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�La decena de Torre�n (Audio)�

 

Corrido de la decena de Torre�n (1914)

 

Mil novecientos catorce

presente por la ocasi�n,

voy a cantarles a Uds.

la decena de Torre�n.

 

Viva la estaci�n del Yelmo

donde hubo concentraci�n,

Villa concentra sus tropas

para atacar a Torre�n.

 

Hablaron por el alambre,

entablan conversaci�n,

Villa le ped�a a Velasco

la plaza o la rendici�n.

 

Velasco niega la plaza

y aunque se den de balazos,

porque �l se aten�a a Argumedo,

porque era hombre de sus brazos.

 

Ordena Francisco Villa

que avancen caballer�as

y Robles y Benavides,

Natera por �Picard�as�.

 

Que avancen caballer�as,

y avanzaron con af�n;

en Sacramento derrotan

al general Almaz�n.

 

Con don P�nfilo Natera

no se vayan a enredar

porque �l se atiene a los brazos

de un valiente general.

 

Ese general valiente

�se es don Santos Ba�uelos

el que est� impuesto a pelear

en los planes y en los cerros.

 

Se arrendaron para atr�s

y volvieron otra vez;

el general Ceniceros

peleaba por Avil�s.

 

General Rosal�o Hern�ndez

que se present� al momento,

Villa lo destina luego

que ataque por Sacramento.

 

Robles les mand� la huida

saliendo por la Piedrera

a todas sus caballer�as

all� por la Polvorera.

 

Contreras hace otra huida

saliendo por San Ignacio;

Angeles y Sandoval

tomaron G�mez Palacio.

 

Al grito de �Viva Villa!

peleaban esos guerreros:

�Viva la Brigada Robles!

�Tambi�n don Ra�l Madero!

 

General Canuto Reyes

que nunca se hace a la orilla

era el jefe de la escolta

del general Pancho Villa.

 

Ese general Carrillo

que quer�a tomar la plaza

se hizo de las posiciones

del cerro de Calabazas.

 

Pero el general Carrillo

mala suerte le ha tocado:

Villa lo ha tomado preso

a Chihuahua consignado.

 

Se oyen ametralladoras

y fuerte fusiler�a;

Angeles estaba en G�mez

con toda la artiller�a.

 

Toditos esos guerreros

se expusieron a morir,

despu�s de larga decena

entraron el dos de abril.

 

Dos coroneles heridos

pues as� les convendr�a;

uno el coronel Rodr�guez

y don M�ximo Garc�a.

 

Ya con �sta y me despido

por la sombra de un lim�n,

ya les cant� a mis amigos

la Decena de Torre�n.

 

 

 

It was the year of 1914

present for the occasion

I�m going to sing to you

the decena of Torre�n.

 

Long Live the station of Yelmo

where there was a concentration

Villo focused his troops

to attack Torre�n.

 

The called through the wire

they strike up a conversation

Villa asks Velasco for

the plaza or a surrender.

 

Velasco refuses to give up the plaza

and even if they fire shots,

because he relied on Argumedo

because he was his right hand man.

 

Francisco Villa orders

to advance the calveries

and Robles and Benavides,

Natera forPicard�as� (Cunning).

 

Advance the calveries

and they advanced with eagerness;

in Sacrameno they defeated

the general Almaz�n.

 

With Mr. P�nfilo Natera

don�t get mixed up with

because he relies on the arms

of a brave general.

 

That brave general

he is Mr. Santos Ba�uelos

the one that is used to fighting

in the plains and the hills

 

They backed off

and returned again;

the general Ceniceros

fought for Avil�s.

 

General Rosal�o Hern�ndez

who rose to the moment,

Villa will destine soon

that he attack through Sacramento.

 

Robles ordered an escape

leaving through the Piedrera

to all of his calveries

through the Polvorera.

 

Contreras makes another escape

leaving through San Ignacio

Angeles and Sandoval

conquered G�mez Palacio.

 

At the yell of Long Live Villa!

fought those warriors:

Long Live Brigada Robles!

And also Mr. Ra�l Madero!

 

General Canuto Reyes

who never runs to the sideslines

he was the leader of the guard

of general Pancho Villa.

 

That general Carrillo

who wanted to conquer the plaza

took over the positions

of the hill of Calabazas.

 

But the general Carrillo

bad luck has touched him:

Villa has taken him prisoner

to Chihuahua he has been allocated.

 

Machine guns are heard

and strong fusilade;

Angeles was in G�mez

with all of the artillery.

 

Everone of those warriors

we exposed to death,

after a long ten

entered the 2nd of April.

 

Two wounded colonels

thus that�s how they�d Benedit

one the colonel Rodr�guez

and Mr. M�ximo Garc�a.

 

Now with this one I say goodbye

by the shade of a lemon tree,

I have sung to my friends

the ten of Torre�n.

 

 

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