El Fuereño
Felipe Arriaga
Lyrics
Translation
De jalisco son los hombres
From Jalisco are the men
de acapulco las sirenas
From Acapulco, the sirens
de chihuahua a zacatecas
From Chihuahua to Zacatecas
tengo amores por docenas
I have loves by the dozens
me dicen que soy bravero
They say I'm a braggart
fanfarron y atravesado
Boastful and headstrong
lo que soy si muy sincero
What I am, if very sincere
lo que compro es al contado
What I buy is paid in cash
no hay amor que no sea mio
There's no love that isn't mine
y no hay perros que me ladren
And no dogs bark at me
yo soy leal con los amigos
I am loyal to my friends
de los mulas soy su padre
I am their father among mules
ya llegue ya voy llegando
I have arrived, I'm on my way
vengo de tierras leganas
I come from distant lands
ay cuñados no se enojen
Oh brothers-in-law, don't get mad
ya llegue por sus hermanas
I've come for your sisters
soy del rancho del pitayo
I'm from the ranch of Pitayo
muy cerquita del cotija
Very close to Cotija
suegra ya llego su yerno
Mother-in-law, your son-in-law has arrived
no me escondan a sus hijas
Don't hide your daughters from me
no hay amor que no sea mio
There's no love that isn't mine
y no hay perros que me ladren
And no dogs bark at me
yo soy leal con los amigos
I am loyal to my friends
de los mulas soy su padre
I am their father among mules
yo naci en un rancho chico
I was born in a small ranch
pero criado en las montañas
But raised in the mountains
son las que pues visto
They're the ones who've seen
que no supieron mis mañas
What my tricks were
ando en busca de un maldito
I'm looking for a damned one
que quiera rifar su suerte
Who wants to gamble his luck
quiero dormir calientito
I want to sleep warm
aunque sea con la muerte
Even if it's with death
no hay amor que no sea mio
There's no love that isn't mine
y no hay perros que me ladren
And no dogs bark at me
yo soy leal con los amigos
I am loyal to my friends
de los mulas soy su padre
I am their father among mules