Mexico Lindo y Querido – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Playing For Change
• Album: Songs For Humanity

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the profound love for Mexico through "Mexico Lindo y Querido" by Playing For Change. This rendition of a classic Mexican song connects you to the heart of Mexican culture, its rich history, and the universal emotion of patriotism and belonging. Learn about the shared human experience of loving one's homeland through this beautiful musical journey.

[English]

We travel to an incredible country

Of beautiful people

And places that take your breath away

To record 70 Mexicans from all walks of life, united through music

Voice of my guitar

When the morning awakens

Wants to sing its joy

To my Mexican land

I sing to your volcanoes

To your prairies and flowers

That are like talismans

Of the love of my loves

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

If I die far from you

Let them say that I am... asleep

And that they bring me here

Let them say that I am asleep

And that they bring me here

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

If I die far from you

Let them bury me in the Sierra

At the foot of the agave fields

And let this land cover me

That is the cradle of noble men

Voice of my guitar

When the morning awakens

Wants to sing its joy

To my Mexican land

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

...

If I die far from you

...

Let them say that I am asleep

...

And that they bring me here

...

Let them say that I am asleep

...

And that they bring me here

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

...

...

If I die far from you.

[Spanish]

Viajamos a un país increible

De gente hermosa

Y lugares que te dejan sin aliento

Para grabar a 70 mexicanos de todos los caminos de la vida, unidos a través de la musica

Voz de la guitarra mía

Al despertar la mañana

Quiere cantar su alegría

A mi tierra Mexicana

Yo le canto a tus volcanes

A tus praderas y flores

Que son como talismanes

Del amor de mis amores

México lindo y querido

Si muero lejos de ti

Que digan que estoy... dormido

Y que me traigan aqui

Que digan que estoy dormido

Y que me traigan aqui

México lindo y querido

Si muero lejos de ti

Que me entierren en la Sierra

Al pie de los Magueyales

Y que me cubra esta tierra

Que es cuna de hombres cabales

Voz de la guitarra mía

Al despertar la mañana

Quiere cantar su alegría

A mi tierra mexicana

México lindo y querido

Si muero lejos de ti

Que digan que estoy dormida

Y que me traigan aquí

Que digan que estoy dormida

Y que me traigan aquí

México lindo y querido

Si muero lejos de ti.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
país /paˈi.es/ A2	noun - country
gente /ˈxen.te/ A2	noun - people
lugares /luˈɣa.ɾes/ B1	noun - places
caminos /kaˈmi.nos/ B1	noun - roads, paths
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A2	noun - life
música /ˈmu.si.ka/ A2	noun - music
alegría /a.leˈɣɾi.a/ A2	noun - happiness, joy
tierra /ˈtje.ɾa/ A2	noun - land, earth
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
volcanes /bolˈka.nes/ B2	noun - volcanoes
flores /ˈfɾo.les/ A2	noun - flowers
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
querido /keˈɾi.ðo/ A2	adjective - dear, loved
dormido /dorˈmi.ðo/ B1	adjective - asleep
levantado /leˈβan.ta.ðo/ B2	adjective - raised, lifted

Key Grammar Structures

• Viajamos a un país increíble

  ➔ Simple past tense (preterite) to indicate completed actions.

  ➔ The verb "viajamos" (we traveled) is in the simple past tense, indicating a completed action.

• Que digan que estoy dormido

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express wishes or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The phrase "que digan" (let them say) uses the subjunctive to express a wish about what should happen.

• Que me entierren en la Sierra

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express a desire or wish.

  ➔ The phrase "que me entierren" (that they bury me) uses the subjunctive to express a wish about burial.

• A mi tierra Mexicana

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location.

  ➔ The phrase "a mi tierra" (to my land) indicates direction or location.

• Que son como talismanes

  ➔ Simile to compare two things.

  ➔ The phrase "son como talismanes" (are like talismans) uses a simile to draw a comparison.

• Al pie de los Magueyales

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location.

  ➔ The phrase "al pie de los Magueyales" (at the foot of the Maguey fields) indicates a specific location.

• A tus praderas y flores

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating possession.

  ➔ The phrase "a tus praderas y flores" (to your prairies and flowers) indicates possession or belonging.