On behalf of
Ed Marsh Productions, we want to thank all of you
for joining us in what will be an epic event, a historical night known as "El Gran Concierto de Gala
del Mariachi." It's a night
not often seen before. Rarely do we have an opportunity
to be part of history. Our gratitude to Rosarito,
who welcomed us with open arms. And most of all, I'd like
to recognize the presence of one of the most
important figures in the history
of Mexican music, an icon of our culture,
a master among masters, please welcome Mr. Rubén Fuentes
with a warm round of applause. Thank you, Maestro, for being with us tonight. With that, we would like to say,
"Viva, Mexico." Let's enjoy the best mariachi
in the world. Ladies and Gentlemen, El Gran Concierto
de Gala del Mariachi presents the best mariachi
in the world, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. ♪ I love this land of mine ♪ ♪ That gave me life ♪ ♪ And witnessed my birth ♪ ♪ I love all her joyful people ♪ ♪ Who flirt with death ♪ ♪ Without knowing who Death is ♪ ♪ In this land, I was born ♪ ♪ In this land, I wish to die ♪ ♪ In this land, I was born ♪ ♪ In this land, I wish to die ♪ ♪ Because of her, I learned ♪ ♪ That all life is matter ♪ ♪ I am air,
I am fire and metal ♪ ♪ I learned to laugh ♪ ♪ With the breeze of the river ♪ ♪ Hearing the mountains sing ♪ ♪ I love this land of mine ♪ ♪ Her dark eyes at twilight ♪ ♪ I love the strong veins ♪ ♪ And brown skin of ♪ ♪ Her beautiful body ♪ ♪ In this land of mine,
I was born ♪ ♪ In this land,
I wish to die ♪ ♪ In this land of mine,
I was born ♪ ♪ In this land,
I wish to die ♪ ♪ Because of her, I learned ♪ ♪ To feel my tiredness ♪ ♪ Leaving my sweat
in her furrows ♪ ♪ I learned to sleep ♪ ♪ Under a roof of stars ♪ ♪ Hearing the mountains sing ♪ ♪ In this land, I was born ♪ ♪ In this land, I wish to die ♪ ♪ And when my time comes ♪ ♪ May my voice
break the silence ♪ ♪ I love this land ♪ ♪ I love this land ♪ ♪ I love this land ♪ ♪ Where I was born ♪ ♪ My land ♪ Yes, sir! ♪ Probably by now ♪ ♪ You have forgotten
all about me ♪ ♪ But though time goes by ♪ ♪ I go on waiting for you ♪ ♪ I don't want to go away ♪ ♪ So that if one day ♪ ♪ When you may want to return ♪ ♪ You will still find me here ♪ ♪ That's why I'm still here ♪ ♪ In the same old place ♪ ♪ In the same city ♪ ♪ And with the same people ♪ ♪ So that when you come back ♪ ♪ You'll find
nothing different ♪ ♪ It will all be
like yesterday ♪ ♪ And we shall never
part again ♪ ♪ But I'm probably ♪ ♪ Asking for too much ♪ ♪ You see, I forgot that ♪ ♪ Our love has ended ♪ ♪ And that you'll
never come back ♪ ♪ That you never
really loved me ♪ ♪ I've forgotten once again ♪ ♪ That it was only me
that loved you ♪ ♪ That's why I am still here ♪ ♪ In the same old place ♪ ♪ In the same city ♪ ♪ And with the same people ♪ ♪ So that when you come back ♪ ♪ You'll find
nothing different ♪ ♪ It will all be
like yesterday ♪ ♪ And we shall
never part again ♪ ♪ But I'm probably ♪ ♪ Asking for too much ♪ ♪ You see, I forgot that ♪ ♪ Our love has ended ♪ ♪ And that you'll
never come back ♪ ♪ That you never
really loved me ♪ ♪ I have forgotten once again ♪ ♪ That it was only me ♪ ♪ That loved you ♪ ♪ My city is Chinampa ♪ ♪ In a hidden lake ♪ ♪ It's a northern mockingbird ♪ ♪ That seeks
