Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Elotes by Kanales from Spanish to English.
Una lagrima no vasta pa expresarme
A tear is not enough to express myself
Y su brillo relució por que escapo
And its shine sparkled because it escaped
Me ayudaron a empacar una maleta
They helped me pack a suitcase
Mas no vieron que la muerte entre la ropa se escondió
But they didn't see that death hid among the clothes
De la puerta me lloraron mis hermanos
My brothers cried for me at the door
Y los niños despidieron a papa
And the kids said goodbye to dad
Cada lagrima que brota de sus ojos
Every tear that falls from their eyes
En mis hombros son cadena
On my shoulders are chains
Que cada vez pesan mas
That weigh heavier each time
Yo no hubiera recorrido este camino
I wouldn't have traveled this path
Por favor mi dios déjame regresar
Please my god let me go back
Ahora prefiero tener hambre en mi casa
Now I prefer to be hungry at home
Y sufrir junto a mis hijos
And suffer alongside my children
Esta sed me va a matar
This thirst is going to kill me
Da me fuerza pa poder dar otro paso
Give me strength to take another step
Lo que ya me comenzaron a fallar
What has already started to fail me
Mi piel se pego en la púa de alambres
My skin stuck to the barbed wire
Huyendo de una patrulla que me vino a corretear
Fleeing from a patrol that came to chase me
Esqueletos en la alfombra del desierto
Skeletons on the desert carpet
Porque nadie nunca lo vino a buscar
Because nobody ever came to look for it
Esas almas que recorren nunca han muerto
Those souls that wander have never died
Porque no se dieron cuenta que no pudieron llegar
Because they didn't realize they couldn't make it
Veo las luces de aquel lado americano
I see the lights on the American side
Con el ultimo resuello lo logre
With my last breath I made it
Parecía que dios me traía de la mano
It seemed like God was leading me by the hand
Parecía que había logrado aquel sueño que empece
It seemed like I had achieved that dream I started
Un ranchero que traía algo entre sus manos
A rancher carrying something in his hands
A pedirle un vaso de agua me acerque
I approached to ask for a glass of water
Mis hijos mi esposa mi ama y mis hermanos
My children, my wife, my mother, and my brothers
Me pasaron por la mente con los tiros que escuche
Passed through my mind with the shots I heard
Yo no hubiera recorrido este camino
I wouldn't have traveled this path
Por favor dios dame chance de volver
Please God give me a chance to return
Ya no duelen las heridas de mi cuerpo
The wounds on my body no longer hurt
Ya no siento ese cansancio, ya tampoco tengo sed
I no longer feel that fatigue, nor do I thirst
Ya no duelen las heridas de mi cuerpo
The wounds on my body no longer hurt
Ya no siento ese cansancio, ya tampoco tengo sed
I no longer feel that fatigue, nor do I thirst
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