Hijo de Cortés

Son of Cortés

Hijo de Cortés

Don't call me a son of CortésNo me digas hijo de Cortés
Or of Aguirre or PizarroNi de Aguirre ni de Pizarro
We are distant relativesSomos parientes lejanos
Or in any case, as closely relatedO en todo caso, tan emparentados
As an ItalianComo un italiano
To Caligula or NeroCon Calígula o Nerón

Don't call me a son of CortésNo me digas hijo de Cortés
Don't confuse people and sovereignNi confundas pueblo y soberano
Just like a Chilean or a PeruvianIgual que un chileno o un peruano
Doesn't have to be a brotherNo tiene porqué ser hermano
Of Fujimori or PinochetDe Fujimori o Pinochet

Let's toast with beers and piscoBrindemos con chelas y pisco
Let's not make history a fraudNo hagamos de la historia un fraude
From Tierra del FuegoDe Tierra de Fuego
To Rio GrandeHasta Río Grande
To their health, to their healthA su salud, a su salud
To their health, to their healthA su salud, a su salud

Don't call me a son of CortésNo me digas hijo de Cortés
Or of Isabel "The Sow"Ni de Isabel “La Marrana”
I wasn't born in her bedYo no nací de su cama
Nor was I breastfed by La MalincheNi la Malinche me dió de mamar
I don't have to hideNi tengo porqué ocultar
That in this landQue en esta tierra
I have my homeTengo mi hogar

Don't call me a son of CortésNo me digas hijo de Cortés
Don't say any more curse wordsNo digas más palabrotas
That Moctezuma never avengedQue Moctezuma jamás se vengó
This sincere or idiotic brother of yoursDe este vuestro hermano sincero o idiota
Let's bury resentment once and for allEnterremos de una vez el rencor
As it is a very bad advisorQue es muy mal consejero

Let's toast with beers and piscoBrindemos con chelas y pisco
Let's not make history a fraudNo hagamos de la historia un fraude
From Tierra del FuegoDe Tierra de Fuego
To Rio GrandeHasta Río Grande
To their health, to their healthA su salud, a su salud
To their health, to their healthA su salud, a su salud