Pobre Juan [English translation]

Juan launched himself north.

He was in search of a decent life.

Crossing Mexico through valleys and mountains

Juan traveled full of faith.

The story goes that Juan was getting married

to pregnant María.

But he didn't have a dime

nor a nail to give her.

But this Juan was determined

and he arrived at the border with all his sharpness

He contacted the top of the coyotes

and he told him his story.

Look I'm trying to get across the border now

to San Diego or Chicago.

Tell me what I have to do

What price do I pay you?

Juan never came back.

He stayed in the line.

Poor Juan.

Or maybe immigration killed him.

Or the desert buried him.

Poor Juan.

Juan showed the coyote a picture of María

with whom he was supposed to get married.

He promised her he'd come back

to build a whole new home.

But the coyote betrayed Juan

leaving him to oblivion.

They shot Juan three times.

Poor Juan.

He never came back.

No, oh

Juan never came back.

He stayed in the line.

Poor Juan.

Or maybe immigration killed him.

Or the desert buried him.

Poor Juan.

And María went in search of him

and she never found him.

He disappeared.

• Artist:Maná