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Ixtepec lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

1994

Genre

Indie Pop

Length

3:21

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1. Juan, condenado a caminar

   Juan, condemned to walk

2. Con cara de tonto por Ixtepec va a pasar

   With a foolish face, he's going to pass through Ixtepec

3. Pues allá cerca 'e la costa un muerto él va a visitar

   For there near the coast, he's going to visit a dead man

4. Juan seis meses tardó en llegar

   Juan took six months to arrive

5. Con el paso que te lleva otros seis en regresar

   With the pace that carries you, another six to return

6. (Tu tutururururu tutururururu)

   (Tu tutururururu tutururururu)

7. Juan, ¿por qué Marta te embrujó?

   Juan, why did Marta put a spell on you?

8. La morena costeñita quería un amante español

   The dark-skinned coastal girl wanted a Spanish lover

9. Siento las pisadas ya por mis calles

   I can feel the footsteps already on my streets

10. Que no es por Marta, es por mí

    It's not for Marta, it's for me

11. Que él viaja, es mi reloj

    That he travels, it's my clock

12. Ven, al menos detente ya

    Come, at least stop now

13. Le dice la gente cuando muchos años van

    People tell him when many years go by

14. Ixtepec sabe que nunca, ni muerto podrá parar

    Ixtepec knows that never, not even dead, can he stop

15. Siento las pisadas ya por mis calles

    I feel the footsteps already on my streets

16. Que no es por Marta, es por mí

    It's not for Marta, it's for me

17. Que él viaja, es mi reloj

    That he travels, it's my clock

18. Siento las pisadas ya, otro año pasó Juan

    I feel the footsteps already, another year has passed Juan

19. Que no es el muerto, es así, la vida es un ciclo

    It's not the dead, it's just how it is, life is a cycle

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