Patria Y Sangre

Homeland and Blood

Patria Y Sangre

It was on that occasionFue en aquella ocasión
That Mexico showed kindnessQue México mostró bondad
Treating Yankee settlersTratando a colonos yankees
With good hospitalityCon buena hospitalidad

But ohPero uoh
They already had bad intentionsEllos ya traían una mala intención
To take over TexasApoderarse de Texas
That was their missionEsa era su misión

DespotismEl despotismo
CrueltyLa crueldad
ColonialismColonialismo
And ambitionY ambición
The perfect formula for the explosionLa fórmula perfecta para la detonación

Of an imminent warDe una inminente guerra
With an uncertain futureCon un futuro incierto
The Yankees imposed their manifest destinyLos yankees impusieron su destino manifiesto

Their greed was growingSu codicia aumentaba
Making multiple offersHaciendo múltiples ofertas
Pittance amountsCantidades miserables
That's more than an offenseEso es más que una ofensa
No deal was closedNingún trato se cerró
That really pissed them offEso sí les molestó
They responded with plansRespondieron con los planes
For their next invasionDe su próxima invasión
1846 on the banks of the Rio Grande1846 a las orillas del río Bravo
Anglo battalion was invadingBatallón anglosajón incursionaba
Without hesitationSin reparo

The Mexican troops shoutedLas tropas mexicanas gritaron
This is our landEs nuestra tierra
The Yankees declinedLos yankees declinaron
Get ready for warPrepárense pa' la guerra

We might lose the warTal vez perdamos la guerra
Even lose territoryHasta incluso territorio
The damage was severeLos daños eran muy graves
The damage was obviousLos daños eran notorios

They can steal our wealthPodrán robarnos la riqueza
And take much moreY robarnos mucho más
But what they can never take from usLo que nunca podrán quitarnos
Is our freedomSerá nuestra libertad
This is pure evilEsto es pura maldad
They don't want to see us succeedNo quieren vernos triunfar
Mexico extends a handMéxico les da la mano
And they want to take advantageY se quieren aprovechar

This is going to changeEsto va a cambiar
It won't happen againYa no vuelve a pasar
The eagle is waking upEl águila va despertando
And the blindfold will be removedY la venda se va a quitar

The battles beganIniciaron las batallas
Ships arrive in TabascoLlegan buques a Tabasco
They try to take the portIntentan tomar el puerto
But failSin lograrlo
It was a disasterFue un fracaso

Next, the following battleDespués, siguiente batalla
La Angostura was worseLa Angostura fue peor
Because Santa Anna marched northPues Santa Anna marchó al norte
Against Taylor, the victorContra Taylor vencedor

The homeland was dyingLa patria agonizaba
No longer seeing the lightYa no miraba la luz
Civilians, very patriotic defended VeracruzCiviles, muy patriotas defendieron Veracruz
The gringos took the portLos gringos toman el puerto
And bombed the cityY bombardean la ciudad
These were war crimesFueron crímenes de guerra
Committed with crueltyRealizados con crueldad

1847, defense in the capital18 47, defensa en la capital
Battles were fierceBatallas al rojo vivo
Everything was going very wrongTodo esto iba muy mal

St. Patrick's BattalionBatallón de san Patricio
We will remember youTe vamos a recordar
But this injusticePero esta injusticia
Will not go unpunishedAsí no se va a quedar

Defend ChapultepecDefiendan Chapultepec
The Yankees are coming for moreLos yankees vienen por más
Shouted the boy heroesGritaron los niños héroes
And the St. Blas battalionY el batallón de San Blas

Mexico lost the warMéxico perdió la guerra
It's written in the epicsEscrito está en las epopeyas

My sky was profanedMi cielo fue profanado
With stripes and starsCon francas y con estrellas

We might lose the warTal vez perdamos la guerra
Even lose territoryHasta incluso territorio
The damage was severeLos daños eran muy graves
The damage was obviousLos daños eran notorios

They can steal our wealthPodrán robarnos la riqueza
And take much moreY robarnos mucho más
But what they can never take from usLo que nunca podrán quitarnos
Is our freedomSerá nuestra libertad

This is pure evilEsto es pura maldad
They don't want to see us succeedNo quieren vernos triunfar
Mexico extends a handMéxico les da la mano
And they want to take advantageY se quieren aprovechar

This is going to changeEsto va a cambiar
It won't happen againYa no vuelve a pasar
The eagle is waking upEl águila va despertando
And the blindfold will be removedY la venda se va a quitar

We might lose the warTal vez perdamos la guerra
Even lose territoryHasta incluso territorio
The damage was severeLos daños eran muy graves
The damage was obviousLos daños eran notorios

They can steal our wealthPodrán robarnos la riqueza
And take much moreY robarnos mucho más
But what they can never take from usLo que nunca podrán quitarnos
Is our freedomSerá nuestra libertad

This is pure evilEsto es pura maldad
They don't want to see us succeedNo quieren vernos triunfar
Mexico extends a handMéxico les da la mano
And they want to take advantageY se quieren aprovechar

