Corrido De Juanito

Ballad of Juanito

Corrido De Juanito

Almost 14 yearsCasi 14 años
Without going to my landSin ir a mi tierra
Where I was bornA dónde nací

Everything has changed nowYa todo ha cambiado
I pray to my GodLe ruego a mi dios
Don't forget meNo se olviden de mí

My mother diedSe murió mi madre
And my father saysY dice mi padre
That is already very oldQue ya está muy viejo
And he doesn't want to comeY no quiere venir
And I can't goY yo sin poder ir
And I can't goY yo sin poder ir

Work and workTrabaje y trabaje
I have many daysTengo muchos días
I don't look at the sunQue no miro el Sol

My children are grown upMis hijos son grandes
And I don't understand themY no les entiendo
They don't speak SpanishNo hablan español

They have not felt fearNo han sentido miedo
He who has not seenAquel que no ha visto
A pickup truckUna camioneta
Of migrationDe migración
Or a deportationO una deportación
Or a deportationO una deportación

Of boots and hatDe botitas y sombrero
They look at me oftenMe miran seguido
By the freewayPor el freeway

Gardener or cookJardinero o cocinero
I'll still take the riskIgual me la rifo
They'll say anywaysDirán anyways

And even if they look down on meY aunque me miren pa' abajo
I lift my faceLa cara levanto
Getting into a boatEmpinándome un bote

I'm still a friend anywayComo quiera soy amigo
And also MexicanY también mexicano
Mexican to the TopMexicano Hasta El Tope

Life is not easyLa vida no es fácil
And less hereY menos acá
What they say is not trueLo que dicen no es cierto

Just rememberingNomás de acordarme
The thousands of crossesLas miles de cruces
What I saw in the desertQue vi en el desierto

The nights are sadLas noches son tristes
Thinking and thinkingPensando y pensando
In those who stayedEn los que se quedaron
Time is passing me bySe me pasa el tiempo
And seeing my old manY en ver a mi viejo
And seeing my old manY en ver a mi viejo

More than gratefulMás que agradecido
I am with my godEstoy con mi dios
For what it has given mePor lo que me ha dado

I send you greetingsLes mando un saludo
To all my cousinsA todos mis primos
My uncles and brothersMis tíos y hermanos

With sad eyesCon los ojos tristes
And I walk tiredY paso cansado
Juanito promisesPromete Juanito
Who is going to visit themQue va a visitarlos
And be able to hug themY poder abrazarlos
And be able to hug themY poder abrazarlos

Of boots and hatDe botitas y sombrero
They look at me oftenMe miran seguido
By the freewayPor el freeway

Gardener or cookJardinero o cocinero
I'll still take the riskIgual me la rifo
They'll say anywaysDirán anyways

And even if they look down on meY aunque me miren pa' abajo
I lift my faceLa cara levanto
Getting into a boatEmpinándome un bote

I'm still a friend anywayComo quiera soy amigo
And also MexicanY también mexicano
Mexican to the TopMexicano Hasta El Tope