Yo Nací Aquí

Yo nací en este país,

I was born in this country,

Que sabe a caña y algodón,

That tastes like sugarcane and cotton,

Que se ilumina mucho antes de que salga el sol

That lights up long before the sun rises.

Yo nací en este país,

I was born in this country,

De niños pobres de almidón,

With poor children in starch,

Endeudados con los mismos que se lo llevaron todo.

Indebted to the same ones who took everything away.

Un país lleno de historia,

A country full of history,

De hombre y mujeres de hormigón;

Of men and women of concrete;

Llenos de coraje y de ternura,

Full of courage and tenderness,

Llenos de pasión.

Full of passion.

Yo nací en este país que va

I was born in this country that goes

Con alegrías y dolor,

With joys and pain,

Con gente linda

With beautiful people

Y con canallas que nos roban la ilusión;

And with scoundrels who steal our illusion;

Que no le teme al porvenir,

That is not afraid of the future,

Que no se deja derrotar,

That does not let itself be defeated,

Que no me pide visa

That doesn't ask me for a visa

Y al que siempre quiero regresar.

And that I always want to return to.

Yo nací en este país,

I was born in this country,

Que a veces me echa para atrás,

That sometimes pushes me back,

A veces me resigno a veces me quiero escapar.

Sometimes I resign, sometimes I want to escape.

Pero yo nací aquí,

But I was born here,

Aquí aprendí a caminar,

Here I learned to walk,

Aquí te conocí, aquí me enamoré de ti.

Here I met you, here I fell in love with you.

Este país lleno de historia,

This country full of history,

De hombre y mujeres de hormigón;

Of men and women of concrete;

Llenos de coraje y de ternura...

Full of courage and tenderness...

Llenos de pasión.

Full of passion.

Yo nací en este país que va

I was born in this country that goes

Con alegrías y dolor,

With joys and pain,

Con gente linda

With beautiful people

Y con canallas que nos roban la ilusión;

And with scoundrels who steal our illusion;

Que no le teme al porvenir,

That is not afraid of the future,

Que no se deja derrotar,

That does not let itself be defeated,

Que no me pide visa

That doesn't ask me for a visa

Y al que siempre quiero regresar.

And that I always want to return to.

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Yo nací aquí

I was born here

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¡Yo nací aquí!

I was born here!