El Tapatio

The Tapatio

El Tapatio

They call me Tapatio, because I grew up in JaliscoMe dicen el Tapatio, porque yo me crié en Jalisco
Between meadows and rivers, in the heights and in the cliffsEntre praderas y rios, en los altos y en los briscos
From a blacksmith and a tequila maker, I have become a charroDe herrero y de tequilero, me he comvertido en un charro
Because I tame even calves and drink from the mouth of a jugPorque amanso hasta becerros y bebo a boca de jarro

They call me TapatioMe dicen el Tapatio
Because I grew up in JaliscoPorque yo me crie en Jalisco
Between roses and dew, kissing from beak to beakEntre rosas y el rocío, besando de pico en pico
They call me TapatioMe dicen el Tapatio

The same as mares or mules, I tame them by handLo mismo que yegua o mulas, las amanso por manganas
And I don't need help because I always feel like itY no necesito ayuda porque siempre traigo ganas
I might as well jump a goat and ride a bullLo mismo les brinco a un chivo y les jineteo a un toro
And whoever wants, I'll tell them and they'll see that I'm not running away from themY el que quiera se lo afirmo y veran que no les corro

They call me TapatioMe dicen el Tapatio
Because I grew up in JaliscoPorque yo me crie en Jalisco
Why don't they feel cold?Que porque no sienten frío
If I kiss them with a biteSi las beso con mordisco
They call me TapatioMe dicen el Tapatio

I bring you my serenades with violins and guitarsLes llevo mis serenatas con violines y guitarras
So that my flats sigh from behind their windowsPa que suspiren mis chatas desde atrás de sus ventanas
Those who do not sigh cry, others bite the excessLas que no suspiran lloran, otras muerden el reboso
But why should they torture themselves if their affectionate is here?Pero pa' que se torturan si aquí esta su cariñoso

They call me TapatioMe dicen el Tapatio
Because I grew up in JaliscoPorque yo me crie en Jalisco
Like the eagle with vigor, the snakes take to their beaksComo el aguila con brío, las serpientes me echo al pico
They call me TapatioMe dicen el Tapatio