The lion is hiding in the alley and
He knows well what is going to happen to him
Then he takes out his revolver and is going to shoot
The police surround him relentlessly
They are looking for him for adjustment of accounts
And that sergeant who without hesitation
Opens fire and hits him
The curious thing is that before dying
The lion Santillá spoke words
br/>Before the officers who looked bewildered
And he said to them
Dear enemies of always
Today I leave this world of pain
Never forget
May the cry of the people go to the sea
They go to the sea, they go to the sea
Crying, pain, suffering
A town drowns in the sea
The lion said it, Manuel Santillan
The lion said it, old fighter from San Telmo
The lion said it, Manuel Santillan the lion
The lion said it
The officers who saw Santillan die
They abandoned the institution
They were never heard from again
The case was never talked about again
However, for old San Telmo
In a dirty tavern, they say that a drunk
Muttered crying the words that were from the lion
And what were they, Manuel
They go to the sea, they go to the sea
Crying, pain, suffering
Of a people drowning in the sea