Yo soy mexicano [English translation]

       "I am Mexican and my land is brave,

     There is no other land more beautiful and brave than

     My land" these are the words of a macho.

I am Mexican and I am very proud of it,

I was born despising life and death,

And if I throw threats, I also hold them.

My pride is to be a horseman, brave and stubborn,

Wearing my hat with silver embroidery,

And no one telling me that I'm a coward.

Trotting with my horse, ready for anything,

But above all, I'll be in love.

I am Mexican too troublemaker.

I am Mexican by my luck,

The life has wanted I will be recognized

By my courage everywhere

I am Mexican, I trust no one

and like Cuauhtemoc1 when I'm suffering,

I hold it up and I laugh better than being a coward.

I like to wear my hat to the side

and the pistol that have a grip peeled,

Smoking tobacco leaf chopped,

To bet in the roosters' fights, to know that I'm popular

But above all, I'll be in love.

I am Mexican too troublemaker.

1. It was the Mexica ruler of Tenochtitlan, making him the last Aztec Emperor.

• Artist:Jorge Negrete