| El Corrido (original) | El Corrido (translation) |
|---|---|
| Como la corriente de un río crecido | Like the current of a swollen river |
| Que baja en torrente | that comes down in torrent |
| Impetuoso y bravio | impetuous and brave |
| Voz de nuestra gente | Voice of our people |
| Grito reprimido | repressed scream |
| Un canto valiente | a brave song |
| Eso es el corrido | That's the corrido |
| Voz del oprimido | voice of the oppressed |
| Un retrato hablado | a spoken portrait |
| Calificativo | Qualifying |
| Y hasta exagerado | And even exaggerated |
| Tribuna que ha sido | Tribune that has been |
| Del pueblo juzgado | of the people judged |
| Ese es el corrido | That is the corrido |
| Ese es el corrido | That is the corrido |
| Que me han enseñado | what have they taught me |
| Apesar del tiempo caminas ufano | Despite the weather you walk proudly |
| Vuelas con el viento libre y soberano | You fly with the free and sovereign wind |
| Amigo querido te extiendo la mano | Dear friend, I extend my hand to you. |
| Por ser el corrido y por ser mexicano | For being the corrido and for being Mexican |
| El pueblo lo canta | the people sing it |
| Hecho sentimiento | done feeling |
| Abre la garganta | open the throat |
| Y lo lanza al viento | And throws it to the wind |
| Publica y notoria | public and notorious |
| Voz del pregonero | voice of the town crier |
| Un pueblo que su historia | A town that its history |
| Lee en un cancionero | Read in a songbook |
| Un hecho sangriento | a bloody deed |
| Una gesta heroica | a heroic deed |
| El atrevimiento | Dare |
| De un pueblo patriota | From a patriotic people |
| Un hombre muy hombre | a very manly man |
| Por una hembra herido | For a wounded female |
| Ha puesto su nombre | She has put her name |
| En nuestro corrido | in our corrido |
| Apesar del tiempo caminas ufano | Despite the weather you walk proudly |
| Vuelas con el viento libre y soberano | You fly with the free and sovereign wind |
| Amigo querido te extiendo la mano | Dear friend, I extend my hand to you. |
| Por ser el corrido y por ser mexicano | For being the corrido and for being Mexican |
