Tag: Mexico

“En El Muelle de San Blas” (On the Pier of San Blas) by Maná, English translation

“On the Pier of San Blas”
Album: Sueños Líquidos (Liquid Dreams), 1997
Genre: Latin rock, probably a classic song by now. It is the legend of the woman at the pier of a San Blas island, who stood on the pier and waited for her lover to return, always, and who fell in love with the sea while waiting.
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Ella despidió a su amor.
Él partió en un barco en el muelle de San Blas.
Él juró que volvería
Y, empapada en llanto, ella juró que esperaría.

She bid farewell to her lover.
He left on a boat from the pier of San Blas.
He swore he would return
And, puffed up with tears, she swore that she would wait.

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“Amanecí en Tus Brazos” (I Woke Up in Your Arms) by José Alfredo Jiménez, English translation

“I Woke Up in Your Arms”
Genre: Ranchera, love song about waking up in your lover’s arms and spending the full day and night in bed together. One of Jose Alfredo Jimenez’s 100 Mexican classic songs.
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Amanecí otra vez
Entre tus brazos
Y desperté llorando
De alegría.

I woke up again
In your arms
And I woke up crying
From joy.

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“Hasta La Piel” (Down to My Skin) by Carla Morrison, English translation+meaning

“Down To My Skin”
Album: Dejénme Llorar (Let Me Cry), 2012
Genre: Alternative rock, romantic and melancholy, emo. About intense love and the fear of losing it.
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)

Lyrics Translation:

No te quiero perder,
Que la distancia se devore nuestra miel,
Y perdamos la fe.

I don’t want to lose you,
For the distance to devour our honey,
And for us to lose faith.

No te quiero tener,
Y cuando menos piense,
Perderte otra vez,
Me duele hasta la piel.

I don’t want to have you,
And when I least expect it,
Lose you again,
It hurts me to down my skin.

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“Disfruto” (I Enjoy) by Carla Morrison, English translation + meaning

“I Enjoy”
Album: Dejénme Llorar (Let Me Cry), 2012
Genre: Alternative rock, folk pop, emo melancholy love song
Country: Mexico, USA (Arizona)

Lyrics Translation:

Me complace amarte.
Disfruto acariciarte
Y ponerte a dormir.
Es escalofriante,
Tenerte de frente,
Hacerte sonreír.

I pleases me to love you.
I enjoy caressing you
And putting you to sleep.
It is goosebump-inducing,
Having you in front of me,
Making you smile.

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“Amárrame” (Tie Me Up) by Mon Laferte ft. Juanes, English translation

“Tie Me Up”
Album: La Trenza (The Braid), 2017
Genre: Pop about the push and pull power play of a BDSM romance.
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Ay, quiéreme de a poco
Pero que no me dé cuenta y que nadie sepa.
Ven y cuídame
Pero que parezca que me estás haciendo daño.
Amárrame.

Ay, love me little by little
But make it so I don’t figure it out and no one knows.
Come and take care of me
But make it seem that you are harming me.
Tie me up.

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“El Gavilan Pollero” (Chicken Hawk) by Pedro Infante, English translation

“El Gavilán Pollero” (The Chicken Hawk) sung by Pedro Infante
Genre: Ranchera about a man who lost his favorite hen and is in the bargaining stage of grief. This is a popular Mexican oldie and the title of a film from the golden age of Mexican cinema [YouTube link to the full film].
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

[Knocking sounds]

¡Cantinero! ¡Cantinero!

Barman! Barman!

Infeliz gavilán,
Se llevo la polla más linda que tenia en mi gallinero.

Wretched chicken hawk,
He took the most lovely hen I had in my chickenhouse.

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“Que Se Sepa Nuestro Amor” (Let Our Love Be Known) by Mon Laferte & Alejandro Fernández, English translation

“Let Our Love Be Known”
Album: SEIS (SIX), 2021
Genre: Love song, mariachi serenade, romantic and public declaration of love.
Country: Chile, Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Desde que estoy a tu lado no sé concentrarme.
Pierdo noción de las horas, no sé a dónde voy.

Since I have been by your side, I cannot concentrate.
I lose track of time, don’t know where I’m going.

Cuando me ven mis amigos, suelen preguntarme,
Qué es lo que pasa conmigo, no saben quién soy.

When my friends see me, they often ask me,
What’s going on with me, they don’t know who I am.

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“Hermoso Cariño” (Beautiful Beloved) by Vicente Fernández, English translation

“Beautiful Beloved”
Album: Personalidad (Personality), 1992
Genre: Mariachi, regional Mexican, love song, romantic serenade
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Hermoso cariño,
Hermoso cariño
Que Dios me ha mandado
A ser destinado nomás para mí.

Beautiful beloved,
Beautiful beloved
That God has sent me
To be destined only for me.

Precioso regalo,
Precioso regalo
Del cielo ha llegado
Y que me ha colmado de dicha y amor.

Precious gift,
Precious gift
From heaven has arrived
And it fills me with bliss and love.

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“Para Siempre” (Forever) by Vicente Fernández, English translation

“Forever”
Album: Para Siempre (Forever), 2007
Genre: Romantic mariachi serenade to a lover after a rough relationship spot. Relationships take work, but their love is forever.
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Vale más, un buen amor
Que mil costales de oro.
Vale más, un buen amor
Por eso eres mi tesoro.

It’s worth more, a good love,
Than a thousand sacks of gold.
It’s worth more, a good love,
That’s why you are my treasure.

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“Un Millón de Primaveras” (A Million Springs) by Vicente Fernández, English translation

“A Million Springs”
Album: Para Siempre (Forever), 2007; Un Azteca en el Azteca (An Aztec in The Aztec), 2016
Genre: Regional Mexican from Jalisco, with cello, guitar, and accordion. Song about unrequited love and serenades.
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Te molesta si te hablo de mi amor,
Y me pides, por favor, olvide el tema,
Y que cambie la letra de mis canciones,
Y tu nombre, quite ya, de aquel poema.

It bothers you if I talk to you about my love,
And you ask me, please, to forget the topic,
And to change the lyrics of my songs,
And your name, to remove now, from that poem.

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“Si Nos Dejan” (If They Let Us) by José Alfredo Jiménez, English translation

“If They Let Us”
Genre: Ranchera, romantic song about leaving to a happy new beginning with your lover.
Country: Mexico

Lyrics Translation:

Si nos dejan,
Nos vamos a querer toda la vida.
Si nos dejan,
Nos vamos a vivir a un mundo nuevo.

If they let us,
We will love each other our whole lives.
If they let us,
We will go live in a new world.

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“Hierba Mala” (Bad Weed) by La Santa Cecilia, English translation

“Bad Weed” or “Bad Plant”
Album: Quiero Verte Feliz (I Want to See You Happy), 2021
Genre: Cumbia pop song about a bad person who lies and isn’t good to be around. The Marisoul has a great voice!
Country: USA (Los Angeles, CA)

Lyrics Translation:

No quiero escucharte ya.
No vale ni un peso,
Tus palabras que se van
Como hojas en el viento.

I do not want to listen to you anymore.
They aren’t worth even a dollar,
Your words that fly
Like leaves in the wind.

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