El Principio

One day while walking in the countryside, I met the Eternal
He told me that those who don't sing and dance will go to hell
As I can see deeply, I usually see reality
I see this world spinning and humanity very sad

They suffer, ask, and cry because they are lost
They don't know where they come from, who they are, and where they are going
Marmolejo, Vargas, and Villa told the good GOD
Let's create a mariachi from which more than two will emerge

I don't want to see them sad, I want to see them happy
I don't want to see them suffering, I want to see them content
I don't want them to ask me because I have given them everything
I want them to sing and dance because that's how I am by their side

Asking is not good, giving is
I want everyone who believes in me to sing and dance
Music comes from heaven and the song comes from man
Joy is born from the ground and mariachi is its name

Music is so divine that it heals the sick
People, when they are healthy, sing and dance more when they love
Everything in life is due to cause and effect
Look at nature, it has no defects
It's the same in every man, in every being in this world
Never suffer, never cry, life is a second

Look at how beautiful Mexico is, Mexico is charming
And it's all because of its artists, its mariachi, and its folklore
Always make peace by singing and dancing, not by making war
Because by singing and dancing, I made the earth spin
Fighting is not good, loving is
Music unites peoples and peoples unite with me
Not everyone is lucky to be born and live
Everyone who sings and dances will not go to hell

Why do they fight so much in so many wars
In the end, the earth will remain with everything
I'll tell you a riddle, let's see who can divine it
And whoever guesses it, the MARIACHI will fascinate

What does Mariachi mean, who can tell me?
It means a day of celebration in the Otomí language

Music comes from heaven, the song comes from man
Joy is born from the ground and Mariachi is its name