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Cortina: Voz del Pueblo – The Ballad of Juan Nepomuceno Cortina | Mexican Folk Hero Song

Folk ballad honoring Juan Nepomuceno Cortina, the voice of the people and rebel hero of the Rio Grande who fought for justice and Mexican identity.

Juan Cortina, Voz del Pueblo, Mexican Folk Hero, Corrido, Río Bravo, Border Resistance, Borna Cuk, American Folk Country, Cortina Wars, Justicia y Libertad

This stirring folk ballad honors Juan Cortina — the fearless voice of the borderlands, whose fight for justice and freedom still echoes from the Río Bravo to the sea.

En la sombra del Río Bravo,
nació una leyenda con furia en el alma.
Juan Cortina — su nombre aún retumba,
héroe del pueblo que nunca sucumba.

Esta canción forma parte de la playlist: 🎶 Legends of the Wild Border: Outlaws, Revolutionaries & Warriors of Mexico 🇲🇽

LYRIC:

En la sombra del Río Bravo,
nació una leyenda con furia en el alma.
Juan Cortina — su nombre aún retumba,
héroe del pueblo que nunca sucumba.

De Brownsville hasta Matamoros sonó,
cuando su tierra al pueblo robó.
Con ojos de fuego y rabia en su ser,
juró defender lo que debe volver.

Mexicanos, unidos, la lucha no morirá,
juntos alzamos un grito inmortal.
Con fuego en el alma, con fuerza y honor,
luchamos por patria, justicia y valor.

Soplan vientos nuevos por esta nación,
con mano valiente surge la pasión.

Fuego en la frontera, donde el pueblo va,
con alma de Cortina vamos a ganar.
De la sierra al mar, unimos la voz,
justicia y libertad serán nuestra cruz.

Enfrentó traiciones, batallas sin fin,
su fe nunca perdió su raíz.
En guerras y causas, firme peleó,
por México libre, su sangre dejó.

Mexicanos, unidos, la lucha no morirá,
juntos alzamos un grito inmortal.
Con fuego en el alma, con fuerza y honor,
luchamos por patria, justicia y valor.

Soplan vientos nuevos por esta nación,
con mano valiente surge la pasión.

Fuego en la frontera, donde el pueblo va,
con alma de Cortina vamos a ganar.
De la sierra al mar, unimos la voz,
justicia y libertad serán nuestra cruz.

Su camino marcado por sangre y dolor,
pero su legado siempre brilló.
Un héroe del pueblo, firme y leal,
vive en los libres, eterno y real.

Amanecer en la frontera está,
con Cortina presente, triunfa al final.
De los montes al mar, unidos sin fin,
su fuego arde y no va a morir,
su nombre eterno en nosotros vivirá.

En la sombra del Río Bravo va,
el alma de Cortina nunca cesará.
Donde el pueblo resiste y sigue al cantar,
vive su justicia, sagrada y sin final.

Author: Borna Cuk
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