New Mexico Statutes
The following information is taken 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 México", 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 país lindo :Más bello no he visto yo, :Mi canción no puede decirlo, :Como mi corazón. :Nuevo México, :País del sol :Palmillas floreciendo allí. :Nuevo México, :Tus noches lindas :Traen recuerdos para mí. :Mi corazón :Llora por tí me dice a mí :Te quiero yo. :Tus sierras y tus valles :Son mi lindo Nuevo México.:B. A copy of the state bilingual song exhibited with this bill shall be filed with the secretary of state to be lodged in the archives of his office.
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