Hijo de Cortés English translation

Don't call me son of Cortes
No me digas hijo de cortés
Neither of Aguirre nor of Pizarro,
ni de aguirre ni de pizarro
We are not distant relatives
no somos parientes lejanos
Or, in any case, as related
o en todo caso, tan emparentados
As an Italian would be
como un italiano
To Caligula or Nero
con calígula o nerón

Don't call me son of Cortes
No me digas hijo de cortés
Nor confuse people with sovereign
ni confundas pueblo y soberano
The same way that a Chilean or a Peruvian
igual que un chileno o un peruano
Has no reason for being a brother
no tiene porqué ser hermano
Of Fujimori or Pinochet.
de fujimori o pinochet

Let's toast with chelas and pisco
Brindemos con chelas y pisco
Let's not make from history a fraud
no hagamos de la historia un fraude
From Tierra de Fuego
de tierra de fuego
All the way to Río Grande;
hasta río grande
To your health
a su salud
To your health
a su salud
To your health
a su salud
To your health
a su salud

Don't call me son of Cortes
No me digas hijo de cortés
Nor of Isabel "La Marrana,"
ni de isabel "la marrana"
I was not born from her bed
yo no nací de su cama
La Malinche didn't breastfeed me either
ni la malinche me dió de mamar
And I don't have a reason to hide
ni tengo porqué ocultar
That in this land
que en esta tierra
I have my home
tengo mi hogar

Don't call me son of Cortes
No me digas hijo de cortés
Don't say any more swear words
no digas más palabrotas
Because Moctezuma never took revenge
que moctezuma jamás se vengó
Of this, your sincere and idiot brother
de este vuestro hermano sincero o idiota
Let's burry the resentment once and for all
enterremos de una vez el rencor
Because it's a very bad counselor
que es muy mal consejero

Let's toast with chelas and pisco
Brindemos con chelas y pisco
Let's not make from history a fraud
no hagamos de la historia un fraude
From Tierra de Fuego
de tierra de fuego
All the way to Río Grande;
hasta río grande
To your health
a su salud
To your health
a su salud
To your health
a su salud
To your health
a su salud