Montevideo

I come from a place lost in the south
Among Galicians and Italians
I am a mestizo and singer
Who was cradled with the compadron tango

Mother milonga crying for her love
African drum father
And the double step of a steamboat
Inheritance from the people of Cadiz

My mixed-race heart
Beats in time with the truck
Daily fair and counter
Bohemian and prisoner

Made with a knife point
Made with troupe and bandoneon
Murga tango and milonga
Montevideo

I come from a place lost in the south
Among Galicians and Italians
I am a mestizo and singer
Who was cradled with the compadron tango

Mother milonga crying for her love
African drum father
And the double step of a steamboat
Inheritance from the people of Cadiz

My mixed-race heart
Beats in time with the truck
Daily fair and counter
Bohemian and prisoner

Made with a knife point
Made with troupe and bandoneon
Murga tango and milonga
Montevideo