El Quemazón (The Burn)

[TalkingDog]

http://fusion.net/story/285510/bernie-sanders-mexican-corrido-song/

Mexican corridos are folksy guitar, accordion and trumpet ballads that narrate the stories of larger-than-life characters, everyone from Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to drug lord Chapo Guzmán. Similarly, Sanders’ song celebrates the candidate’s rise from a young kid in Brooklyn to a man running for the nation’s highest office.

“He’s a man with a vision to better this country. Running for president, but the rich don’t want him. Bernie Sanders is his name. Now you’re going to feel his burn,” the song goes.

The corrido also highlights Sanders’ signature brand of politics. It says that since he was a child, “he started to notice that the rich were only getting richer,” and now many call him “Robin Hood.”

Translated lyrics:

He’s the man with a vision
to better this country.
Running for president
but the rich don’t want him.
Bernie Sanders is his name.
Now you're going to feel his burn.

New York is the state where he was born.
Brooklyn where he grew up.
As kid he started noticing
the rich getting richer
and the poor working longer hours.
Still many don't make enough to survive.

He's the son of Immigrants
who came in search of better lives.
Working to succeed
like we all do every day.
We come here with the same dream:
Provide our families a better chance at life.

The rich and the media don't like him
and they’re scared that he can win.
He wants college to be free
so our children can progress.
He believes health care is for all.
Not a business, but a human right.

Years ago, in Chicago, he was arrested
for protesting against segregation.
He doesn’t care about the color of your skin
to him we are all children of God.
Many call him Robin Hood
others call him The Bern.

Fighting for the rights of the people
even law enforcement could not stop him.
He'll keep battling until he becomes
president of this nation.
Bernie Sanders is his name.
This is his corrido The Bern!

[Land of Enchantment]

1. Excellent Post. Thanks for sharing. Muchas Gracias TalkingDog!