Below, I translated the lyrics of the song 2/12/17 by Grupo Arriesgado from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
La tartera dijo el niño
The lunch box said the boy
Y se me alegró don chilo
And I was happy don chilo
Nací acá por el gabacho
I was born here because of the gabacho
Pero por mis venas hay sangre de rancho
But through my veins there is ranch blood
A petición de mi abuelo
At the request of my grandfather
Me llamo heriberto y aquí está mi mano
my name is heriberto and here is my hand
La infancia fue un poco dura,
Childhood was a bit hard
Andaba de arriba abajo
I was going up and down
Por la tierra del mariachi
Through the land of the mariachi
Un tiempo en sus calles por ahí nos paseamos
For a while in its streets we walked around
Después brincamos la barda
Then we jump over the fence
Pues no había dinero y aquí trabajamos
Well, there was no money and we worked here
Amarrando la varilla
tying the rod
Ganandome el peso y a la luz del día
Gaining the weight and in the light of day
Arreando todo el ganado
herding all the cattle
Ordeñando las vacas a todo le hacía
Milking the cows to everything he did
Todo marchaba muy bien
everything was going very well
Traíamos puro de a cien
We brought a hundred cigar
Amigos, tenía montones
Friends, I had lots
Mujeres y lujos carros y mansiones
Women and luxuries cars and mansions
Pero lo que es el destino
But what is fate
Si te juega chueco tiene sus razones
If he plays you crooked, he has his reasons
Dos doce del diecisiete
two twelve seventeen
Contento iba como siempre
I was happy as always
Fui a visitar a mis viejos
I went to visit my parents
También ese día me cambió la suerte
That day my luck changed too
Cuando te toca, te toca
When it's your turn, it's your turn
Golpes de la vida me hicieron más fuerte
Blows of life made me stronger
Pero seguimos contentos
But we're still happy
Me toca la banda y hasta amanecemos
I play the band and we even wake up
Miró bailar a los cuacos
He watched the cuckoos dance
Sentado en la silla y terciado mi cuerno
Sitting in the chair and cocking my horn
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