Chulas fronteras

Beautiful Borders

Chulas fronteras

SPOKEN:HABLADO:
'Beautiful borders of the north how I miss them,'Chulas fronteras del norte como las extrano,
haven't seen them for a year.'no las diviso desde hace un ano.'

Walking aroundAndandome yo paseando
along the northern borderspor las fronteras del norte
Oh, what a beautiful thing.Ay que cosa mas hermosa.
From Tijuana to Ciudad JuarezDe Tijuana a Ciudad Juarez
from Ciudad Juarez to Laredode Ciudad Juarez Laredo
from Laredo to Matamorosde Laredo a Matamoros
Not forgetting ReynosaSin olvisar a Reynosa

A girl on the bridgeUna muchacha en el puente
white spring flowerblanca flor de primavera
she looked at me, she looked at meme miraba me miraba
I asked her to help meLe pedi me resolviera
if she liked mesi acaso yo le gustaba
but she wanted something elsepero ella queria otra cosa
I helped her crossLe ayudara en la pasada

SPOKEN:HABLADO:
Well, she saw me strong-armed,No pos me vio fuerte de brazo,
broad-backed,ancho de espalda,
well, I don't carry loads,pos no me cargo de bultos,
what a tricky woman,ah que vieja tan chivera,
and I making her headstrong,y yo haciendole testera,
when we reached the customsal llegar a la aduana
the guy with the cap says,me dice el de la cachucha
'what do you have there,''que llevas ahi,'
'just permitted things,''no pos pura cosa permitida,'
'lie, you have goods.''mentira, llevas generos.'
Oh, what a nuisance and embarrassment,Ah que sopor y que bochorno,
I started to sweat, race,empece a pasar aceite,raza,
sweated and sweated out of pure shame.sude y sude de pura verguenza.

Before I used to go to the other sideAntes iba al otro lado
hidden from peopleescondido de la gente
as I crossed as a wetback.pues pasaba de mojado.
Now I have my papersAhora tengo mis papeles
I'm already within the lawya estoy dentro de la ley
taking whiskey or tequilatomo whiskey o la tequila
Even in the middle of the highway.Hasta en medio del high way.

SPOKEN:HABLADO:
'Hey, you Mexican, you're a wetback.''Ey tu mecsicano, tu eres mojado.'
'Wait a moment, white guy, wait a moment,'Guara moment guero, guara moment,
I'm working here, I'm working in the fieldsI working here, I working in the piscas
in the sugar beet at 22 arrobasin the betabel a 22 arroces
I have papers, I have papers,I gara peipers, I gara peipers,
this is my picture,dis is mai picture,
with a little mustache but it's my picture.'un poco bigoton pero is mai picture.'
'Yes, but you're drinking.''Si pero tu estar tomando.'
'Because I have money,'Bicos I jev mony,
and with the money, the dog dances.and wit di mony dancing di dog.
With money, the dog dances, creature,Con dinero baila el perro criatura
don't leave, buddy, have a drink.'no te vayas dioquis echate un trago.'
'No, this tequila is too spicy, too hot.''No este tecaila mucho picoso mucho caliente.'
'Don't be a wimp, don't be a wimp,'Don't bi soflamer, don't be soflamer,
don't be a wimp and don't say tequilano seas soflamero y no digas tecaila
because have another one.'por que echate otro.'
'No, I'll be drunk again''No, otra vez serai'
'Okay, I'll wait for you, or you wait for me,'Bueno, I wait for yu, or yu wait for me,
better you, dude.'mejor yu guey.'

I tell my friendsYo les digo a mis amigos
when they go to the fieldscuando vayan a las piscas
not to be fooled.no se dejen enganar.
With the white guys, they make moneyCon los guero ganen lana
but they won't spend it.pero no la han de gastar.
Come to the borderVenganse pa la frontera
where you'll really enjoy.donde si van a gozar.