Mexico Lindo Y Querido
Maria Jose Quintanilla
Beautiful and Beloved Mexico
Voice of my guitar,
upon waking in the morning,
I want to sing the joy
of my Mexican land.
I sing to its volcanoes,
to its meadows and flowers,
which are like talismans
of the love of my loves.
Beautiful and beloved Mexico,
if I die far from you,
let them say I am asleep
and bring me here.
Let them say I am asleep
and bring me here,
Beautiful and beloved Mexico,
if I die far from you.
Bury me in the mountains,
at the foot of the agave plants,
and let the earth cover me,
which is the cradle of honorable men.
Voice of my guitar,
upon waking in the morning,
I want to sing the joy
of my Mexican land.