Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Contrabando En Juarez by La Zenda Norteña from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
no aprendieron en el paso después de
they did not learn in the step after
cruzar el mar
cross the sea
cargando un contrabando
carrying a contraband
me preguntaron mi nombre
they asked my name
y también mi procedencia yo decía
and also my origin I said
hoy no me de licencia me marcaron por el
today they did not give me leave they marked me for him
7 y una camisa rayada de los misioneros
7 and a striped missionary shirt
justo mi buena mañana
just my good morning
benito juárez querido desde aquí
dear benito juárez from here
son las mismas que había que pasar de
are the same ones that you had to pass from
más cierto compromiso
more certain commitment
y hay aún cuatro días después de que los
and there are still four days after the
hermanos niñas
brothers girls
son las once de la noche y oigo música
It's eleven at night and I hear music
en los padres y querida pero la calle de
in the parents and dear but the street of
juárez aunque el muro se ha de hacer
Juárez although the wall has to be built
y yo no carga las calles y el día 7 de
and I do not load the streets and on the 7th of
enero yo de pasear en sus playeras
January I go for a walk in their shoes
cuentas mi ojos azules no les puedo dar
count my blue eyes I can not give them
mi mano porque me dio tiempo y se llama
my hand because it gave me time and it's called
el gobierno americano
the american government
es bonito y río grado ya nadie podrá
it's beautiful and river grade no one will be able to
negarlo pero el contrabando persona
deny it but the smuggling person
cuando se cruza nadando
when he swims across
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