Mi Ciudad

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Mi ciudad es chinampa

My city is a chinampa

En un lago escondido,

In a hidden lake,

Es cenzontle que busca

It's a mockingbird searching

En donde hacer nido,

Where to build its nest,

Rehilete que engaña la vista al girar.

A pinwheel that deceives the eyes as it spins.


Baila al son

Dances to the tune

Del tequila y de su valentía

Of tequila and its bravery,

Es jinete que arriesga la vida

A rider risking life

En un lienzo de fiesta y color.

In a canvas of celebration and color.


Mi ciudad es la cuna

My city is the cradle

De un niño dormido,

Of a sleeping child,

En un bosque de espejos

In a forest of mirrors

Que cuida un castillo,

Guarding a castle,

Monumentos de gloria que velan su andar.

Monuments of glory watching over its path.


Es un sol

It's a sun

Con penacho y sarape veteado,

With plume and variegated sarape,

Que en las noches se viste de charro

That at night dresses as a charro,

Y se pone a cantarle al amor.

And starts singing to love.


Por las tardes con la lluvia

In the evenings with the rain,

Se baña su piel morena

Its brown skin bathes,

Y al desatarse las trenzas

And as the braids come undone,

Sus ojos tristes se cierran.

Its sad eyes close.


Mi ciudad es la cuna....

My city is the cradle...

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Caracas, Venezuela June 13, 2025
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