De Paisano a Paisano
Los Tigres del Norte
From Countryman to Countryman
Like the eagle in flight
like the beast in heat
defying borders
defending honor
I have spent my life exploring
other lands to give my
children a better tomorrow.
If death catches up to me in its crazy
race wrapped in my flag let them
take me there, let them sing the anthem of
my homeland for ten months or let me die twice
if they bury me here.
From countryman to countryman from brother
to brother for wanting to work, they
have waged war on us patrolling
borders they cannot tame.
From countryman to countryman from brother
to brother that man is crying,
how the homeland hurts when my race
cries international tears.
*From countryman to countryman before continuing
to sing I ask the boss, who
harvests the crops who works in
the cleaning hotels and restaurants and
who kills themselves working in construction
while the boss scolds weaving the
web in his luxurious mansion.
Many times they don't even pay us, why
does the wound come out like it does poisoned
they blame immigration on us if with my
song I could tear down the borders
so the world could live with
one flag in one nation*.
From countryman to countryman from brother
to brother for wanting to work, they
have waged war on us patrolling
borders they cannot tame.
From countryman to countryman from brother
to brother that man is crying,
how the homeland hurts when my race
cries international tears.