where to build its nest ♪ ♪ Pinwheels that trick
your sight when spinning ♪ ♪ Dance with the melody ♪ ♪ The tequila and its bravery ♪ ♪ He is a horseman
that risks his life ♪ ♪ In a colorful
rodeo celebration ♪ ♪ My city is the crib
of a sleeping child ♪ ♪ It's a northern mockingbird ♪ ♪ That seeks
where to build its nest ♪ ♪ Monuments of glory ♪ ♪ That guard their steps ♪ ♪ It's a sun with a headdress ♪ ♪ And faded sarape ♪ ♪ That at night dresses up
as a cowboy ♪ ♪ And begins singing of love ♪ ♪ The afternoon's rain ♪ ♪ Washes her brown skin ♪ ♪ And when she
lets her hair down ♪ ♪ She lowers her sad eyes ♪ ♪ My city is the crib
of a sleeping child ♪ ♪ It's a forest of mirrors
that guards a castle ♪ ♪ Monuments of glory ♪ ♪ That guard their steps ♪ ♪ Dance with the melody ♪ ♪ The tequila and its bravery ♪ ♪ He is a horseman
that risks his life ♪ ♪ In a colorful
rodeo celebration ♪ ♪ It's a sun with a headdress ♪ ♪ And faded sarape ♪ ♪ That at night
dresses up as a cowboy ♪ ♪ And starts to sing of love ♪ ♪ Dance with the melody ♪ ♪ The tequila and its bravery ♪ ♪ He's a horseman
that risks his life ♪ ♪ In a colorful
rodeo celebration ♪ ♪ It's a sun with a headdress ♪ ♪ And faded sarape ♪ ♪ That at night
dresses up as a cowboy ♪ ♪ And begins singing of love ♪ ♪ Love ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ As if tonight
was the last time ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ Because I'm so afraid
of losing you ♪ ♪ Losing you afterwards ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ As if tonight
was the last time ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ Because I'm so afraid
of losing you ♪ ♪ Losing you afterward ♪ ♪ I want to have you
in my arms ♪ ♪ Feel you very close ♪ ♪ Very close to me ♪ ♪ Just think
that maybe tomorrow ♪ ♪ I will be far,
very far away from you ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ As if tonight
was the last time ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ Because I'm so afraid
of losing you ♪ ♪ Of losing you afterward ♪ My love! ♪ I want to have you
in my arms ♪ ♪ Feel you very close ♪ ♪ Very close to me ♪ ♪ Just think
that maybe tomorrow ♪ ♪ I will be far,
very far away from you ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ As if tonight
was the last time ♪ ♪ Kiss me ♪ ♪ Kiss me a lot ♪ ♪ Because I'm so afraid
of losing you ♪ ♪ Losing you afterward ♪ Mariachi Vargas feels very moved
by this grand concert. We'd like to thank everybody and continue to sing these great
songs we have for you tonight, but let's give
a special round of applause to the Bi-National Orchestra for all these great musicians from the United States
as well as Mexico. Big hand for them, please. And also for
a great friend of ours, a great companion in parties
and get-togethers, we love being with him,
the great maestro and our general director,
Maestro José Guadalupe Flores. Let's give a big applause to our maestro and friend. Thanks. Are you ready to enjoy
the rest of the show? Let's continue
with a beautiful song. ♪ My love ♪ ♪ I need to talk to you ♪ ♪ To know you, to ask you ♪ ♪ I need love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ Come here next to me ♪ ♪ So my aching heart
