El Hijo Del Pueblo Lyrics in English José Alfredo Jiménez , Valentín Elizalde, Julio Preciado, El Coyote Y Su Banda Tierra Santa
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Hijo Del Pueblo by José Alfredo Jiménez from Spanish to English.
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Es mi orgullo haber nacido en el barrio más humilde
It is my pride to have been born in the humblest neighborhood
Alejado del bullicio de la falsa sociedad
Away from the bustle of false society
Yo no tuve la desgracia de no ser hijo del pueblo
I did not have the misfortune of not being a son of the people
Yo me cuento entre la gente que no tiene falsedad
I count myself among the people who have no falsehood
Mi destino es muy parejo, yo lo quiero como venga
My destiny is very even, I want it as it comes
Soportando una tristeza o detrás de una ilusión
Enduring a sadness or behind an illusion
Voy camino de la vida, muy feliz con mi pobreza
I am on the path of life, very happy with my poverty
Como no tengo dinero, tengo mucho corazón
Since I don't have money, I have a lot of heart
Descendiente de Cuauhtémoc
descendant of Cuauhtémoc
Mexicano por fortuna
fortunately mexican
Desdichado en los amores, soy borracho y trovador
Unhappy in love, I am a drunk and a troubadour
Pero cuántos millonarios quisieran vivir mi vida
But how many millionaires would like to live my life
Pa' cantarle a la pobreza sin sentir ningún dolor
To sing to poverty without feeling any pain
Es por eso que es mi orgullo ser del barrio más humilde
That is why it is my pride to be from the humblest neighborhood
Alejado del bullicio de la falsa sociedad
Away from the bustle of false society
Yo compongo mis canciones pa'
I compose my songs for
Que el pueblo me las cante
Let the people sing them to me
Y el día que el pueblo me falle, ese día voy a llorar
And the day the people fail me, that day I will cry
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