Lyrics and translation Joan Sebastian - El Ilegal

El Ilegal

No me despedí de mis amigos
A mi amor y a mis padres dije adiós
A solas lloré, no había testigos
Y mi pena la supo solo Dios
Y mi pena la supo solo Dios

Al norte llegué sin un centavo
Con dolor me alejé de mi país
Ay, si hablara el Río Bravo
Que crucé en una vieja raíz
Que crucé en una vieja raíz

Valle de Texas, Weslaco y San Anton
Houston, Dallas, van en mi canción
Texas, es Texas muy grande en extensión
Pero cabe aquí en mi corazón

Y no me despedí de los muchachos
Pero ya les mandé una postal
Dice: 'Hola, bola de borrachos', ya en serio
Los extraña su amigo, el ilegal
Los extraña su amigo, el ilegal

Qué hermosa es la Unión Americana
Illinois, California y Tennessee
Pero allá en mi tierra mexicana
Un pedacito de cielo, es para mí
Un pedacito de cielo, es para mí

Adiós, Laredo, Weslaco y San Anton
Houston, Dallas van en mi canción
Adiós el Paso, ya llegué al Chamizal

Regresó su amigo, el ilegal
Ya se va su amigo, el ilegal
Regresó su amigo, el ilegal
Ya se va su amigo, el ilegal

The Illegal

I didn't say goodbye to my friends,
To my love and my parents, I said a final farewell.
I cried alone, there were no witnesses,
And only God knew my pain.
And only God knew my pain.

I arrived in the north without a penny,
In pain, I left my country behind.
Oh, if only the Rio Bravo could speak,
That I crossed on an old tree root.
That I crossed on an old tree root.

Valley of Texas, Weslaco and San Anton,
Houston, Dallas, are in my song.
Texas is very large in size,
But it fits here in my heart.

And I didn't say goodbye to the boys,
But I already sent them a postcard.
It says: 'Hey, bunch of drunks,' seriously though,
You're missed by your friend, the illegal.
You're missed by your friend, the illegal.

How beautiful is the American Union,
Illinois, California and Tennessee.
But there in my Mexican homeland,
A little piece of heaven is for me.
A little piece of heaven is for me.

Goodbye, Laredo, Weslaco and San Anton,
Houston, Dallas are in my song.
Goodbye El Paso, I've already reached Chamizal.

Your friend, the illegal, has returned.
Your friend, the illegal, is leaving.
Your friend, the illegal, has returned.
Your friend, the illegal, is leaving.