El Ilegal

Joan Sebastian
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No me despedi de mis amigos

Didn't say goodbye to my friends

A mi amor y a mis padres dije adiós

To my love and my parents, I said goodbye

A solas llore no había testigos

Alone, I cried, there were no witnesses

Y mi pena la supo solo Dios

And only God knew my sorrow

Y mi pena la supo solo Dios

And only God knew my sorrow


Al norte llegue sin un centavo

To the north, I arrived without a penny

Con dolor me aleje de mi pais

With pain, I left my country

Hay, si hablara el río bravo

Oh, if the Rio Bravo could speak

Que cruze en una vieja raiz

That I crossed on an old root

Que cruze en una vieja raiz

That I crossed on an old root


Valle de Texas, Westland, San Antionio

Valley of Texas, Westland, San Antonio

Houston, Dallas van en mi canción

Houston, Dallas go in my song

Texas, es Texas muy grande en extension

Texas, it's a very large state in size

Pero cabe aquí en mi corazón

But it fits here in my heart


Y no me despedi de los muchachos

And I didn't say goodbye to the guys

Pero ya les mande una postal

But I already sent them a postcard

Dice: Hola bola de borrachos, ya en serio

It says: Hello, bunch of drunkards, seriously now

Los extrana su amigo el ilegal

Your friend, the illegal one, misses you

Los extrana su amigo el ilegal

Your friend, the illegal one, misses you


Que hermosa es la union America

How beautiful is the union of America

Illinois, California y Tennessi

Illinois, California, and Tennessee

Pero allá en mi tierra mexicana

But there in my Mexican land

Un pedacito de cielo, es para mi

A little piece of heaven is for me

Un pedacito de cielo, es para mi

A little piece of heaven is for me


Adiós Laredo, Westland y San Antonio

Goodbye Laredo, Westland, and San Antonio

Houston, Dallas van en mi canción

Houston, Dallas go in my song

Adiós el Paso, ya llegue al Chamizal

Goodbye El Paso, I've reached Chamizal


Regreso su amigo el ilegal

Your friend, the illegal one, returns

Ya se va su amigo el ilegal

Your friend, the illegal one, is leaving

Regreso su amigo el ilegal

Your friend, the illegal one, returns

Ya se va su amigo el ilegal

Your friend, the illegal one, is leaving

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Lima, Perú July 23, 2024
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