Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los 5 Pesos by Edgardo Nunez from Spanish to English.
Quihubole, mi gente
Quihubole, my people
Aquí estamos con un amigazo mío
Here we are with a friend of mine
Mi compa Adrián Chaparro
My friend Adrián Chaparro
Y vamos a cantar un corrido que en lo personal me gusta mucho
And we are going to sing a corrido that I personally like a lot
Y dice pariente
And it says relative
Y qué corridón mi compa Edgardo
And what a rush my friend Edgardo
Vamos a echarle haber como nos sale viejón
Let's give it a try as it turns out old
Y échele chingazo
And fuck him
Y arriba Sonora, viejo
And up Sonora, man
Nomás los recuerdos quedan de cuando era niño
Only the memories remain from when he was a child
De cuando mi madre me decía levántate, hijo
From when my mother told me get up, son
Hay que ir a la escuela
You have to go to school
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Me enojaba con ella
I got angry with her
Cinco pesos que me acompañaban, me sentía millonario
Five pesos that accompanied me, I felt like a millionaire
Caminábamos como diez cuadras, no teníamos carro
We walked about ten blocks, we didn't have a car
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Cómo le batallamos
How we fight
Era feliz y no lo sabía, tengo que platicarlo
He was happy and he didn't know it, I have to talk about it
Y en la mesa no faltaba nadie, qué bello escenario
And no one was missing at the table, what a beautiful setting
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ya pasaron los años
The years have passed
Qué bonito se siente acordarme
How nice it feels to remember
Le doy gracias a Dios por mis padres
I thank God for my parents
Gracias a ellos, no sufrimos hambre
Thanks to them, we do not suffer from hunger
A su modo, ellos supieron guiarme
In their own way, they knew how to guide me
Y por mi vida y todo lo que soy
And for my life and all that I am
Nunca podré pagarles
I can never pay them
Con sentimiento, compa Edgardo
With feeling, compa Edgardo
Que chulada, men
How cool, man
Y arriba Tucson, y Phoenix, Arizona compa Adrian
And up Tucson, and Phoenix, Arizona compa Adrian
Ay ay ay, si no que chequen el mapa viejo
Oh, oh, oh, if not, check the old map
Hoy las cosas cambiaron un poco, mi hijo ya va a la escuela
Today things changed a little, my son is already going to school
En su rostro recuerdo mi infancia, mi infancia tan bella
In his face I remember my childhood, my childhood so beautiful
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Cómo extraño mi tierra
How I miss my land
En mi mesa cambió el escenario, tengo una familia
At my table the scene changed, I have a family
Mis dos hijos y mi linda esposa, alegran mis días
My two children and my beautiful wife brighten my days
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Le agradezco al de arriba
I thank the one above
Qué bonito se siente acordarme
How nice it feels to remember
Sigo firme y viendo hacia adelante
I remain firm and looking forward
Por mis hijos tengo que buscarle
For my children I have to look for him
Para que nada pueda faltarles
So that nothing can be missing
Porque ser un hombre de familia
Why be a family man
Es mi logro más grande
It is my greatest achievement
Ahí quedó y salió por que salió viejo
He stayed there and left because he came out old
Vámonos a darle de una vez, ámonos
Let's go and hit it once and for all, let's go
Saludo pa' toda la gente que se identifica con este corrido
Greetings to all the people who identify with this corrido
Ay le va un abrazote pa' todos
Oh, a hug for everyone
Y el que falta viejo
And the one who is missing old
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