Mexico Lindo y Querido

• Por: Playing For Change
• Álbum: Songs For Humanity

Letra:

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Viajamos a un país increible

We travel to an incredible country

De gente hermosa

Of beautiful people

Y lugares que te dejan sin aliento

And places that take your breath away

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

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

Voz de la guitarra mía

Voice of my guitar

Al despertar la mañana

When the morning awakens

Quiere cantar su alegría

Wants to sing its joy

A mi tierra Mexicana

To my Mexican land

Yo le canto a tus volcanes

I sing to your volcanoes

A tus praderas y flores

To your prairies and flowers

Que son como talismanes

That are like talismans

Del amor de mis amores

Of the love of my loves

México lindo y querido

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

Si muero lejos de ti

If I die far from you

Que digan que estoy... dormido

Let them say that I am... asleep

Y que me traigan aqui

And that they bring me here

Que digan que estoy dormido

Let them say that I am asleep

Y que me traigan aqui

And that they bring me here

México lindo y querido

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

Si muero lejos de ti

If I die far from you

Que me entierren en la Sierra

Let them bury me in the Sierra

Al pie de los Magueyales

At the foot of the agave fields

Y que me cubra esta tierra

And let this land cover me

Que es cuna de hombres cabales

That is the cradle of noble men

Voz de la guitarra mía

Voice of my guitar

Al despertar la mañana

When the morning awakens

Quiere cantar su alegría

Wants to sing its joy

A mi tierra mexicana

To my Mexican land

México lindo y querido

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

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...

Si muero lejos de ti

If I die far from you

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Que digan que estoy dormida

Let them say that I am asleep

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Y que me traigan aquí

And that they bring me here

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Que digan que estoy dormida

Let them say that I am asleep

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...

Y que me traigan aquí

And that they bring me here

México lindo y querido

Beautiful and beloved Mexico

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Si muero lejos de ti.

If I die far from you.

Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
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

Gramática:

• 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.