| Ojitos Morenos (original) | Ojitos Morenos (translation) |
|---|---|
| Hoy me puse mi traje de charro | Today I put on my charro suit |
| Mi sombrero galoneado | my chevron hat |
| Mis espuelas de Amozoc | My spurs from Amozoc |
| Y bebí mi tequila en jarro | And I drank my tequila in a mug |
| Con sabor a fuego y barro | With a taste of fire and mud |
| Pa' cantarle a mi Jalisco | To sing to my Jalisco |
| Que es la tierra de mi amor | What is the land of my love |
| Mi caballo se vino sin vara | My horse came without a rod |
| De frente cara a cara y | face to face and |
| Y bebiendo siempre sal | And always drinking salt |
| Y llegue a Guadalajara | And I arrived in Guadalajara |
| Donde yo un amor dejara | Where I a love left |
| En los ojos mas morenos | In the darkest eyes |
| Que en un rostro puso Dios | That God put on a face |
| A ellos les canto | I sing to them |
| A esos ojos tapatios | to those closed eyes |
| Que nublados por | that clouded by |
| El llanto esperaban | the crying awaited |
| A los míos | To mine |
| Mis ojitos tapatios | my little eyes covered |
| Serenos y buenos | serene and good |
| Toditos morenos | all browns |
| Con mas luz que el sol | With more light than the sun |
| Ay, Jalisco, Jalisco | Oh, Jalisco, Jalisco |
| Yo no se que es | I do not know what it is |
| Lo que tienes | What you have |
| Que eres puro corazon | that you are pure heart |
| Para los que no te han visto | For those who have not seen you |
| Que te creen matón y arisco | That they think you are a bully and surly |
| Dales mate con tus hembras | Give them mate with your females |
| Tus mariachis y tu canción | Your mariachis and your song |
| Al volver de otras tierras lejanas | Returning from other distant lands |
| Ya no me quedaron ganas | I no longer wanted |
| De volverte abandonar | to abandon you again |
| Quiero ver en tus ventanas | I want to see in your windows |
| Dando luz a tus mañanas | Giving light to your mornings |
| Los ojitos tapatios | The covered eyes |
| Que me hicieron retornar | that made me return |