can feel your love ♪ ♪ To love is
the same everywhere ♪ ♪ Without bounds ♪ ♪ Because with love ♪ ♪ Everything is blessed ♪ ♪ It mixes honey
with bitter sweetness ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ Put an end to my agony ♪ ♪ And come in
very deep inside my heart ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ I want to see love ♪ ♪ Without outrage
or resentment ♪ ♪ I want more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I have something
to tell you ♪ ♪ And I don't know
how to start to explain ♪ ♪ What I want to sing to you ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I can't find the words ♪ ♪ Verses, rhyme or prose ♪ ♪ Maybe with a rose,
I could tell you ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I don't even know since when ♪ ♪ But you suddenly appeared ♪ ♪ And my heart began to sing ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I love you, beautiful girl ♪ ♪ And with this rose,
I give you ♪ ♪ All my remaining days ♪ ♪ I thank the heavens ♪ ♪ For letting me meet you ♪ ♪ For letting me know you ♪ ♪ I thank heaven ♪ ♪ And I tell the stars ♪ ♪ How wonderful I felt ♪ ♪ The beautiful feeling I felt ♪ ♪ When I met you ♪ ♪ I thank the heavens ♪ ♪ For letting me meet you ♪ ♪ For letting me know you ♪ ♪ I thank heaven ♪ ♪ And I tell the stars ♪ ♪ How wonderful I felt ♪ ♪ The beautiful feeling I felt ♪ ♪ When I met you ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I have something to tell you ♪ ♪ And I don't know
how to begin to explain ♪ ♪ What I want to sing to you ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I can't find the words ♪ ♪ Verses, rhyme or prose ♪ ♪ Maybe with a rose,
I could tell you ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I don't know since when ♪ ♪ But you suddenly appeared ♪ ♪ And my heart began to sing ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ I love you,
and I admire you ♪ ♪ I adore you and desire you ♪ ♪ Sweetie, come here
and let me love you ♪ ♪ I thank the heavens ♪ ♪ For letting me meet you ♪ ♪ For letting me know you ♪ ♪ I thank heaven ♪ ♪ And I tell the stars ♪ ♪ How wonderful I felt ♪ ♪ The beautiful feeling I felt ♪ ♪ When I met you ♪ ♪ I thank the heavens ♪ ♪ For letting me meet you ♪ ♪ For letting me know you ♪ ♪ I thank heaven ♪ ♪ And I tell the stars ♪ ♪ How wonderful I felt ♪ ♪ The beautiful feeling I felt ♪ ♪ When I met you ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ Want to know something? ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ It has been so long ♪ ♪ Since my voice has been
so sorrowful ♪ ♪ Begging for love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ I've been looking
for you so long ♪ ♪ And haven't yet found you ♪ ♪ I need love ♪ ♪ To love is the same
everywhere ♪ ♪ Without bounds ♪ ♪ Because with love ♪ ♪ Everything is blessed ♪ ♪ It mixes honey
with bitter sweetness ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ Love, it has been so long ♪ ♪ Since my voice
has been sorrowful ♪ ♪ Begging for love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ What people want and need
