El Tarasco
Los Tigres del NorteLyrics
Translation
Primero me dieron alas
First, they gave me wings
Y ahora me quieren parar
And now they want to stop me
Yo no soy mono de alambre
I am not a wire monkey
K cuerda le pueden dar
What rope can they give me?
Yo no soy juan colorado
I am not Juan Colorado
Pero soy de michoacan.
But I am from Michoacan
Cuanto costara la sierra
How much will the sierra cost
De michoacan a colima
From Michoacan to Colima?
Yo traigo entre ceja y ceja
I have between eyebrow and eyebrow
El aguaje de aguilillas
The aguaje of aguilillas
Alli los gallos son finos
There the roosters are fine
Y las muchachas bonitas.
And the girls are beautiful
Ya no gasten en radares
Don't spend on radars anymore
Ni destrozando mis pistas
Not even destroying my tracks
Yo soy una ave nocturna
I am a nocturnal bird
K aterriza en cualquier milpa
That lands in any cornfield
Ademas el dia k caiga
Besides, the day I fall
Caeran muchos de alla arriba.
Many from up there will fall
Me sacaron de chirona
They took me out of Chirona
Porque asi les convenia
Because it was convenient for them
Ya les vino grande el saco
The sack became too big for them
Y me borran de la lista
And they erase me from the list
Al llegar a redwood city
Upon arriving in Redwood City
Yo les pago la visita.
I pay them a visit
Por unos dedos traidores
Because of some traitorous fingers
Tuve un fracaso en uruapan
I had a failure in Uruapan
Tambien mi linda borrada
Also, my pretty woman betrayed me
Me fallo alla por sahuayo
She failed me there in Sahuayo
Yo soy tarasco efectivo
I am an effective Tarasco
Pronto les dare su pago.
Soon I will give them their payment
Ya no gasten en radares
Don't spend on radars anymore
Ni destrozando mis pistas
Not even destroying my tracks
Yo soy una ave nocturna
I am a nocturnal bird
K aterriza en cualquier milpa
That lands in any cornfield
Ademas el dia k caiga
Besides, the day I fall
Caeran muchos de alla arriba.
Many from up there will fall