El Hijo del Pueblo [English translation]

It is my pride to have been born

In a neighbourhood so humble

Far away from the noise

And fake society

I don't have the misfortune

of not being a village boy

I find myself among people

Who are not inauthentic

My destiny is very fair

I take it as it comes

Enduring sadness

Or hiding behind an illusion

I walk through life

Very happy with my poverty

Since I don't have money

I have a lot of heart

Descendant of Cuauhtémoc

Mexican by fortune

Unlucky in love

I'm a drunk and a troubadour

But how many millionaires

Would want to live my life

To sing to poverty

without feeling any pain

And this is why it is my pride and joy

To be from a neighbourhood so humble

Far away from the noise

And fake society

I compose my songs

So the village can sing them to me

And the day my village fails me

That day I will cry

• Artist:Vicente Fernández