| Yo nací con la luna de plata
| I was born with the silver moon
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| y nací con alma de pirata.
| and I was born with the soul of a pirate.
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| Yo he nacido rumbero y jarocho,
| I was born a rumbero and a jarocho,
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| trovador de veras
| troubadour of truth
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| y me fui lejos de Veracruz.
| and I went away from Veracruz.
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| Veracruz, rinconcito donde hacen su nido las olas del mar,
| Veracruz, little corner where the waves of the sea make their nest,
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| Veracruz, pedacito de patria que sabe sufrir y cantar.
| Veracruz, a little piece of homeland that knows how to suffer and sing.
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| Veracruz, son tus noches diluvio de estrellas,
| Veracruz, your nights are a deluge of stars,
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| palmera y mujer
| palm tree and woman
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| Veracruz, vibra en mi ser,
| Veracruz, vibrates in my being,
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| algún día hasta tus playas lejanas tendré que volver.
| Someday I will have to return to your distant beaches.
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| Veracruz, son tus noches diluvio de estrellas,
| Veracruz, your nights are a deluge of stars,
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| palmera y mujer
| palm tree and woman
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| Veracruz, vibra en mi ser,
| Veracruz, vibrates in my being,
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| algún día hasta tus playas lejanas tendré que volver. | Someday I will have to return to your distant beaches. |