This is going to changeEsto va a cambiar
It won't happen againYa no vuelve a pasar
The eagle is waking upEl águila va despertando
And the blindfold will be removedY la venda se va a quitar

When Mexico sends its peopleWhen Mexico send his people
They're not sending their bestThey're not sending their best
They're bringing drugsThey're bringing drugs
They're bringing crimeThey're bringing crime
They're rapistsThey're rapists
And some, I assume, are good peopleAnd some, I assume are good people
But I speak to borderBut I speak to border-

Enough alreadyYa basta
Of so much humiliationDe tanta humillación

If throughout our historySi en toda nuestra historia
They have harmed my nationHan hecho daño a mi nación
Tell me who you areDíganme quién son ustedes
Who are the criminalsQuiénes son los criminales
If in the south of the borderSi en el sur de la frontera
They hunt us like animalsNos cazan como animales

AbnormalAnormales
Don't call us illegalNo nos llamen ilegales
The native tribes sendLas tribus nativas mandan
Warm regardsSaludos cordiales

They committed genocideCometieron genocidio
And their racism remainsY su racismo permanece

Besides, they tread on soilAdemás que pisan suelo
That doesn't belong to youQue a ustedes no pertenece

Despite the territoryA pesar del territorio
That you know was stolenQue tú sabes fue robado
You don't want Mexicans in your landNo quieres mexicanos en tu tierra
It's a disgraceEs un descaro

That doesn't give you the rightEso no te da lugar
To discriminate against my peopleA mi gente discriminar
No one is a foreigner at homeNadie es extranjero en casa
Even if you don't want to accept itAunque no quieres aceptar

You get outraged by drugsTe indignas de las drogas
But your factories flourishPero tus fábricas se afloran
From your weapons that you introduceDe tus armas que introduces
With death at all hoursCon muerte a todas horas
Not caring about the deathsNo importándote las muertes
Just to satisfy your interestsCon saciar tus intereses

You've stolen so many thingsHaz robado tantas cosas
That what you have you don't deserveQue lo que tienes no mereces

You invade other nationsInvaden otras naciones
Wage war on half the worldHacen guerra a medio mundo
That's why the world hates youPor eso el mundo los odia [?]
I confuse your moralsSu moral yo la confundo

They have mutilated my countryHan mutilado a mi país
I'm not lyingNo estoy mintiendo
This is clearEsto es rotundo
Gringos, admit it alreadyGringos, admítanlo ya
You've done deep damageHan hecho un daño muy profundo

This makes me angryEsto me da rabia
It makes me feel ashamedMe da pena ajena
Greed invades themLos invade la avaricia
And poisons the soulY el alma envenena
Whoever does wrongEl que obra mal
Already has their sentence readyYa tiene lista su condena

Your power is decliningTu potencia va en picada
Heading towards darknessRumbo a las tinieblas

They promote their freedomPromueven su libertad
From the fake capitolDesde el faking capitolio
But what a coincidencePero que casualidad
It's always where there's oilSiempre es donde hay petróleo

Porfirio Díaz already saidYa dijo Porfirio Díaz
That's why we're sinkingPor eso estamos hundidos
We're far from GodEstamos lejos de Dios
And close to the United StatesY cerca de Estados Unidos

My lyrics don't inspire hateMi letra no inspira el odio
I hope they don't misinterpretEspero no malinterpreten
But I think the time has comePero creo llegó la hora
For Mexico to be respectedDe que a México respeten

I speak for all HispanicsHablo por todos los hispanos
That my voice representsQue mi voz los representa
America is not a countryAmérica no es un país
America is a continentAmérica es un continente

And now whatY ahora qué
Are you going to build your wall, and whatPondrás tu muro, y qué
Is it going to serve as a shieldNos va a servir como escudo
It's going to be the other way aroundVa a ser al revés

You're trembling, yesEstás temblando, yes
Just as you see itAsí como lo ves
A devastating growthFulminante crecimiento
That's your worst stressEse es tu peor estrés

Be alert because this is already turning aroundPonte alerta porque esto ya se está dando la vuelta
You have hundreds of conflictsTienes cientos de conflictos
You consider yourself undefeatedTe consideras invicto
You've already lost more friendsYa perdiste más amigos
You increase enemiesIncrementas enemigos
Your empire is ending and you already realize itTu imperio se está acabando y tú ya te diste cuenta

You invade other nationsInvaden otras naciones
Wage war on half the worldHacen guerra a medio mundo
That's why the world cuts you offPor eso el mundo los corta
I confuse your moralsSu moral yo la confundo

They have mutilated my countryHan mutilado a mi país
I'm not lyingNo estoy mintiendo
This is clearEsto es rotundo
Gringos, admit it alreadyGringos, admítanlo ya
You've done deep damageHan hecho un daño muy profundo

This makes me angryEsto me da rabia
It makes me feel ashamedMe da pena ajena
Greed invades themLos invade la avaricia
And poisons the soulY el alma envenena
Whoever does wrongEl que obra mal
Already has their sentence readyYa tiene lista su condena

Your power is decliningTu potencia va en picada
Heading towards darknessRumbo a las tinieblas