El México Que Se Nos Fue Lyrics in English Juan Gabriel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El México Que Se Nos Fue by Juan Gabriel from Spanish to English.
Como ha cambiado mi pueblo
How my town has changed
Mi pueblo ya no es el mismo
My town is no longer the same
De aquel pueblo tan hermoso
From that beautiful town
Al de hoy hay un abismo
Today there is an abyss
Ya no hay mujer con rebozos
There are no longer women with shawls
Ya no hay hombres campesinos
There are no more peasant men
Ya el cántaro no va al pozo
The jug no longer goes to the well
Lo rompió el industrialismo
Industrialism broke it
Ya se contamino el agua
The water has already been contaminated
De las acequias y ríos
Of the ditches and rivers
Ya se seco un ojo de agua
An eye of water has already dried up
Ya cerraron el molino
They already closed the mill
Ya la mujer no usa enaguas
The woman no longer wears petticoats
Ni el hombre calzón de indio
Not even the man with Indian pants
Ya la mujer no usa el habla
The woman no longer uses speech
Ni el hombre su civismo
Not even man his civility
Ya las casitas de adobe
Now the adobe houses
Están desapareciendo
They are disappearing
Hoy las construyen de bloque
Today they build them from blocks
Feas las están haciendo
They are making them ugly
La plata y el oro del pobre
The poor man's silver and gold
Caros se han ido poniendo
They have been getting expensive
Ya no hay monedas de cobre
There are no more copper coins
De níquel hoy vienen siendo
Nickel today they are
Ya no oigo tocar la banda
I can't hear the band play anymore
De los suárez y sus hijos
Of the Suarez family and their children
Que triste se ve la plaza
How sad the square looks
Los sábados y los domingos
Saturdays and Sundays
Ya hay otras clases de bandas
There are already other kinds of bands
Ya no hay kiosco ni estanquillos
There are no kiosks or stalls anymore
Ya la gente del campo se ha ido
The country people have already left
A emprender una nueva aventura
To embark on a new adventure
A los campos de estados unidos
To the fields of the United States
Con tristeza y quizás amargura
With sadness and perhaps bitterness
De saber que en su pueblo han perdido
To know that in their town they have lost
El ingenio el molino y cordura
Ingenuity, the mill and sanity
Pocos vuelven de allá y yo he venido
Few return from there and I have come
Y lo encuentro cambiado y no hay duda
And I find it changed and there is no doubt
De que ya no es aquel pueblo chiquito
That it is no longer that small town
Que inspiraba añoranza y ternura
That inspired longing and tenderness
Ya no es aquel pueblo bonito
It's no longer that pretty town
El comercio le trajo basura
The trade brought him garbage
Aquel tiempo se hablaba de ranchos
At that time they talked about ranches
De la milpa y la tabla de arroz
From the cornfield and the rice table
De la música, el baile y el canto
Of music, dancing and singing
Del padre de la madre y de dios
Of the father of the mother and of God
De la siembra y cosecha del campo
Of sowing and harvesting the field
De la casa el lugar y el amor
Of the house, the place and love
Ahora hablan de que hay terrorismo
Now they talk about terrorism
Del peso y su devaluación
Of the peso and its devaluation
Ahora hablan con tal pesimismo
Now they speak with such pessimism
De que hay viene otra revolución
What is another revolution coming from?
Ahora en vez de mirarse ellos
Now instead of looking at each other
Ahora miran la television
Now they watch television
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