Mi Ciudad

My City

Mi Ciudad

My city is a chinampaMi ciudad es chinampa
In a hidden lakeEn un lago escondido
It's a mockingbird lookingEs cenzontle que busca
Where to nestEn donde hacer nido
A spinning top that deceives the sight when turningReguilete que engaña la vista al girar

Dance to the sound of tequila and its braveryBaila el son del tequila y de su valentía
It's a rider risking lifeEs jinete que arriesga la vida
In a canvas of party and colorEn un lienzo de fiesta y color

My city is the cradleMi ciudad es la cuna
Of a sleeping childDe un niño dormido
It's a forest of mirrorsEs un bosque de espejos
Guarding a castleQue cuida un castillo,
Monuments of glory watching over its altarMonumentos de gloria que vela su altar

It's a sun with plume and veined sarapeEs un sol con penacho y sarape veteado
That at night dresses as a charroQue en las noches se viste de charro
And starts singing to loveY se pone a cantarle al amor

In the afternoons with the rainPor las tardes con la lluvia
Its brown skin bathesSe baña su piel morena
And as the braids come undoneY al desatarse las trenzas
Its sad eyes closeSus ojos tristes se cierran

My city is the cradleMi ciudad es la cuna
Of a sleeping childDe un niño dormido
It's a forest of mirrorsEs un bosque de espejos
Guarding a castleQue cuida un castillo
Monument of glory watching over its altarMonumento de gloria que vela su altar

Dance to the sound of tequila and its braveryBaila al son del tequila y de su valentía
It's a rider risking lifeEs jinete que arriesga la vida
In a canvas of party and colorEn un lienzo de fiesta y color

It's a sun with plume and veined sarapeEs un sol con penacho y sarape veteado
That at night dresses as a charroQue en las noches se viste de charro
And starts singing to love.Y se pone a cantarle al amor.