El Ilegal
Joan Sebastian
Lyrics
Translation
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