Los Tigres Del Norte, "Contrabando y Traición"
A foundational narcocorrido, this tune launched Los Tigres and kickstarted the renaissance of the genre. Also called "Camelia La Texana," it goes like this:
Salieron de San Ysidro, procedentes de Tijuana
Traían las llantas del carro repletas de hierba mala
Eran Emilio Varela y Camelia la Texana
Pasaron por San Clemente, los paró la emigración
Les pidió sus documentos, les dijo: "¿De dónde son?"
Ella era de San Antonio, una hembra de corazón
Una hembra, si quiere a un hombre, por él puede dar la vida
Pero hay que tener cuidado si esa hembra se siente herida
La traición y el contrabando son cosas incompartidas
A Los Angeles llegaron, a Hollywood se pasaron
En un callejón obscuro, las cuatro llantas cambiaron
Ahí entregaron la hierba y ahí también les pagaron
Emilio dice a Camelia: "Hoy te das por despedida
Con la parte que te toca, tú puedes rehacer tu vida
Yo me voy para San Francisco con la dueña de mi vida"
Sonaron siete balazos, Camelia a Emilio mataba
La policia sólo halló una pistola tirada
Del dinero y de Camelia nunca más se supo nada.
(They came out of San Ysidro, en route to Tijuana.
Their car tires were full of herb.
They were Emilio Varela and Camelia the Texan.
They went via San Clemente; Immigration stopped them there
and checked their documents, asking, "Where are you from?"
She was from San Antonio, a woman with heart.
A woman, if she loves a man, for him she'd give her life.
But you have to be careful if that woman feels hurt.
Betrayal and contraband don't mix well.
They got to Los Angeles and went on to Hollywood.
In a dark alley, they changed their tires.
There, they delivered the herb, and there they got paid.
Emilio says to Camelia, "Today, you can say goodbye
With your share of the take and remake your life.
I'm off to San Francisco and the woman I love."
Seven shots rang out; Camelia killed Emilio.
The police only found the pistol she ditched.
No-one ever saw the money or Camelia again.)