un granero

apenas tenia cinco años

como un sueño lo recuerdo

no entendi lo que pasaba

pero ahora si lo entiendo

Yo quise mucho a tu madre

y la quise hacer mi esposa

cuanto estaba embarazada

Juan Nevares me la roba

se que no vas a creerme

pero asi fueron las cosas

Espere 22 años

para venir a buscarlo

nunca me he arrancado el odio

y hoy se me ha metido el diablo

como usted mato a mi padre

yo tambien voy a matarlo

Ya pague por esa culpa

10 años estve preso

no me arrepiendo de nada

porque no senti ese tiempo

desde que perdi a tu madre

son años que llevo muerto

El muchacho como un loco

le pego cuantro balazos

pero al caer aquel hombre

miro el lunar en su brazo

hasta entonces comprendio

que a su padre habia matado

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
matar /maˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to kill
madre /ˈmaðɾe/ A1	noun - mother
padre /ˈpaðɾe/ A1	noun - father
años /ˈaɲos/ A1	noun - years
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A2	noun - dream
odio /ˈoðjo/ B1	noun - hatred
culpa /ˈkulpa/ B1	noun - guilt
robar /roˈβaɾ/ A2	verb - to steal
granero /ɡɾaˈneɾo/ B2	noun - barn
lunar /luˈnaɾ/ B2	noun - mole (skin)
comprender /kompɾenˈdeɾ/ B1	verb - to understand
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to search
preso /ˈpɾeso/ B1	noun - prisoner
embarazada /embaɾaˈθaða/ B2	adjective - pregnant
ahogar /aˈoɾɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to drown

Key Grammar Structures

• Oiga usted señor del Olmo

  ➔ Imperative form used for direct address.

  ➔ The phrase "Oiga" is the imperative form of the verb "oír" (to hear), used here to command attention.

• aunque yo naci en Durango

  ➔ Use of 'aunque' to express contrast.

  ➔ The word "aunque" means "although" and introduces a contrasting idea.

• yo jugaba en un granero

  ➔ Imperfect tense to describe past actions.

  ➔ The verb "jugaba" is in the imperfect tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past.

• se que no vas a creerme

  ➔ Use of 'se' for reflexive construction.

  ➔ The phrase "se que" translates to "I know that" and introduces a subordinate clause.

• nunca me he arrancado el odio

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate an action that has relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "he arrancado" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that has not been completed.

• como usted mato a mi padre

  ➔ Use of 'como' to introduce a comparison.

  ➔ The word "como" means "like" or "as" and is used to draw a comparison.

• El muchacho como un loco

  ➔ Simile using 'como' to compare.

  ➔ The phrase "como un loco" translates to "like a madman," illustrating the intensity of the boy's actions.