| Con un litro de semillas
| With a liter of seeds
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| el llego a estados unidos
| he came to the united states
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| pero era semilla fina
| but it was fine seed
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| no era de maíz ni de trigo
| it was not corn or wheat
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| era semilla de hierva
| it was grass seed
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| y el era experto en cultivos.
| and he was an expert in crops.
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| Conoció a un americano
| He met an American
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| que tenia un rancho en la sierra
| that he had a ranch in the mountains
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| le planteo la situación
| I present the situation
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| de una y de mil maneras
| in one and in a thousand ways
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| hasta que le dijo el gringo
| until the gringo told him
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| ser tuyas todas mis tierras.
| be yours all my lands.
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| Empezaron a sembrar
| They began to sow
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| y a los meses cosecharon
| and after months they harvested
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| les fue bien para empezar
| they did well to start
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| varios kilos levantaron
| several kilos lifted
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| los vendieron a buen precio
| they sold them at a good price
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| y sembrando continuaron.
| and sowing they continued.
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| Eran reyes de la hierba
| They were kings of the grass
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| y gracias a su valor
| and thanks to your courage
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| lograron apalabrar
| they managed to agree
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| al sheriff de la región
| to the sheriff of the region
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| y un día buscando a otros narcos
| and one day looking for other drug traffickers
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| la DEA los descubrió.
| the DEA discovered them.
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| Los llevaron detenidos
| They were taken into custody
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| para que el juez decidiera
| for the judge to decide
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| y en la corte les preguntan
| and in court they ask
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| por que ensucian nuestra sierra
| because they dirty our saw
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| y el mexicano contesta
| and the Mexican answers
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| quisimos calar la tierra. | we wanted to penetrate the earth. |