is love and more love ♪ ♪ Love ♪ ♪ It has been so long that
I've been looking for you ♪ ♪ And haven't yet found you ♪ ♪ I need love ♪ ♪ I need love ♪ ♪ More love ♪ ♪ More love ♪ ♪ More and more love ♪ ♪ La bikina ♪ ♪ Has a sorrow and pain ♪ ♪ La bikina ♪ ♪ Doesn't know what love is ♪ ♪ La bikina ♪ ♪ Has a sorrow and pain ♪ ♪ La bikina ♪ ♪ Doesn't know what love is ♪ Here we come, Veracruz! ♪ I'm from that land of light ♪ ♪ Beautiful like no other ♪ ♪ It's my beautiful Veracruz
Holy land of God ♪ ♪ All over the land,
you can hear joyful singing ♪ ♪ Under the warm sun
and swaying palm trees ♪ ♪ I sing with love
to my tropical land ♪ ♪ How beautiful is Veracruz ♪ ♪ I could never forget you ♪ ♪ Little bird, you are pretty ♪ ♪ And you have a pretty color ♪ ♪ And a pretty color you have ♪ ♪ Little bird, you are pretty ♪ ♪ Little bird,
you are pretty ♪ ♪ And you have a pretty color ♪ ♪ And a pretty color you have ♪ ♪ Little bird,
you are pretty ♪ ♪ But you would be
even prettier ♪ ♪ If you did me the favor ♪ ♪ Of taking this little paper ♪ ♪ To the owner of my love ♪ ♪ But you would be
even prettier ♪ ♪ If you did me the favor
of taking this little paper ♪ ♪ To the owner of my love ♪ ♪ So tell me,
what's your name? ♪ ♪ To love you, to adore you ♪ ♪ Because I can't love you ♪ ♪ Without knowing you ♪ ♪ You are my beloved gift ♪ ♪ My beloved gift, you are ♪ ♪ The curse of men
are the holy women ♪ ♪ Bamba, bamba ♪ ♪ Bamba, bamba ♪ ♪ Bamba, bamba ♪ ♪ Bamba, bamba ♪ ♪ This is a real
Jarocho tune indeed ♪ ♪ This is a tune indeed ♪ ♪ This is a real
Jarocho tune indeed ♪ ♪ This is a tune indeed ♪ ♪ This is a real
Jarocho tune indeed ♪ ♪ This is a tune indeed ♪ ♪ This is a real
Jarocho tune indeed ♪ ♪ This is a tune indeed ♪ ♪ I would like
to have the bliss ♪ ♪ The bliss of a rooster ♪ ♪ That has many chickens ♪ ♪ And takes care of none ♪ ♪ Garilon, gorilon, gorilongo ♪ ♪ I take the hat off,
and I put it on ♪ ♪ Garilon, gorilon, gorilongo ♪ ♪ I take the hat off,
and I put it on ♪ ♪ Lilongo is a black girl ♪ ♪ Who is dark as coal ♪ ♪ I wouldn't say
she's beautiful ♪ ♪ But she is very graceful ♪ ♪ Garilon, gorilon, gorilongo ♪ ♪ I take the hat off,
and I put it on ♪ ♪ Garilon, gorilon, gorilongo ♪ ♪ I take the hat off,
and I put it on ♪ ♪ Lilongo, let's go
to the temple ♪ ♪ So the priest
will bless us both ♪ ♪ We have to get married ♪ ♪ Though your mother
doesn't want us to ♪ ♪ Garilon, gorilon, gorilongo ♪ ♪ I take the hat off,
and I put it on ♪ ♪ Garilon, gorilon, gorilongo ♪ ♪ I take the hat off,
and I put it on ♪ ♪ Warm and silent night
of Veracruz ♪ ♪ Song of fishermen
that calms the sea ♪ ♪ Vibration of fireflies
that with their light ♪ ♪ Sew with sequins
the darkness ♪ ♪ With their light
sew sequins into the darkness ♪ ♪ Tropical night ♪ ♪ Languid and sexy ♪ ♪ Night faints on the sand ♪ ♪ While the beach sings
its useless sorrow ♪ ♪ Tropical night ♪ ♪ Soft sky ♪ ♪ And you have
the shadow of a Creole ♪ ♪ Night of Veracruz ♪ ♪ Malacu went to war ♪ ♪ And didn't want to take me ♪ ♪ He didn't want to take me ♪ ♪ Malacu went to war ♪ ♪ Told his partner ♪ ♪ Let's go sailing ♪ ♪ To see who comes first
to the other side of the sea ♪ ♪ Words of wisdom ♪ ♪ Like the cowboy who searched
