La jaula de oro [English translation]

I'm established here

In the United States

Ten years have passed

Since I crossed as a wetback

With no proper documents

I'm still an illegal

I have my wife and children

Whom I brought when they were young

And they've already forgotten

My beloved Mexico

Which I can never forget

And cannot return to

What's money good for

If I live like a prisoner

In this great nation

When I'm reminded of this, I cry

Although this cage is made of gold

It's still a prison

Listen son,

Would you like to go back and live in Mexico?

"What are you talking about dad?

I don't want to go back to Mexico,

No way dad."

My kids don't speak to me

They've learned another language

And they've forgotten Spanish

They think like Americans

They deny that they're Mexicans

Though they have my skin color

From work to my house

I don't know what's going on with me

Although I'm the head of the household

I almost never go out

Because I'm afraid that they'll catch me

And deport me

What's money good for

If I live like a prisoner

In this great nation

When I'm reminded of this, I cry

Although this cage is made of gold

It's still a prison

• Artist:Los Tigres del Norte
• Album:La Jaula de Oro (1984)