Despedida Con Mariachi – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Las Jilguerillas

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Despedida con mariachi

Farewell with mariachi

Así lo pidió mi madre

This is what my mother asked for

Con gusto entrego al eterno

With pleasure, I hand over to the eternal

La vida que quiso darle

The life she wanted to give

Decía mi madre sonriendo

My mother said with a smile

Mi misión ya está cumplida

My mission is already fulfilled

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Ya el tiempo acorta mis pasos

Time is shortening my steps

Para qué quiero más vida

What more life do I want?

Quiero a los míos reunidos

I want my loved ones gathered

Que me den mi despedida

To give me my farewell

Que me recuerden alegre

Let them remember me joyfully

Como fui yo en esta vida

As I was in this life

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Mi madre pidió mariachi

My mother asked for mariachi

Con todo conocimiento

With all knowledge

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Viví feliz en la tierra

I lived happily on earth

Y morirme no lo siento

And I don't feel sad about dying

Yo no quiero que me lloren

I don't want them to cry for me

Vivan sus vidas en calma

Live your lives in peace

El luto se lleva adentro

The mourning is carried inside

Y se sepulta en el alma

And is buried in the soul

Ahí les dejo mis recuerdos

There I leave you my memories

La ley de Dios es grandeza

The law of God is greatness

Aprendí algo aquí en la tierra

I learned something here on earth

Mis hijos fue mi riqueza

My children were my wealth

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
despedida /despeˈðiða/ B1	noun - goodbye, farewell
mariachi /maˈɾia.tʃi/ A2	noun - a Mexican folk music group
entrego /enˈtɾe.ɣo/ B1	verb - to deliver, to give
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A2	noun - life
quiso /ˈki.so/ B1	verb - wanted, he/she/it wanted
darse /ˈdaɾ.se/ B1	verb - to give oneself, to turn oneself
sonriendo /sonˈɾjen.do/ A2	verb - smiling
cumplida /kum.pliˈða/ B2	adjective - fulfilled, accomplished
acerca /aˈθeɾ.ka/ A2	adverb - about, concerning
reunidos /re.uˈni.ðos/ B2	adjective - gathered, reunited
alegre /aˈle.ɣɾe/ A2	adjective - happy, joyful
rica /ˈri.ka/ A2	noun - wealth, riches
ley /lei/ A2	noun - law

Key Grammar Structures

• Despedida con mariachi

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Despedida con mariachi" serves as a noun phrase indicating the subject of the song.

• Así lo pidió mi madre

  ➔ Past tense

  ➔ The use of the past tense "pidió" indicates an action that has already occurred.

• Quiero a los míos reunidos

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase "Quiero a los míos reunidos" uses the subjunctive mood to express a desire.

• La vida que quiso darle

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ The phrase "que quiso darle" is a relative clause that provides more information about "la vida."

• El luto se lleva adentro

  ➔ Reflexive verb

  ➔ The phrase "se lleva" uses a reflexive verb to indicate that the subject performs the action on itself.

• Mis hijos fue mi riqueza

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The phrase "Mis hijos fue" demonstrates subject-verb agreement, where the subject "hijos" is plural and should use "fueron" instead of "fue."

• La ley de Dios es grandeza

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ The phrase "La ley de Dios es" uses the simple present tense to state a fact.