Mexico Lyrics in English Ricardo Arjona
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mexico by Ricardo Arjona from Spanish to English.
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Mi madre me encomendó a la virgen de Guadalupe
My mother entrusted me to the Virgin of Guadalupe
Tomé mi guitarra, mis cosas y me fui rumbo al norte
I took my guitar, my stuff and headed north
Crucé la aduana de Guatemala con más miedo que ganas
I crossed the customs of Guatemala with more fear than desire
Entré recogiendo las musas que dejaron tiradas
I entered picking up the muses they left lying
Chava Flores, José Alfredo y el mismo Agustin Lara
Chava Flores, José Alfredo and Agustin Lara himself
Y con los restos fui formando un Quién diría
And with the remains I was forming a Who would say
Y una Primera vez, y estaba solo
And a First Time, and I was alone
Con un Jesús verbo no sustantivo en la garganta
With a non-noun verb Jesus in the throat
Estaba en México, sin un centavo
I was in Mexico, penniless.
Me sentí un hombre de éxito
I felt like a successful man
México uh oh, México uh oh
Mexico uh oh, Mexico uh oh
El destino me pintó el camino
Fate painted the way for me
Que me trajo hasta aquí
Who brought me here
No sé si fueron los tequilas pero hablé con Negrete
I don't know if it was tequilas but I talked to Negrete
Aquella noche en el Tenampa que acabó al otro día
That night in the Tenampa that ended the next day
Y en División del Norte tomé un taxi que después fue canción
And in División del Norte I took a taxi that later became a song.
Estaba tan desesperado esperando su turno
He was so desperate waiting for his turn.
Con una ensarta de canciones el Animal Nocturno
With a string of songs the Nocturnal Animal
Y el miedo se convertía en respeto
And fear turned into respect.
Por cantarles aquí en la misma tierra
For singing to them here on the same earth
De Manzanero, la Beltrán y Pedro Vargas
De Manzanero, la Beltrán and Pedro Vargas
Estaba en México, sin un centavo
I was in Mexico, penniless.
Me sentía un hombre de éxito
I felt like a successful man
México uh oh, México uh oh
Mexico uh oh, Mexico uh oh
El destino me pintó el camino
Fate painted the way for me
Que me trajo hasta aquí
Who brought me here
Caminando en la alameda, me platicaba una anciana
Walking on the mall, an old woman told me
Pedro Infante esté¡ vivo, pasa todas las mañanas
Pedro Infante is alive, he spends every morning
Y es que aquí, lo que se ama nunca muere
And it is that here, what is loved never dies
México
Mexico
Sin un centavo me sentía un hombre de éxito
Without a penny I felt like a successful man
México
Mexico
El destino me pintó el camino
Fate painted the way for me
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