José y Alejandro no crecieron juntos
por esas cosas de humanos
la mera verdad parecian gemelos
pero eran medios hermanos

Hoy voy a cantarles y asi he de contarles
como empezo la discordia
por una Isabel que los dos conocieron
y los dos hicieron novia

Decia la muchacha, decia sin desfacha
que ella a los dos amaba
y que al principio creyo que eran uno,
ay que equivocada estaba

Una tarde junto al rio
sobre los lomos de un potro
José apasionado besaba a la “Chabe”
y en eso que llega el otro

“Y Ave María Chabelita
que problemon”

Muy grande coraje cargaba Alejandro
tambien muy grande cuchillo
un odio en el alma que le habia infundido
su madre desde chiquillo

Sobre la pareja lanzo su caballo
cayendo los tres al rio
el agua teñida con la misma sangre
Chabela sola y con frio

Oiganme madres celosas,
que triste se oye esta historia
dos medios hermanos que no se quisieron
que Dios los tenga en su Gloria

Translated Version

Joseph and Alexander didn't grow up together
for those human things
the mere truth looked like twins
but they were half brothers

Today I'm going to sing to you and that's how I have to tell you
how discord began
by an Isabel that the two knew
and they both made a girlfriend

I said the girl, she said without helpless
that she loved both of them
and that at first I thought they were one,
oh how wrong I was

An afternoon by the river
on the backs of a colt
Passionate Joseph kissed the "Chabe"
and on that comes the other

"And Hail Mary Chabelita
what a problem "

Very great courage burdened Alexander
also very big knife
a hatred in his soul that had instilled in him
his mother from a young boy

About the couple I lanzo their horse
dropping all three into the river
water dyed with the same blood
Chabela alone and cold

Listen to me jealous mothers,
how sad you hear this story
two half-brothers who didn't want
God have them in His Glory