Mare – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio
• Album: El Circo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant linguistic landscape of Mexico City's subcultures through 'Mare.' By listening to this song, you will encounter the rhythmic poetry of 'Rock Mestizo' and learn idiomatic expressions related to urban identity and ancestral roots.

[English]

Mare, Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare, girl.

It's been four months since I left Yucatán

and I came by bus to the city.

I came to visit some relatives

who live over here by Insurgentes.

So many pretty girls,

so much stupid violence.

So much noise and so many people,

I’d better head back to Yucatán.

I'm heading back to Yucatán.

I'm heading back to Yucatán.

Mare, Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare, girl.

One morning they invited me out for a walk.

I went to Chapultepec, the Latino Tower, and Coyoacán.

My relatives turned out to be very respectable

and that night I decided to go out and party.

So many lights on the street,

everything is a chaotic mess.

Honestly, I prefer the traditional dresses

and I’d better head back to Yucatán.

I'm heading back to Yucatán.

I'm heading back to Yucatán.

Bomba! (A traditional rhythmic interjection)

With this face from Lec and this figure from Pec,

I swear to you, beautiful Espe,

that I can make you mine.

Bomba!

Don’t go back to your house,

even if you don’t have a job.

There's no room for the people here,

over there, you’ll be horribly bored.

Bomba!

Bomba!

While passing by a cemetery,

I saw a skull

and after examining it, I said,

'You can't fool me,

this guy is dead!'

Mare, Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

I'm heading back to Yucatán,

Mare.

I'm heading back to Yucatán,

Mare.

Listen, beautiful girl, in this lovely land of the pheasant and the deer,

there is nothing more beautiful than you.

That is why I want you to use your holy hands

to make me an exquisite lime soup.

Mare, girl.

Mare failed.

[Spanish]

Mare, Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare niña.

Hace cuatro meses que salí de Yucatán

y me vine en camión a la ciudad.

Vine a visitar a unos parientes

que viven acá por Insurgentes.

Muchas niñas lindas,

Mucha tonta violencia.

Mucho ruido y mucha gente,

yo mejor me regreso a Yucatán.

Me regreso a Yucatán.

Me regreso a Yucatán.

Mare, Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare niña.

Una mañana me invitaron a pasear.

Fui a Chapultepec, La Latino y Coyoacán.

Mis parientes resultaron muy decentes

y esa noche decidí irme a reventar.

Mucha luz en la calle,

Todo es despapaye.

La verdad yo prefiero los huipiles

y mejor me regreso a Yucatán.

Me regreso a Yucatán.

Me regreso a Yucatán.

¡Bomba!

Con esta cara de Lec y esta figura de Pec,

te juro preciosa Espe,

que te puedo hacer Jesmec.

¡Bomba!

No regreses a tu casa,

aunque no tengas empleo.

Aquí no cabe la raza,

allá te aburres de a feo.

¡Bomba!

¡Bomba!

Al pasar por un panteón,

yo vi una calavera

y después de examinarla dije,

'A mí no me hacen tonto,

este es de muerto!'

Mare, Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Mare

Me regreso a Yucatán,

Mare.

Me regreso a Yucatán,

Mare.

Oye niña linda, en esta bella tierra del faisán y del venado,

no hay cosita más hermosa que tú.

Por eso quiero que con tus manos santas,

me hagas una exquisita sopa de lima.

Mare niña.

Mare se cebó.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mare ˈma.ɾe C1	noun - Yucatecan exclamation denoting surprise or admiration.
niña ˈni.ɲa A1	noun - Girl, or an affectionate term for a young woman.
meses ˈme.ses A1	noun - Months.
camión kaˈmjon A2	noun - Bus (in Mexico) or truck.
ciudad sjuˈdad A1	noun - City.
parientes paˈɾjen.tes B1	noun - Relatives, family members.
violencia bjoˈlen.sja B1	noun - Violence.
ruido ˈrwi.ðo A2	noun - Noise.
gente ˈxen.te A1	noun - People.
pasear pa.seˈaɾ A2	verb - To take a walk, to stroll, to go sightseeing.
decentes deˈsen.tes B1	adjective - Decent, respectable.
reventar re.βenˈtaɾ B2	verb - To party hard, to have a blast (colloquial).
despapaye des.paˈpa.ʝe C1	noun - Mess, chaos, uproar, party chaos (Mexican slang).
huipiles wiˈpi.les C2	noun - Traditional indigenous embroidered blouse or dress in Mexico.
calavera ka.laˈbe.ɾa B2	noun - Skull.
hermosa eɾˈmo.sa A1	adjective - Beautiful, lovely.