Paroles et traduction Rojo Cordova & Cuarteto Latinoamericano - México 2000

México 2000

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2000 Méx
Sé que no tienes forma definida,
pero sé que estás entre el Río Bravo y el Usumacinta,
entre el Pacífico y el Golfo con todo y petróleo.
Sé que estás cubierta de oro y plata y basura y volovanes
y versadores de Rapantla,
trenzas, tranzas, trocas,
pocas becas que da el FONCA,
héroes piratas made in China, cholos, microbuseros, chimecos, guerrilleros,
garnachas, pasamontañas, ataris, baleros y crisantemos
sé que tienes...
azules, amarillos, verdes, rojos, similares,
joaquines, joseses, marías, juanes, López, Pérez, Martínez, Beltranes, Pemex,
Cemex, Jumex, tienes barbas, ruinas, ruines, ranas de cerámica bara bara bara bara,
ciruela, chabacano, melón y sandía que llueva, que llueva, mojados,
acarraeados, levantados, secuestrados, adinerados, proletarios, centenarios,
bicentenarios, pugilistas, beisbolistas, basketbolistas, mmmm
chicharitos, jitomates, cebollones,
nenepil, suadero, metro, llévelo-llévelo, llévelo-llévelo,
sus coralillos, su cascabel, su san Juditas, su san Charbel, su niño Fidencio
ferrocarrilero, carretera, baches, buche, nana, perejil,
universidades públicas, privadas, otomíes, kukulcanes, tucanes
garras leader, charras léder y...
guelaguetzas, me las prestas, chiles en nogada, mojarra,
Sor Juana, migrantes pre-escolares, sotoles, agaves y catedrales,
huicholes, tzotziles, muxes, machos, chichifos, gabachos, maras
moros, muros, cerros, perros, becerros, narros, marros,
gacharros, mmm, chafiretes, toloache, chipotle, tehuanas,
cacahuates, tamemes, capirotada, mixiotes, mixiote, mmm mmm mmm

Mexico 2000

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2000 Mex
I know that you don't have a definite form,
but I know that you are between the Rio Bravo and the Usumacinta,
between the Pacific and the Gulf with all the oil.
I know you are covered with gold and silver and trash and cream puffs
and storytellers from Papantla,
braids, scams, trucks,
few scholarships given by FONCA,
pirate heroes made in China, cholos, minibus drivers, hillbillies, guerrillas,
snacks, balaclavas, ataris, yo-yos and chrysanthemums
I know that you have...
blues, yellows, greens, reds, similars,
Joaquines, Joseses, Marias, Juans, Lopez, Perez, Martinez, Beltranes, Pemex,
Cemex, Jumex, you have beards, ruins, ruins, ceramic frogs, bara bara bara bara,
plum, apricot, melon and watermelon, come rain, come rain, wet,
illegal immigrants, brought in, kidnapped, kidnapped, wealthy, proletarians, centenarians,
bicentennials, boxers, baseball players, basketball players, mmmm
green peas, tomatoes, onions,
white tripe, cow's udder, metro, take it-take it, take it-take it,
your coral snakes, your rattlesnake, your San Judas, your San Charbel, your boy Fidencio
railroad worker, highway, potholes, stomach, lullaby, parsley,
public universities, private universities, Otomis, Kukulkanes, toucans
garras leader, charras leather and...
Guelaguetzas, lend them to me, chiles en nogada, mojarra,
Sor Juana, migrant preschoolers, sotoles, agaves and cathedrals,
Huichols, Tzotzils, muxes, machos, chichifos, gringos, gangs,
Moors, walls, hills, dogs, calves, narrow, crazy heads,
small boulders, mmm, taxi drivers, toloache, chipotle, Tehuanas,
peanuts, porters, bread pudding, tamales, tamales, mmm mmm mmm