Corrido De El Quemador
Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴Las armas son del demonio
Porque vuelven criminales
En la cd. de victoria
Alla por esos lugares
Como sonaron balasos entre
Puros judiciales
Enrique samano ruiz
A otro agente previno Cuidate que el quemador
Ya viene por el camino
Viene buscandome a mi
Y a ti tambien marcelino
Cuando llego el quemador
Se oyeron muchos disparos
Luego salio como un rayo
Y en la jefatura allaron
A Enrique samano ruiz y
A Marcelino tirados
Dieron la orden de aprension
Por matar a dos agentes
Buscaban al quemador
Lo hallaron por mala suerte
En un rancho de padilla
El comando de la muerte
Compañeros judiciales les
Gritaba el quemador
Ya tengo muchos delitos
Y no quiero ir a prision
Vengan a matar a un hombre
Pa q vuelvan con honor
Despues de muchos disparos
Un cuerpo al suelo cayo
Con su pistola sin balas
En medio de una labor

Murio Ismael garza flores
El temible quemador

Overall Meaning

The song Corrido De El Quemador by Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte narrates the story of a dangerous criminal named El Quemador, who is feared by many, especially the agents of the law in the city of Victoria. The lyrics refer to El Quemador as a notorious killer who doesn't shy away from using his weapons to commit heinous crimes. The first verse, in particular, highlights the weaponry that El Quemador possesses, saying that they are the tools of the devil himself, as they lead people to become criminals.

The narrative continues to talk about how El Quemador was being hunted down by law enforcement agents, and how he retaliated by shooting and killing two agents, Enrique Samano Ruiz and Marcelino. The lyrics indicate that El Quemador had warned Enrique Samano Ruiz about his arrival, and this is why the agents were able to take necessary precautions but to no avail. The song then goes on to describe how El Quemador himself fell victim to the same law enforcement agents in a shootout and ultimately died.

Overall, the song tells a fictional story of a criminal who was so ruthless that he became the stuff of legend in the city, in a typical fashion that can be found in many Mexican corridos or storytelling ballads.

Line by Line Meaning

Las armas son del demonio
Weapons are tools of the devil.

Porque vuelven criminales
Because they turn people into criminals.

En la cd. de victoria
In the city of Victoria.

Alla por esos lugares
Around those areas.

Como sonaron balasos entre
As gunshots rang out among.

Puros judiciales
Only law enforcement.

Enrique samano ruiz
Enrique Sámano Ruiz.

A otro agente previno
He warned another agent.

Cuidate que el quemador
Be careful, the Burner.

Ya viene por el camino
Is already on his way.

Viene buscandome a mi
He's looking for me.

Y a ti tambien marcelino
And you too, Marcelino.

Cuando llego el quemador
When the Burner arrived.

Se oyeron muchos disparos
Many shots were heard.

Luego salio como un rayo
Then he left like lightning.

Y en la jefatura allaron
And at the headquarters they found.

A Enrique samano ruiz y
Enrique Sámano Ruiz and

A Marcelino tirados
Marcelino lying down.

Dieron la orden de aprension
They gave the order for arrest.

Por matar a dos agentes
For killing two agents.

Buscaban al quemador
They were looking for the Burner.

Lo hallaron por mala suerte
They found him by bad luck.

En un rancho de padilla
In a ranch in Padilla.

El comando de la muerte
The death squad.

Companeros judiciales les
Law enforcement officers yelled at them.

Gritaba el quemador
The Burner shouted.

Ya tengo muchos delitos
I already have many crimes.

Y no quiero ir a prision
And I don't want to go to prison.

Vengan a matar a un hombre
Come and kill a man.

Pa q vuelvan con honor
So you can return with honor.

Despues de muchos disparos
After many shots.

Un cuerpo al suelo cayo
A body fell to the ground.

Con su pistola sin balas
With his empty gun.

En medio de una labor
In the middle of a job.

Murio Ismael garza flores
Ismael Garza Flores died.

El temible quemador
The fearsome Burner.

Writer(s): Beto Quintanilla

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