for water for his horse ♪ ♪ But his horse died
on the way ♪ ♪ Words of wisdom ♪ ♪ Wisdom from
behind the bushes ♪ ♪ The honeybees
might have stung me ♪ ♪ But I licked that honeycomb ♪ ♪ I was born ♪ ♪ With the silver moon ♪ ♪ And I was born ♪ ♪ With a pirate soul ♪ ♪ I was born Rumbero
and Jarocho ♪ ♪ I was born a real troubadour ♪ ♪ And I went away ♪ ♪ From Veracruz ♪ ♪ Veracruz ♪ ♪ Little corner ♪ ♪ Where the waves
build a nest ♪ ♪ Veracruz ♪ ♪ Little piece of homeland ♪ ♪ That knows how to suffer
and sing ♪ ♪ Veracruz ♪ ♪ Your nights
are full of stars ♪ ♪ Palm trees and women ♪ ♪ Veracruz ♪ ♪ Vibrates in my spirit ♪ ♪ Someday I will
have to return ♪ ♪ To your distant beaches ♪ ♪ That guy who danced with you ♪ ♪ He thinks
he is in love with you ♪ ♪ He thinks
he is in love with you ♪ ♪ That guy
that danced with you ♪ ♪ But remember
that I know your past ♪ ♪ So you'll dance only with me
whether you like it or not ♪ ♪ Words of wisdom ♪ ♪ Wisdom from the cattle track ♪ ♪ The female is
the one who loses ♪ ♪ The man doesn't stand
to lose a thing ♪ ♪ Words of wisdom ♪ ♪ Wisdom from
behind the bushes ♪ ♪ The honeybees
might have stung me ♪ ♪ But I licked that honeycomb ♪ ♪ Ay, Ay ♪ ♪ I am the traveler
who is on his road ♪ ♪ Through passes and footpaths ♪ ♪ Looking for his destiny ♪ ♪ I hear the joyful
chirping of birds ♪ ♪ A hint of fresh breeze
over brown earth ♪ ♪ I look at the wheat sprigs
in golden fields ♪ ♪ Like those swaying
green corn fields ♪ ♪ Stone fences
weave like a serpent ♪ ♪ Built from broken stone ♪ ♪ Little houses with
bleached adobe bunkers ♪ ♪ The Virgin of the hill ♪ ♪ She relieves our ills ♪ ♪ Give us blessings,
miracles and wellness ♪ ♪ Faithful Mexicans
thank her with their songs ♪ ♪ And everyone visits her
on her holy day ♪ ♪ Mexico, Mexico ♪ ♪ I carry you in my heart ♪ ♪ With the joy
of mariachi music ♪ ♪ It fills me
with inspiration ♪ ♪ Mexico, Mexico ♪ ♪ With your bronze heart ♪ ♪ Nothing compares
to folk music tunes ♪ ♪ Sung with emotion ♪ Come on, Mariachi Vargas! And long live Mexico! ♪ Carved pyramids ♪ ♪ Strokes of passion ♪ ♪ Cactus fruit in bloom ♪ ♪ An eagle in action ♪ ♪ Feathered snake
Prickly pear ♪ ♪ Mexican war shield ♪ ♪ National pride ♪ ♪ Ponds like mirrors
and warm lagoons ♪ ♪ Combed by a wind
of lacy foam ♪ ♪ Grinding stones
and snowcapped volcanoes ♪ ♪ Two volcanoes ♪ ♪ Side by side like lovers ♪ ♪ I live on this land,
beautiful and serene ♪ ♪ Because here
I've found support ♪ ♪ Love and music ♪ ♪ Because of so many
good things ♪ ♪ I prefer to remain
on this land ♪ ♪ Enjoying the hustle
and bustle ♪ ♪ As travelers sing to you ♪ ♪ Mexico, Mexico ♪ ♪ I carry you in my heart ♪ ♪ With the joy
of mariachi music ♪ ♪ It fills me
with inspiration ♪ ♪ Mexico, Mexico ♪ ♪ With your bronze heart ♪ ♪ Nothing compares
to folk music tunes ♪ ♪ Sung with emotion ♪ ♪ My Mexico ♪ ♪ Mexico ♪ ♪ I carry you in my heart ♪ ♪ Ay ♪ ♪ Caray, caray ♪ ♪ How beautiful my land is ♪ ♪ So pretty,
so beautiful she is ♪ ♪ Ay ♪ ♪ Caray, caray ♪ ♪ How beautiful my land is ♪ ♪ So pretty,
so beautiful she is ♪ ♪ No, there is no rainbow ♪ ♪ That can match ♪ ♪ The color of my land ♪ ♪ Her sky and her sea ♪ ♪ God created you ♪ ♪ To be the pride of the world ♪ ♪ He gave you
