Poor Juan
Spanish → English translation for the song "pobre juan" by MANA lyrics
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Guest on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 16:39
Guest on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 16:39
Spanish
pobre juan
Juan se lanzó marchándose al norte
Iba en busca de un vida digna
Cruzando México por valles y por montes
Iba Juan lleno de fe
La historia es que Juan se iba a casar
Con María embarazada
Pero él no tenia ni un centavo
Ni un clavo que darle
Pero este Juan iba muy decidido
Y a la frontera él llegó con todo el filo
Se conectó con el mero mayor de los coyotes
Y la historia le contó
Mire usted que yo quiero cruzarme ya
A San Diego o Chicago
Dígame usted lo que hago
Qué precio le pago
Juan ya nunca regresó
En la línea se quedó
Pobre Juan
O la migra lo mató
O el desierto lo enterró
Pobre Juan, oh
Juan le enseñò al coyote una foto de María
Con la cual se casaría
Le prometió que él regresaría
Para formar todo un hogar
Pero el coyote a Juan lo traicionó
Dejandolo al olvido
De tres balas se tronaron a Juan
Pobre de Juan
No regresó
No, oh
Juan ya nunca regresó
En la linea se quedó
Pobre Juan
O la migra lo mató
O el desierto lo enterró
Pobre Juan
Y María lo fue a buscar
Y ella nunca lo encontró
Desapareció, oh
English
Poor Juan
John was launched marching north
Was looking for a decent life
Across Mexico by valleys and mountains
He was full of faith Juan
The story is that John was going to marry
With Maria pregnant
But he did not have a penny
Not a nail to give
But this Juan was very determined
And he came to the border with all the edge
He connected with the mere couple of coyotes
And the story told
Look, I want to cross and
A San Diego or Chicago
Tell me what I do
What price I pay
Juan never returned
In line remained
Poor Juan
Or killed migrates
Or the desert buried
Poor Juan, oh
Juan teaches the coyote a photo of Mary
With who would marry
He promised that he would return
To form a household
But Juan was betrayed coyote
Leaving it to oblivion
Three bullets thundered Juan
Poor Juan
He did not return
No, oh
Juan never returned
In line remained
Poor Juan
Or killed migrates
Or the desert buried
Poor Juan
And Mary went to look
And she never found
Disappeared, oh
wow, I was looking on this site for a better translation of this song than the one I did myself, but this one is much worse. Just a word of caution for those who are using this translation, thinking it is right.