La Sargento Matacho
Herencia de Timbiqui Lyrics

Matacho!
The song begins by calling out for Matacho, the singer of the story. She is being sought after.

Te están buscando...
The opening line is completed with this phrase, meaning that Matacho is being searched for.

Cuando era solo una joven
The song recounts the past, and says that when Matacho was young...

Le dieron muerte a su amor;
...her lover was killed.

Quedó muy desconcertada,
This left her feeling confused.

Entre el llanto y el rencor.
Matacho was left to grapple with her emotions - crying and feeling resentful.

Que aunque ¡perdiera la vida!
Even if she lost her own life...

—Su venganza ella juró—
...Matacho swore to take revenge.

Que aunque ¡no hubiera salida!
Even if there was no way out...

—No le importaba el dolor—
...she did not care about the pain.

Y algún día en cualquier esquina,
Matacho felt that at any moment...

Podría saciar su pasión...
...she could take revenge and satisfy her burning passion for it.

Se busca a la Sargento Matacho
Matacho is still being searched for by the authorities.

Por ese error que hay en su camino,
The authorities are after her because of the mistakes she's made in her path of revenge.

Por su venganza llena de sangre
The reason why Matacho is so wanted is that she has taken revenge and spilled a lot of blood in the process.

Su propio infierno ha construido.
The song points out that Matacho has built her own personal hell by seeking revenge.

Por poco, Entre fuego y sangre,
Matacho's journey has been marked by violence and bloodshed so far.

Ella trazó su camino
But she's always followed her own path.

Arrasando con las huellas
In the process, she's destroyed all the traces of her enemies.

De todos sus enemigos.
Matacho has taken out all her enemies in a sweeping and brutal way.

Y por culpa de una amor
Everything started because of love, or loss of it.

Se generó una venganza...
The song reminds the listener that Matacho's thirst for revenge was born from losing someone she loved.

Cuando no existe el perdón,
The song highlights that when you can't forgive...

Jamás el alma descansa
...your soul will never rest.

Y aunque hayan justas razones
Even if your reasons are justified...

El mundo no se lo aguanta.
...the world won't put up with it.

—¡Maldito destino!
Matacho laments her fate.

¿Por qué me arrastras
She wonders why life has taken her down such a dark and painful path.

Por este camino negro
She feels lost on this dark and winding road.

Y sin final?
And wonders if it will ever end.

Mi vida es perdida,
Matacho sees no meaning in her life.

Llena de maldad.
She sees herself as a person who has been consumed by evil.

Sargento Matacho,
The song calls out for Matacho by name.

Matacho, ¡matona!
And goes on to describe her as a killer.

Matando por venganza
She's killed for her own revenge.

Policias y personas,
Her victims are police and people alike.

Más conocida como 'la mona',
She's earned a nickname - 'the mona'.

Derramando sangre
She's spilled a lot of blood.

Hasta que caiga en la lona.
The song describes Matacho as someone who will continue killing until she dies herself.

—¡Mona!
Someone calls out to her, using her nickname.

Dices que tu matas por un amor
They bring up the reason behind Matacho's killing spree - her love, who was taken from her.

Y a la vuelta de la esquina
But the person warns Matacho that she might be caught soon.

Ya te conseguiste dos.
She's already been caught twice.

—!Bájale al fuego mamá!
Someone cautions Matacho to calm down.

Que en la esquina,
They tell her that...

Te van a dejar.
...she will eventually be left alone by everyone, on her own.

—Bájale al ¡boom!
They urge her again to calm down, maybe regarding her flamboyance.

Que vas a conseguir
They tell her that if she doesn't stop, she...

Quien te de stop,
...will eventually be stopped by someone.

Quien te baje la luz.
She will be taken down and subdued by someone who will end her reign of terror.

Hazlo por tus hijos,
Someone tries to appeal to Matacho's compassionate side.

Por la gente que tienes llorando
They urge her to stop because so many people are in pain.

Que no tiene que ver contigo.
These people have nothing to do with her vendetta.

—Que Dios te perdone mamá,
The song switches tone and someone pleads with Matacho to atone for her sins.

Porque en la tierra no hay
They remind her that no matter what happens on earth...

Quien te pueda perdonar.
...there is no one who can truly forgive her.

Matacho su nombre,
The song reminds us of Matacho's name once more.

Matacho sus días,
Reminds us of her dark past and troubled present.

Matacho su vida.
The song concludes by telling us that Matacho's life is consumed and defined by her vendetta.

—¡Ey, Matacho!... *
The song ends by calling out one last time for Matacho.

—¿Quién salvará tu vida Matacho si juraste tu venganza.— ¡Muchacho!.
The song wonders whether anyone can help Matacho now that she has vowed to a vendetta. But the chorus, 'Muchacho', tells us that we should remain hopeful.

— Si tú llegaste al mundo sangrando y por eso te encuentras pagando?.
Is Matacho paying for the sin of being born into this world through violence? The song seems to be exploring Matacho's circumstances and leaves us questioning the nature of her pain and the root of her actions.

— ¿Quién velará por tu alma Matacho Si está escrito tu camino.—Muchacho...
The song ends with a poignant question - who will care for Matacho's soul, and for anyone else who is trapped in such a dark place? The chorus nods to the idea that there is someone keeping an eye out for us, even in the darkest moments.

—Si tus huellas son sangre y rencor?
The song points out that the footprints Matacho leaves behind are marked by violence and resentment, hinting at the weight of the things she must carry with her wherever she goes.

Sangrando...
The song seems to end with a final image of Matacho, still bleeding.

Pagando...
She's still paying for the sins of her past.