countless blessings ♪ ♪ Ay ♪ ♪ Caray, caray ♪ ♪ How beautiful my land is ♪ ♪ So pretty,
so beautiful she is ♪ ♪ God made a sarape ♪ ♪ Embroidered with sun ♪ ♪ And from the sky ♪ ♪ He molded a cowboy hat ♪ ♪ Then he formed the spurs ♪ ♪ With the moon and stars ♪ ♪ And so dressed my land ♪ ♪ Ay ♪ ♪ Caray, caray ♪ ♪ How beautiful my land is ♪ ♪ So pretty ♪ ♪ So beautiful ♪ ♪ So beautiful she is ♪ Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. We'll return
after a brief intermission. The Bi-National
Symphonic Orchestra, under the direction of
Maestro José Guadalupe Flores, performing in El Gran Concierto, with the best mariachi
in the world, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. ♪ Suddenly ♪ ♪ Like a boy who becomes
an adolescent ♪ ♪ Like one who goes insane ♪ ♪ Confusing his past
and his present ♪ ♪ Like if it was witchcraft ♪ ♪ Your happiness filled me up ♪ ♪ What a miracle it was,
my dear ♪ ♪ What a way of loving
you have ♪ ♪ Suddenly ♪ ♪ I was dying
to follow your footsteps ♪ ♪ All day and at night ♪ ♪ I saw you
in everyone else's face ♪ ♪ My dear love ♪ ♪ Suddenly ♪ ♪ You walked
the roads of my mind ♪ ♪ You swept the sadness
from my face ♪ ♪ You touched your smile
on my pain ♪ ♪ As if by witchcraft ♪ ♪ Your happiness
filled me with your joy ♪ ♪ What a miracle it was,
my dear ♪ ♪ What a way of loving
you have ♪ ♪ Suddenly ♪ ♪ I was dying
to follow your footsteps ♪ ♪ All day and at night ♪ ♪ I saw you
in everyone else's face ♪ ♪ My dear love ♪ ♪ Suddenly ♪ ♪ You walked
the roads of my mind ♪ ♪ You swept the sadness
from my face ♪ ♪ You touched your smile
on my pain ♪ ♪ My dear love ♪ ♪ Your crazy love
shook me deeply ♪ ♪ Your mad spell
came so suddenly ♪ ♪ That you made me
believe in love ♪ ♪ In love ♪ ♪ In love ♪ ♪ Ay ♪ ♪ MAN: "Little bird,
little bird ♪ ♪ MAN: "That lives
along my riverbank ♪ ♪ MAN: "Why don't you fly
now that spring is here? ♪ ♪ MAN: "You told me
you were strong ♪ ♪ MAN: Like the palm trees
of the grassy plains" ♪ ♪ BIRD: "If the palm trees
were strong ♪ ♪ BIRD: "They'd keep out worms ♪ ♪ BIRD: "They wouldn't be
swept by the wind ♪ ♪ BIRD: "Nor dry out in summer ♪ ♪ BIRD: "You can call me ♪ ♪ BIRD: "Thunder, flash
and lightning ♪ BIRD: "If I catch
a cool breeze ♪ ♪ BIRD: "I'll fly like
a whirlwind ♪ ♪ BIRD: "I'm the one
who is out at night ♪ ♪ BIRD: "Always around
the neighborhoods ♪ ♪ BIRD: "I know where
the dogs bark ♪ ♪ BIRD: "And I know
where the rooster sings ♪ ♪ BIRD: "And I know when
the girls are asleep ♪ BIRD: In my neighborhood" ♪ ♪ Little bird ♪ ♪ Ay, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Ay, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Ay, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Ay, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Last night
I dreamed of you ♪ ♪ I dreamed
and I was dreaming ♪ ♪ I had you here in my bed ♪ ♪ You pressed me
on your chest ♪ ♪ And with your mouth ♪ ♪ You kissed mine ♪ ♪ Last night,
I dreamed of you ♪ ♪ I dreamed,
and I was dreaming ♪ ♪ My sorrows were swept away ♪ ♪ My veins dilated ♪ ♪ And I woke up crying ♪ ♪ That white shawl
she's wearing ♪ ♪ While pretending to laugh
and jest ♪ ♪ Trying to show off ♪ ♪ She shuts out everyone
