Half Breed

Mestiza

Half Breed

Mi padre se casó con una pura cherokeeMy father married a pure Cherokee
La gente de mi madre se avergonzaba de míMy mother's people were ashamed of me
Los indios decían que era blanca por leyThe Indians said that I was white by law
El hombre blanco siempre me llamaba indiaThe white man always called me Indian Squaw

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuchéHalf-breed, that's all I ever heard
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabraHalf-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieronHalf-breed, she's no good, they warned
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nacíBoth sides were against me since the day I was born

Nunca nos quedamos, íbamos de pueblo en puebloWe never settled, went from town to town
Cuando no eres bienvenido, no te quedasWhen you're not welcome you don't hang around
Los otros niños siempre se reían de míThe other children always laughed at me
Dale una pluma, es una cherokeeGive her a feather, she's a Cherokee

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuchéHalf-breed, that's all I ever heard
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabraHalf-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieronHalf-breed, she's no good, they warned
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nacíBoth sides were against me since the day I was born

No nos aceptaron y me sentí avergonzadaWe weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
A los diecinueve, los dejé, ¿quién tiene la culpa?Nineteen, I left them, tell me who's to blame?
Mi vida desde entonces ha sido de hombre a hombreMy life since then has been from man to man
Pero no puedo escapar de lo que soyBut I can't run away from what I am

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuchéHalf-breed, that's all I ever heard
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabraHalf-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieronHalf-breed, she's no good, they warned
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nacíBoth sides were against me since the day I was born

Mestiza, eso es todo lo que escuchéHalf-breed, that's all I ever heard
Mestiza, así aprendí a odiar la palabraHalf-breed, how I learned to hate the word
Mestiza, no sirve, me advirtieronHalf-breed, she's no good, they warned
Ambos lados estaban en mi contra desde el día en que nacíBoth sides were against me since the day I was born