| De esa tierra de Cocula
| From that land of Cocula
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| Que es el alma del mariachi
| What is the soul of the mariachi
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| Vengo yo con mi cantar
| I come with my singing
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| Voy camino a Aguascalientes
| I'm on my way to Aguascalientes
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| A la feria de San Marcos
| To the San Marcos fair
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| A ver lo que puedo hallar
| Let's see what I can find
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| Traigo un gallo muy jugado
| I bring a very played rooster
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| Para echarlo de tapado
| To throw it out
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| Con algún apostador
| with some bettor
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| Y también traigo pistola
| And I also bring a gun
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| Por si alguno busca bola
| In case someone is looking for a ball
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| Y me tilda de hablador
| And he calls me talkative
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| De Cocula es el mariachi
| From Cocula is the mariachi
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| De Tecalitlán los sones
| From Tecalitlán the sounds
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| De San Pedro su cantar
| From San Pedro his song
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| De Tequila su mezcal
| Of Tequila your mezcal
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| Y los machos de Jalisco
| And the males of Jalisco
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| Afamados por entrones
| famous for entrons
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| Para eso traen pantalones
| That's why they wear pants
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| Ando en busca de una ingrata
| I'm looking for an ungrateful
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| De una joven presumida
| Of a presumptuous young woman
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| Que se fue con mi querer
| that left with my love
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| Traigo ganas de encontrarla
| I want to find her
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| Pa´ enseñarle que de un hombre
| To teach him that of a man
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| No se burla una mujer
| A woman does not make fun
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| Se me vino de repente
| she came to me suddenly
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| Dando pie pa´que la gente
| Giving foot to the people
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| Murmurara porque sí
| I would murmur because yes
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| Pero a ver hoy que la encuentre
| But let's see today that I find it
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| Y quedemos frente a frente
| And let's stay face to face
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| Qué me va a decir a mí
| what are you going to say to me
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| De Cocula es el mariachi… | From Cocula is the mariachi… |