with her shawl ♪ ♪ Blind to the world ♪ ♪ And all its pain ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Who could hide ♪ ♪ Under a shawl ♪ ♪ My darling ♪ ♪ Hide from all the suffering? ♪ ♪ Under their shawls ♪ ♪ Hiding from
all the suffering ♪ ♪ You say that I'm going crazy ♪ ♪ Because you won't see me ♪ ♪ You're starting to believe ♪ ♪ You own my heart ♪ ♪ A bird in hand is better ♪ ♪ Than seeing a hundred fly ♪ ♪ Don't give yourself
false hopes ♪ ♪ First you need to catch me ♪ ♪ A bird in hand is better ♪ ♪ Than seeing a hundred fly ♪ ♪ Don't give yourself
false hopes ♪ ♪ First you need to catch me ♪ ♪ Lord ♪ ♪ Almighty God ♪ ♪ Before your altar ♪ ♪ I come to plead ♪ ♪ To beg for the soul
of my lover ♪ ♪ Whose cruel death ♪ ♪ Took her away from me ♪ ♪ If I am asleep,
I dream of her ♪ ♪ If I am awake, I see her ♪ ♪ And everywhere I go ♪ ♪ Her memory comes with me ♪ ♪ Crying, I spend the nights ♪ ♪ I spend the nights crying ♪ ♪ To me, the sun
doesn't shine anymore ♪ ♪ I walk among the shadows ♪ ♪ The most beautiful
love affairs ♪ ♪ Are like planting weeds ♪ ♪ You barely stick it
in the soil ♪ ♪ And it grows
like a plague ♪ ♪ But there is
another advantage ♪ ♪ If you cultivate
that love affair ♪ ♪ When you no longer want it ♪ ♪ Just yank it out,
and that's the end of it ♪ ♪ But there is
another advantage ♪ ♪ If you cultivate
that love affair ♪ ♪ When you no longer want it ♪ ♪ Just yank it out ♪ ♪ And that's the end of it ♪ Thank you. We're going to dedicate
a very beautiful arrangement of a song called "The Merchant." Mariachi Vargas loves this song
and so does the orchestra. They love "The Merchant"? Oh, we love it. [chuckles] Here is the song "The Merchant"
by Rubén Fuentes. ♪ I'm like the merchant ♪ ♪ Who sold ♪ ♪ All his pleasure ♪ ♪ And sold ♪ ♪ All his joy ♪ ♪ But could never sell ♪ ♪ All the pain he had ♪ ♪ All the pain he had ♪ ♪ He never could sell that ♪ ♪ He thought about
selling the sea ♪ ♪ To buy the dew ♪ ♪ And then with the dew ♪ ♪ Buy forests and rivers ♪ ♪ To exchange for birds ♪ ♪ And auction off their songs ♪ ♪ For lightning,
roses and sunshine ♪ ♪ I sell springtimes
for five cents ♪ ♪ And exchange dreams
for tears ♪ ♪ I trade many joys
for one piece of advice ♪ ♪ I hand out kind words ♪ ♪ To soothe sorrows ♪ ♪ I buy a pink cloud
for a batch of stars ♪ ♪ The sea, the sky, the earth
and the roses ♪ ♪ I buy everything
except bitterness ♪ ♪ This is all my merchandise ♪ ♪ And I own it ♪ ♪ He was very poorly paid
for the love ♪ ♪ He sold
just roses and the sun ♪ ♪ Too bad for the merchant ♪ ♪ He was given disappointments ♪ ♪ Like two sad coins ♪ ♪ And for his two sad coins ♪ ♪ He was only given
more sorrow ♪ ♪ I sell springtimes
for five cents ♪ ♪ And exchange dreams
for tears ♪ ♪ I'll trade many joys
for one piece of advice ♪ ♪ I'll hand out kind words ♪ ♪ To soothe sorrows ♪ ♪ My horse loaded with dawns
is for sale ♪ ♪ As is my boat
with no destiny ♪ ♪ And my part of April ♪ ♪ Because I'll sell everything
Everything ♪ ♪ To buy two things ♪ ♪ Two beautiful things ♪ ♪ To love and to live ♪ ♪ I am ♪ ♪ Like the merchant ♪ This is a tribute
to José Alfredo Jiménez. You all know this one. ♪ I got tired ♪ ♪ I got tired
