El Emigrante
Los Tigres del Norte
The Emigrant
I am an emigrant who suffers
Being so far away
From my parents and my homeland
Where they saw me grow
One day I crossed the border
Seeking success
Oh my God, how much I suffer
Who knows if I will return
Loneliness consumes me
Also time
Only with my thoughts
I return to where I was born
Far away in foreign lands
I live in torment
As if they had me
Imprisoned and I can't get out
I am an emigrant
How I miss my country
My children and siblings
My beloved mother
The love that cried for me
When she saw me leave
The emigrant
How he must suffer
And I wish to be the tree
That doesn't cross borders
That dies in its land
Supported by its roots
There are homelands that shelter you
If it suits them
And violate your rights
And your way of living
There are those who returned
From foreign soil
Many others
Who left only
To die
I am an emigrant
How I miss my country
My children and siblings
My beloved mother
The love that cried for me
When she saw me leave
The emigrant
How he must suffer
And I wish to be the tree
That doesn't cross borders
That dies in its land
Supported by its roots
