Los Mal Portados

Los Tigres del Norte
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Los mal portados

The ill-behaved ones

nos dicen todos

everyone calls us

por que gozamos al vivir a nuestro modo

because we enjoy living our way

nos entregamos

we surrender

a los placeres

to pleasures

el canto el baile

singing, dancing

la parranda y las mujeres

partying, and women


Los mal portados

The ill-behaved ones

asi nos llaman

that's what they call us

y nuestra fiesta

and our party

es siete dias a la semana

is seven days a week

porque el futuro

because the future

siempre es incierto

is always uncertain

por eso amigos

that's why, friends

hay que vivir el momento

we must live in the moment


(Coro)

(Chorus)

pues nunca sabes

because you never know

si la mendiga huesuda

if the damned bony one

quiera hacer la travesura

wants to play the trick

de caerte por sorpresa

of catching you by surprise

por eso compas hay que olvidar la amargura

that's why, buddies, you have to forget bitterness

que en esta gran aventura

that in this great adventure

no se admiten las tristezas

we don't allow sorrows

pa ser feliz

to be happy

no necesitas de riquezas

you don't need riches


Los mal portados

The ill-behaved ones

nos han nombrado

have named us

porque nos criamos entre milpas y ganados

because we grew up among cornfields and herds

porque lo mismo

because, likewise

nos dan las vegas

the plains give us

que estar cantando

as much joy as singing

entre los pinos en la cierra

among the pine trees in the mountains


Los mal portados

The ill-behaved ones

a mucho orgullo

with much pride

en la vida

in life

cada quien tiene lo suyo

everyone has their own

y a nosotros

and to us

nos ha tocado

it has fallen

ser fuertes duros y ademas

to be strong, tough, and also

alivianados

easy-going


(Coro)

(Chorus)

pues nunca sabes

because you never know

si la mendiga huesuda

if the damned bony one

quiera hacer la travesura

wants to play the trick

de caerte por sorpresa

of catching you by surprise

por eso compas hay que olvidar la amargura

that's why, buddies, you have to forget bitterness

que en esta gran aventura

that in this great adventure

no se admiten las tristezas

we don't allow sorrows

pa ser feliz

to be happy

no necesitas de riquezas

you don't need riches

Moderated by Jorge Soto
Lima, Perú March 6, 2025
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