Paroles et traduction Montez de Durango - Liborio Cano

Liborio Cano

Porque nací en California, dizque soy americano
Como mi piel es morena, igual la de mi hermano
Aquí y en el mundo entero, yo soy puro Mexicano

Del estado de Durango, un día salieron mis padres
A los Estados Unidos, burlaron a los federales
Y en los campos de cultivo, nací en los algodonales

En el estado de Texas, de asesino me acusaron
Yo mate en defensa propia, por defender a mi hermano
Las leyes americanas, prisionero me tomaron

De una prisión de San Diego, donde yo fui procesado
Un día me les escape, cuando iba a ser torturado
Y desde entonces mi vida, vale menos que un centavo

Liborio Cano

For I was born in California, they say I am an American
As my skin is brown, the same as my brother's
Here and in the whole world, I am pure Mexican

From the state of Durango, one day my parents left
To the United States, they outsmarted the federals
And in the cotton fields, I was born in the cotton fields

In the state of Texas, I was accused of being a murderer
I killed in self-defense, to defend my brother
American laws, took me prisoner

From a prison in San Diego, where I was processed
One day I escaped, when I was about to be tortured
And since then my life, is worth less than a penny