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The New Mexico Bilingual State Song

New Mexico -- Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico

words and music by Pablo Mares

    I'm singing a song of my homeland 
    Most wonderful place that I've seen. 
    My song cannot fully describe it 
    I call it land of my dreams. 
    New Mexico,
    Land of the sun 
    Where yucca blooms 
    The sunset sighs. 
    New Mexico, 
    Your starry nights, 
    Your music sweet as daylight dies. 
    My heart returns 
    It ever yearns 
    To hear the desert breezes blow, 
    Your snow, your rain, your rainbows' blend, 
    I'm proud of my New Mexico. 
    
   TRANSLATION:
    Yo canto de un pais lindo
    Mas bello no he visto yo, 
    Mi cancion no puede decirlo, 
    Como mi corazon. 
    Nuevo Mexico, 
    Pais del sol 
    Palmillas floreciendo alli. 
    Nuevo Mexico, 
    Tus noches lindas 
    Traen recuerdos para mi. 
    Mi corazon 
    Llora por ti me dice a mi 
    Te quiero yo. 
    Tus sierras y tus valles 
    Son mi lindo Nuevo Mexico.

Adoption of the State Bilingual Song

The song, "New Mexico -- Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico", words and music by Pablo Mares, was adopted as the official bilingual song of New Mexico in 1995.

New Mexico Statutes

The following information is excerpted from the New Mexico Statutes, Title 12, Article 3, Section 12-3-12. The words are included within the statute.

CHAPTER 12. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC AFFAIRS MATTERS
ARTICLE 3. STATE SEAL, SONG AND SYMBOLS
SECTION 12-3-12. STATE BILINGUAL SONG

12-3-12. State bilingual song. A. The words and music of "New Mexico -- Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico", written by Pablo Mares, are declared to be the state bilingual song. The words are:

    I'm singing a song of my homeland 
    Most wonderful place that I've seen. 
    My song cannot fully describe it 
    I call it land of my dreams. 
    New Mexico,
    Land of the sun 
    Where yucca blooms 
    The sunset sighs. 
    New Mexico, 
    Your starry nights, 
    Your music sweet as daylight dies. 
    My heart returns 
    It ever yearns 
    To hear the desert breezes blow, 
    Your snow, your rain, your rainbows' blend, 
    I'm proud of my New Mexico. 
    
   (Translation) 
    Yo canto de un pais lindo
    Mas bello no he visto yo, 
    Mi cancion no puede decirlo, 
    Como mi corazon. 
    Nuevo Mexico, 
    Pais del sol 
    Palmillas floreciendo alli. 
    Nuevo Mexico, 
    Tus noches lindas 
    Traen recuerdos para mi. 
    Mi corazon 
    Llora por ti me dice a mi 
    Te quiero yo. 
    Tus sierras y tus valles 
    Son mi lindo Nuevo Mexico.

Source: New Mexico Legislature, (http://legis.state.nm.us), December 11, 2004
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Copyright 2002
Source: State Songs America, Edited by M.J. Bristow, Copyright 2000

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