| En la tierra de los charros mexicanos
| In the land of the Mexican charros
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| hay un hombre que nos honra de verdad
| there is a man who truly honors us
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| es muy grande y a su sangre se desborda
| he is very big and his blood overflows
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| la bravura el entusismo y la lealtad.
| bravery, enthusiasm and loyalty.
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| Por ser macho enamorado y pendenciero
| For being a male in love and quarrelsome
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| lo vistieron con el traje nacional
| they dressed him in the national costume
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| y justo es reconocer que ya escogieron
| and it is fair to recognize that they have already chosen
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| el mas hombre, mas valiente y mas cabal.
| the most manly, bravest and most thorough.
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| Jorge Negrete a ti te queremos
| Jorge Negrete we love you
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| y te admiramos por ser de ley
| and we admire you for being of law
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| representando tu sangre azteca
| representing your aztec blood
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| te saludamos por ser de ley.
| We salute you for being of law.
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| De los valientes y enamorados
| Of the brave and in love
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| y cumplidores a mas no dar
| and compliant to but not to give
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| pues con pistola o desarmado
| Well, with a gun or unarmed
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| no ha habido nadie que te haga rajar.
| there has been no one to make you crack.
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| De esta tierra donde nace el hombre entero
| From this land where the whole man is born
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| empuñando tu bandera y tu puñal
| wielding your flag and your dagger
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| y llegaste con tu corazon guerrero
| and you arrived with your warrior heart
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| a imponerte al extranjero allende el mar.
| to impose yourself on the foreigner beyond the sea.
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| Y a tu Mexico muy en alto lo has dejado
| And you have left your Mexico very high
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| y aunque muchos por envidia no te dan
| and although many out of envy do not give you
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| el lugar que corresponde a un mexicano
| the place that corresponds to a Mexican
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| que es orgullo de esta tierra del nopal.
| that he is the pride of this land of the nopal.
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| Jorge Negrete a ti te queremos
| Jorge Negrete we love you
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| y te admiramos por ser de ley
| and we admire you for being of law
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| representando tu sangre azteca
| representing your aztec blood
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| te saludamos por ser de ley.
| We salute you for being of law.
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| De los valientes y enamorados
| Of the brave and in love
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| y cumplidores a mas no dar
| and compliant to but not to give
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| pues con pistola o desarmado
| Well, with a gun or unarmed
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| no ha habido nadie que te haga rajar. | there has been no one to make you crack. |