El Fuereño

Felipe Arriaga
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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

Moderated by Elena Rodríguez
Buenos Aires, Argentina March 22, 2024
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