Tequila Con Limón

Jorge Negrete
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Traigo musica en el alma,

I carry music in my soul,

y un cantar aqui en el pecho;

and a song here in my chest;

un cantar que me desgarra

a song that tears me apart

cuando lo hecho con amor;

when I sing it with love;

lo aprendi por esos campos,

I learned it in those fields,

con heridas de barbecho;

with wounds from fallow land;

con tajadas de machetes

with slashes from machetes

y vibrar de guitarron.

and the resonance of the guitarron.


Lo aprendi por el palenque,

I learned it at the cockfight,

apostando a un gallo fino,

betting on a fine rooster,

y me siento suficiente

and I feel competent

pa' cantarlo por aqui;

to sing it around here;

al orgullo de jalisco,

to the pride of Jalisco,

lo nombraron mi padrino,

they named him my godfather,

y no tiene mas ahijados,

and he doesn't have more godchildren,

porque ya me tiene a mi.

because he already has me.


Sangre brava y colorada,

Brave and red-blooded blood,

retadora como filo de puñal,

challenging like the edge of a dagger,

es la sangre de mi raza,

is the blood of my race,

soñadora y cancionera,

dreamer and songstress,

sangre brava y peleonera,

brave and belligerent blood,

valentona y pendenciera

brave and quarrelsome

como penca de nopal.

like a nopal cactus.


A las patas de un caballo,

At the hooves of a horse,

juego siempre mi dinero;

I always bet my money;

y si algunas veces fallo,

and if sometimes I fail,

me desquito en un albur.

I make up for it in a gamble.


Traigo siempre a flor de boca,

I always have on the tip of my tongue,

la tonada que mas quiero

the tune that I love the most

y pa' ver a quien le toca,

and to see who it suits,

y pa hecharla a su salud.

and to raise it to their health.

CORO: Sangre brava y colorada...

CORO: Brave and red-blooded blood...

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Lima, Perú July 4, 2025
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