Somos más americanos [English translation]

They have shouted at me a thousand times I should go back to my country

Because there’s no room for me here

I want to remind the gringos: I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed to me

America was born free, but men divided it

They marked a line so that I jump it

And they can call me “invader”

And that’s a very frequent mistake

They took from us eight states

Who’s then the invader?

I’m a foreigner in my own land

And I didn’t come here to cause you trouble

I’m a hard-working man

And if history isn’t lying

The powerful nation settled here, in the glory

Among brave warriors,

Indians of two continents mixed with Spaniards

And if we take centuries into account

We are more American

We are more American than the children of the Anglo-Saxons

They got from us without money the waters of the Río Grande

And they took from us Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado

Also California and Nevada were taken away

Utah was not enough, so they took Wyoming as well

I’m the blood of the Indian

I’m Latin American, I’m mestizo

We are made of all colours

And of all trades

And if we take into account centuries

even if it hurts our neighbours

We are more American

Than all of the gringos

• Artist:Los Tigres del Norte
• Album:Uniendo Fronteras