Corrido De Juanito

• By: Calibre 50
• Album: Best of Calibre 50

Lyrics:

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Casi 14 años sin ir a mi tierra a donde nací

Almost 14 years without going to my homeland where I was born

Ya todo ha cambiado, le ruego a mi Dios

Everything has changed, I pray to my God

No se olviden de mí

Don't forget about me

Se murió mi madre

My mother has passed away

Y dice mi padre que ya está muy viejo

And my father says he is very old now

Y no quiere venir

And he doesn't want to come

Y yo sin poder ir

And I can't go

Y yo sin poder ir

And I can't go

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Trabajé y trabajé, tengo muchos días

I worked and worked, I have many days

Que no miro el sol

That I haven't seen the sun

Mis hijos son grandes y no les entiendo

My children are grown and I don't understand them

No hablan español

They don't speak Spanish

No han sentido miedo

They haven't felt fear

Aquel que no ha visto una camioneta

Those who haven't seen a truck

De migración

From immigration

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O una deportación

Or a deportation

O una deportación

Or a deportation

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De botitas y sombrero

In boots and a hat

Me miran seguido por el freeway

They often see me on the freeway

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Jardinero o cocinero

Gardener or cook

Igual me la rifo, dirán "anyways"

I still take my chances, they'll say "anyways"

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Y aunque me miren pa' abajo

And even if they look down on me

La cara levanto empinándome un bote

I lift my face while leaning on a can

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Como quiera soy amigo y también mexicano

Either way, I am a friend and also Mexican

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Mexicano hasta el tope

Mexican to the core

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Y con mucho cariño

And with much love

De parte de Calibre 50

From Calibre 50

Corrido, pa' toda la raza

Corrido, for all the people

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La vida no es fácil y menos acá

Life is not easy, especially here

Lo que dicen no es cierto

What they say is not true

Nomás de acordarme las miles de cruces

Just remembering the thousands of crosses

Que vi en el desierto

That I saw in the desert

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Las noches son tristes

The nights are sad

Pensando y pensando en los que se quedaron

Thinking and thinking about those who stayed behind

Se me pasa el tiempo

Time passes me by

Y en ver a mi viejo

And in seeing my old man

Y en ver a mi viejo

And in seeing my old man

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Más que agradecido estoy con mi Dios

I am more than grateful to my God

Por lo que me ha dado

For what He has given me

Les mando un saludo a todos mis primos

I send a greeting to all my cousins

Mis tíos y hermanos

My uncles and brothers

Con los ojos tristes

With sad eyes

Y paso cansado, promete Juanito

And tired steps, Juanito promises

Que va a visitarlos

That he will visit them

Y poder abrazarlos

And be able to hug them

Y poder abrazarlos

And be able to hug them

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De botitas y sombrero

In boots and a hat

Me miran seguido por el freeway

They often see me on the freeway

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Jardinero o cocinero

Gardener or cook

Igual me la rifo, dirán "anyways"

I still take my chances, they'll say "anyways"

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Y aunque me miren pa' abajo

And even if they look down on me

La cara levanto empinándome un bote

I lift my face while leaning on a can

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Como quiera soy amigo y también mexicano

Either way, I am a friend and also Mexican

Mexicano hasta el tope

Mexican to the core

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
tierra /ˈtjera/ A2	noun - land, ground
nací /naˈsi/ A2	verb - I was born
cambiar /kambio/ B1	verb - to change, to alter
olviden /olβiˈðen/ B2	verb - to forget
murió /muˈɾio/ A2	verb - died
viejo /ˈbje.xo/ A2	adjective - old
trabajé /tɾabaˈxe/ A1	verb - worked
amigos /aˈmi.ɣos/ A1	noun - friends
movil /moˈβil/ A2	noun - cell phone, mobile adjective - mobile, movable
carro /ˈka.ɾo/ A2	noun - car
cocina /koˈtʃi.na/ A2	noun - kitchen
viajar /bjaˈxaɾ/ B1	verb - to travel
vida /ˈβi.ðað/ A1	noun - life

Grammar:

• Casi 14 años sin ir a mi tierra a donde nací

  ➔ Use of 'sin' to express absence or lack of action.

  ➔ The phrase "Casi 14 años" indicates a duration of time, while "sin ir" shows the lack of action.

• Mis hijos son grandes y no les entiendo

  ➔ Use of 'no' for negation.

  ➔ The word "no" negates the verb "entiendo", indicating that the speaker does not understand.

• La vida no es fácil y menos acá

  ➔ Use of 'menos' to indicate a comparative degree.

  ➔ The phrase "y menos acá" emphasizes that life is even less easy in this specific place.

• Las noches son tristes pensando y pensando en los que se quedaron

  ➔ Use of gerund 'pensando' to indicate ongoing action.

  ➔ The repetition of "pensando" emphasizes the continuous nature of the speaker's thoughts.

• Y poder abrazarlos

  ➔ Use of infinitive 'poder' to express intention.

  ➔ The infinitive form indicates the speaker's desire to perform the action of hugging.

• Como quiera soy amigo y también mexicano

  ➔ Use of 'como quiera' to express a condition or concession.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that regardless of circumstances, the speaker identifies as a friend and a Mexican.