| por las venas de mi padre
| through my father's veins
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| le corre la sangre tambien como a mi,
| his blood runs as well as me,
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| sangre del indio que cae, que llora
| blood of the Indian that falls, that cries
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| que ama, que sabe sufrir.
| that he loves, that knows how to suffer.
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| el indio aquel que mi madre
| the Indian that my mother
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| amo porque sabe que es un hombre fiel
| I love because he knows that he is a faithful man
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| gracias a DIOS que es mi padre
| thank GOD who is my father
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| y que yo he heredado ser indio como el
| and that I have inherited being an Indian like him
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| Entre espinas de nopales crecieron mis padres
| My parents grew up among nopal thorns
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| y alli naci yo
| and there I was born
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| entre la tierra mi padre soñaba con darme
| between the earth my father dreamed of giving me
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| una vida mejor
| a better life
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| Ya no vivo entre tanta pobreza
| I no longer live in such poverty
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| vivo como mi padre soño
| I live as my father dreamed
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| no ambiciono tampoco riqueza
| I do not ambition nor wealth
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| la sangre de indio que traigo es mejor.
| the Indian blood that I bring is better.
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| HABLADO
| SPOKEN
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| LA PIEL DE BRONCE QUE YO TENGO ES
| THE BRONZE SKIN THAT I HAVE IS
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| HERENCIA DE MI PADRE
| HERITAGE FROM MY FATHER
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| Y ESTE CORAZON QUE SIENTO
| AND THIS HEART THAT I FEEL
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| ESTE ME LO DIO MI MADRE
| THIS MY MOTHER GAVE ME
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| LOS DOS ME DIERON LA VIDA
| THE TWO GAVE ME LIFE
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| LOS DOS ME DIERON SU SANGRE
| BOTH GAVE ME THEIR BLOOD
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| Y GRACIAS A DIOS ME HICIERON
| AND THANK GOD THEY MADE ME
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| UN INDIO COMO MI PADRE
| AN INDIAN LIKE MY FATHER
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| ARRIBA JALISCO
| UP JALISCO
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| Mis hermanos tambien llevan la sangre de
| My brothers also carry the blood of
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| indio como llevo yo
| Indian how do I
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| sangre que pinto la tierra
| blood that painted the earth
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| la tierra que mi padre tanto labro
| the land that my father tilled so much
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| Dejo mi padre la tierra
| I leave my father the earth
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| mi madre llorando tras el camino
| my mother crying after the road
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| dejaban todo por darme
| they left everything to give me
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| lo que ya mas tarde la vida me dio
| what later life gave me
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| Ya no vivo entre tanta pobreza
| I no longer live in such poverty
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| vivo como mi padre soño
| I live as my father dreamed
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| no ambiciono tampoco riqueza
| I do not ambition nor wealth
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| la sangre de indio que traigo es mejor. | the Indian blood that I bring is better. |