| Mi ciudad es chinampa*
| My city is chinampa*
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| en un lago escondido,
| in a hidden lake,
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| es cenzontle* que busca
| it's a mockingbird* you're looking for
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| en donde hacer nido,
| where to nest,
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| rehilete* que engaña
| rehilete * that deceives
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| la vista al girar.
| the view when turning.
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| Baila al son*
| Dance to the *
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| del tequila y de su valentía
| of tequila and its bravery
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| es jinete que arriesga la vida
| he is a horseman who risks his life
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| en un lienzo de fiesta y color.
| on a party and color canvas.
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| Mi ciudad es la cuna
| my city is the cradle
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| de un niño dormido,
| of a sleeping child,
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| en un bosque de espejos
| in a forest of mirrors
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| que cuida un castillo,
| who takes care of a castle,
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| monumentos de gloria
| monuments of glory
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| que velan su andar.
| that watch your walk.
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| Es un sol
| Is a sun
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| con penacho* y sarape* veteado,
| with plume* and veined serape*,
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| que en las noches se viste de charro
| that at night he dresses as a charro
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| y se pone a cantarle al amor.
| and begins to sing to love.
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| Por las tardes con la lluvia
| In the afternoons with the rain
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| se baña su piel morena
| bathes her brown skin
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| y al desatarse las trenzas
| and when the braids are untied
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| sus ojos tristes se cierran…
| her sad eyes close...
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| Mi ciudad es chinampa
| my city is chinampa
|
| en un lago escondido,
| in a hidden lake,
|
| es cenzontle que busca
| It's Mockingbird you're looking for
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| en donde hacer nido,
| where to nest,
|
| monumentos de gloria
| monuments of glory
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| que velan su andar.
| that watch your walk.
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| Baila al son
| dance to the sound
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| del tequila y de su valentía
| of tequila and its bravery
|
| es jinete que arriesga la vida
| he is a horseman who risks his life
|
| en un lienzo de fiesta y color…
| on a party and color canvas…
|
| Es un sol
| Is a sun
|
| con penacho y sarape veteado,
| with plume and veined serape,
|
| que en las noches se viste de charro
| that at night he dresses as a charro
|
| y se pone a cantarle al amor.
| and begins to sing to love.
|
| Baila al son
| dance to the sound
|
| del tequila y de su valentía
| of tequila and its bravery
|
| es jinete que arriesga la vida
| he is a horseman who risks his life
|
| en un lienzo de fiesta y color…
| on a party and color canvas…
|
| Es un sol
| Is a sun
|
| con penacho y sarape veteado,
| with plume and veined serape,
|
| que en las noches se viste de charro
| that at night he dresses as a charro
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| y se pone a cantarle al amor. | and begins to sing to love. |