El Ilegal

No me despedi de mis amigos,
A mi amor y a mis padres dije adios,
A solas llore no habia testigos
Y mi pena la supo solo Dios.
Y mi pena la supo solo Dios.

Al norte llegue sin un centavo
Con dolor me aleje de mi pais
Hay, si hablara el rio bravo
Que cruze en una vieja raiz
Que cruze en una vieja raiz.

Valle de Texas, Westland, San Antionio
Houston, Dallas van en mi cancion,
Texas, es Texas muy grande en extension,
Pero cabe aqui en mi corazon

Y no me despedi de los muchachos,
pero ya les mande una postal,
dice: “hola bola de borrachos”, ya en serio,
los extrana su amigo el ilegal
los extrana su amigo el ilegal

Que hermosa es la union america
Illinois, California y Tennessi
pero alla en mi tierra mexicana
un pedacito de cielo, es para mi
un pedacito de cielo, es para mi

Adios Laredo, Westland y San Antonio
Houston, Dallas van en mi cancion
Adios el Paso, ya llegue al Chamizal

Regreso su amigo el ilegal
Ya se va su amigo el ilegal
Regreso su amigo el ilegal
ya se va du amigo el ilegal

Translated Version

The Illegal

I didn't get lost in my friends,
To my love and to my parents I said goodbye,
Alone cry there were no witnesses
And my sorrow was known only by God.
And my sorrow was known only by God.

To the north I arrive without a penny
With pain I walk away from my country
There, if the brave river spoke
To cross an old root
Let him cross an old root.

Valle de Texas, Westland, San Antionio
Houston, Dallas go on my song,
Texas, it's very big Texas in extension,
But it fits here in my heart

And I didn't get off the boys,
But I've already sent you a postcard,
says, "hello drunken ball, " already seriously,
they are missed by his friend the illegal
they are missed by his friend the illegal

How beautiful is the Union America
Illinois
but there in my Mexican land
a little piece of heaven, it's for me
a little piece of heaven, it's for me

Goodbye Laredo, Westland and San Antonio
Houston, Dallas go on my song
Bye-bye el Paso, get to Chamizal

I'll return your friend the illegal
His friend the illegal is leaving.
His friend the illegal returned
already leaves du friend the illegal