| Compa Lico (original) | Compa Lico (translation) |
|---|---|
| Cuando niño, | As a child, |
| Vivió en la pobreza, | He lived in poverty |
| No tenía riqueza, | He had no wealth |
| Y el buscaba más… | And he he was looking for more... |
| Un arroyo, | a stream, |
| Lo miro crecer, | I watch it grow |
| Cerros y barrancos, | Hills and ravines, |
| No daban pa más… | They didn't give more... |
| Que bonitos, | How cute, |
| Son esos ranchitos, | It's those little ranches |
| Tengo que dejar, | I have to leave, |
| Y voy a buscar… | And I'm going to look... |
| La frontera, | Border, |
| La cruzo solito, | I cross it alone, |
| Trabajando fuerte, | Working hard, |
| La pudo lograr… | He was able to do it... |
| Por mi madre, | For my mother, |
| La quiero contenta, | I want her happy |
| Y solo por ella, | And only for her, |
| La voy a jugar… | I'm going to play it... |
| Como extraño, | How I miss, |
| Mi hermano querido, | My dear brother, |
| Lo quisiera vivo, | I would like him alive |
| Pero ya se fue… | But she's already gone... |
| A mi padre, | To my father, |
| Lo llevo en el alma, | I carry it in my soul, |
| Yo nunca lo olvido, | I never forget it |
| Ya se fue también… | He already left too... |
| A mis hermanas, | To my sisters, |
| Las quiero mucho, | I love them so much, |
| Mi madre querida, | My dear mother, |
| Mis hijos también… | My children too... |
| Yo por ellos, | I for them |
| Me rifo la vida, | I raffle my life |
| Yo doy lo que tengo, | I give what I have |
| No importa perder… | It doesn't matter to lose... |
| Si Diosito, | Yes God, |
| Me dio lo que quiso, | He gave me what he wanted, |
| Y ahora lo que tengo, | And now what I have, |
| Se lo debo a él. | I owe it to him. |
| Que difícil, | How difficult, |
| Ha sido la vida, | Life has been |
| Cuando no hay comida, | When there is no food, |
| Y no ahí que vestir… | And not there to wear… |
| Sí, no tienes, | If you do not have, |
| Huarache y zapatos, | Huarache and shoes, |
| Te desprecian muchos, | many despise you, |
| La vida es así… | Life is so… |
| Y por eso, | And so, |
| Mis metas y logros, | My goals and achievements, |
| Sigo festejando, | I keep celebrating |
| Ahora qué más da… | Now what does it matter... |
| Yo no digo, | I do not say, |
| Que tengo fortuna, | that I am lucky |
| Ni tampoco digo, | nor do I say, |
| Me vaya a durar… | I will last... |
| Pero ahora, | But now, |
| El fiel compañero, | the faithful companion, |
| Allá por La Apoma, | There by La Apoma, |
| Se suele pasear… | He usually walks… |
| Y si no pues, | And if not then, |
| En otros lugares, | In other places, |
| En diferentes puntos, | At different points, |
| Desde la ciudad. | From the city. |
