Lyrics of El Tlatoani del barrio - Café Tacvba

El Tlatoani del barrio (original)

E Knaw mexa knawan
El Tlatoani del barrio
Era de La Lagunilla
Tenía su pandilla y su territorio delimitado
Bailaba chachachá y mambo
Y el nuevo ritmo del rocanrol
Era feo y al box le hacía
En cada vecindad tenía
El amor y la amistad
De la hija, la madre y la portera
Un dia se encontró con
El señor de La Guerrero
Afamado bailarín que no estaba nada feo
No cantaba mal las rancheras
Y con los puños muy hábil era
Al ver la conveniencia
La Lagunilla y El Señorío de La Guerrero
Y algún otro reino
Formaron la Triple Alianza que
Temida fue por toda la raza
Lo que no le pareció bien
Al Tlatoani de La Lagunilla
Es que se quedó sin ninguna reinita
Pues el bailaron Guerrero
A toda chamaca se la quedaba viendo
Con este gran mal y teniendo muy triste
El corazón, solo halló una solución
Enamoró a la hermana
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wanga haam (x2)
El Tlatoani del barrio
Lo que el creyó
Que un juego era
Hizo que por vez primera
Él se enamorara (x2)
Y de allí yo naciera
Yo naciera
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wanga haam (x2)
E Knaw mexa knawan

(translation)

E Knaw mexa knawan
The Tlatoani of the neighborhood
It was from La Lagunilla
He had his gang and his turf bounded
He danced chachachá and mambo
And the new rhythm of rock and roll
He was ugly and he did the box
In each neighborhood he had
Love and friendship
Of the daughter, the mother and the caretaker
One day he met
The Lord of the Warrior
Famous dancer who was not ugly at all
He didn't sing the rancheras badly
And with very skillful fists he was
Seeing the convenience
La Lagunilla and the Lordship of La Guerrero
And some other kingdom
They formed the Triple Alliance that
Feared was by all the race
What he didn't like
To the Tlatoani of La Lagunilla
It is that he was left without any queen
Well, they danced Guerrero
He would stare at every girl
With this great evil and having very sad
The heart, only found a solution
He fell in love with the sister
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wanga haam (x2)
The Tlatoani of the neighborhood
what he believed
What a game it was
He did that for the first time
He will fall in love (x2)
And from there I was born
I was born
Haima wayo wangi haim
Haima wayo wanga haam (x2)
E Knaw mexa knawan