Abraham Quintanilla later resurfaced with the Kumbia Kings, which mixed cumbia and pop music. Kumbia Kings went on an international tour, had several CD releases and participated on such shows as Cristina Saralegui's El Show de Cristina. Quintanilla also produced for such entertainers as Thalía, Alicia Villarreal, Verónica Castro and Cristian Castro. He produced and arranged the 2004 CD, A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Joe Lopez, which includes "Cuando Estoy Contigo" [When I Am With You] and "Soy Tan Feliz" [I'm So Happy], co-written by Quintanilla and Luigi Giraldo. A.B. Quintanilla left Kumbia Kings in mid-2006 due to a controversy with member Cruz Martínez. A.B., along with new members and ex-Kumbia Kings Chris Pérez and Pee Wee; started the group Kumbia All Starz in 2006. This new group had hits such as "Chiquilla", "Parece Que Va a Llover", and "Speedy Gonzales".
Mi Gente
A.B. Quintanilla III Lyrics
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Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
Si yo, trabajo de sol a sol
Si ser honesto es mi religión
Yo no necesito que me digan
Si yo vine de lejos a esta tierra
Fue porque había escuchado la promesa
Que aquí yo encontraría la manera
Para poder vivir mejor
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
Yo quiero que entiendan que en mí también corre el sudor
Que yo quiero a mi tierra
Que a mí también me duele lo mismo que a usted
Que sepan que yo soy de aquí como lo es cualquiera
Que también me da pena
Las injusticias, la pobreza de mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
Sufro por ti para que no sigas así
Gozo al sentir que tú me entiendes a mí
Río al mirar toda mi gente reír
Grito al saber que tú te sientes así
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
Por mi gente es que grito yo
Es que grito hoy
Por mi gente es que canto hoy
Es que canto pa' mi gente
Por mi gente es que grito yo
Grito al saber que tú te sientes así
Por mi gente es que canto hoy
Canto de mi gente, canto por mi gente
Por mi gente es que grito yo
Que no sufra más así
Por mi gente es que canto hoy
Por mi gente es que canto hoy
Esta es mi tierra por ella es que hoy canto yo
Canto, canto
Esta es mi tierra por ella es que hoy canto yo
Canto, canto
Esta es mi tierra por ella es que hoy canto yo
Canto, canto
Esta es mi tierra por ella es que hoy canto yo
Canto, canto
Esta es mi tierra por ella es que hoy canto yo
The lyrics of "Mi Gente" by A.B. Quintanilla III is an emotional expression of the struggles and pain that the singer and his people have gone through. The first stanza portrays the emotions of suffering, feeling, laughing, crying, staying silent, and shouting together with his community. The second stanza emphasizes the singer's hard work and struggles in a foreign land and the promises he believed were there to improve his life. He does not need anyone to tell him what he can or cannot do because honesty is his religion. The third stanza explains that the singer is just like any other person from his homeland and experiences the same struggles as them. He loves his country, feels shameful towards the poverty and injustices there, and wants his community to understand his emotions.
The chorus repeats the emotions of suffering, feeling, laughing, crying, staying silent, and shouting with his people, where no one understands his pain. In the bridge, the singer expresses that he screams for his people and sings for his people, who he does not want to suffer anymore. Finally, the end of the song talks about the singer's love for his country and how his music is meant for his people.
Line by Line Meaning
Sufro, siento, río, lloro
I suffer, feel, laugh, cry
Callo, grito, con toda mi gente
I am silent, I scream, with all my people/Mi gente
Callo, grito, porque no me entienden
I am silent, I scream, because they don't understand me
Si yo, trabajo de sol a sol
If I work from sunrise to sunset
Si ser honesto es mi religión
If honesty is my religion
Yo no necesito que me digan
I don't need anyone to tell me
Que es lo que puedo hacer, no no que no
What I can or cannot do
Si yo vine de lejos a esta tierra
If I came from far to this land
Fue porque había escuchado la promesa
It was because I had heard the promise
Que aquí yo encontraría la manera
That here I would find a way
Para poder vivir mejor
To be able to live better
Yo quiero que entiendan que en mí también corre el sudor
I want them to understand that sweat also runs in me
Que yo quiero a mi tierra
That I love my land
Que a mí también me duele lo mismo que a usted
That it hurts me the same as it hurts you
Que sepan que yo soy de aquí como lo es cualquiera
Let them know that I am from here like anyone else
Que también me da pena
That it also makes me sad
Las injusticias, la pobreza de mi gente
The injustices, the poverty of my people
Sufro por ti para que no sigas así
I suffer for you so you don't continue like this
Gozo al sentir que tú me entiendes a mí
I feel joy when you understand me
Río al mirar toda mi gente reír
I laugh watching all my people laugh
Por mi gente es que grito yo
It is for my people that I scream
Por mi gente es que canto hoy
It is for my people that I sing today
Que no sufra más así
May they not suffer like this anymore
Esta es mi tierra por ella es que hoy canto yo
This is my land for which I sing today
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Luigi Giraldo, Cruz Martinez, Asdrubal P. Sierra, Jiro Yamaguchi, Raul Jr. Pacheco, Justin B. Poree, Nir Seroussi
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