of begging her ♪ ♪ I got tired of telling her ♪ ♪ That without her ♪ ♪ I would die of sorrow ♪ ♪ She didn't want
to listen to me ♪ ♪ If her lips opened ♪ ♪ It was only to tell me ♪ ♪ "I don't love you anymore" ♪ ♪ I felt my life ♪ ♪ Getting lost in an abyss ♪ ♪ Deep and black ♪ ♪ Like my luck ♪ ♪ She wanted to stay ♪ ♪ When she saw my sadness ♪ ♪ But it was already written ♪ ♪ That night ♪ ♪ I would lose ♪ ♪ Her love ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Around the distant mountain ♪ ♪ A horseman goes riding ♪ ♪ Wandering alone
in this world ♪ ♪ And wishing ♪ ♪ To be dead ♪ ♪ He carries a wound
in his heart ♪ ♪ He goes with a broken soul ♪ ♪ He wishes to lose his life ♪ ♪ And reunite ♪ ♪ With his love ♪ ♪ He loved her
more than his life ♪ ♪ And lost her forever ♪ ♪ So he carries a wound ♪ ♪ So he looks for his death ♪ ♪ So he carries a wound ♪ ♪ So he looks ♪ ♪ For his death ♪ ♪ Let's go
where no one judges us ♪ ♪ Where no one tells us ♪ ♪ That we are doing wrong ♪ ♪ Let's go far away
from the world ♪ ♪ Where there is no justice ♪ ♪ Neither laws nor anything ♪ ♪ Only our love ♪ ♪ Life isn't worth a thing ♪ ♪ Nothing is what
life is worth ♪ ♪ It always starts
with crying ♪ ♪ And crying is how it ends ♪ ♪ That's why in this world ♪ ♪ Life isn't worth a thing ♪ ♪ The Christ-figure
on top of the mountain ♪ ♪ High upon the hill ♪ ♪ Is the relief
of those who suffer ♪ ♪ It's the worship
of the people ♪ ♪ The Christ-figure
on top of the mountain ♪ ♪ High upon the hill ♪ Sing it, Rosarito!
Sing it with us! ♪ With money or without money ♪ ♪ I always do what I want ♪ ♪ And my word is the law ♪ ♪ I have no throne nor queen ♪ ♪ Nor anyone
who understands me ♪ ♪ But I am still the king ♪ ♪ The king ♪ ♪ To the mariachi
of my homeland ♪ ♪ Of my Tapatía homeland ♪ ♪ I come to give him my song ♪ ♪ Lulled by his tunes ♪ ♪ My cradle was rocked,
and my soul became musical ♪ ♪ His violins and guitars ♪ ♪ In the quiet dawn ♪ ♪ Are heard as
a sweet awakening of ♪ ♪ The virgin soul of mariachi ♪ ♪ When I hear his songs ♪ ♪ I feel like crying ♪ ♪ The mariachi plays ♪ ♪ With joyful tune ♪ ♪ Listen how it cheers ♪ ♪ Sings my song ♪ ♪ The old harp plays ♪ ♪ The large guitar plays ♪ ♪ The violin moans ♪ ♪ And so do I ♪ ♪ The old harp plays ♪ ♪ The large guitar plays ♪ ♪ The violin moans ♪ ♪ And so do I ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ ♪ I will never be able to live ♪ ♪ And to think that nevermore ♪ ♪ Will I ever lie next to you ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ ♪ What could matter anymore ♪ ♪ If what matters the most ♪ ♪ Is so far away? ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ ♪ There is no relief
for my pain ♪ ♪ The hope of my love ♪ ♪ Left with you for eternity ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ ♪ It is useless to live ♪ ♪ As it will be useless ♪ ♪ To try to forget you ♪ ♪ Guadalajara ♪ ♪ Guadalajara ♪ ♪ Guadalajara ♪ ♪ Guadalajara ♪ ♪ Guadalajara ♪ Let's go, Jalisco! ♪ Ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Far off springs ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Beside watering holes ♪ ♪ Oh, unforgettable springs ♪ ♪ Unforgettable
like the afternoons ♪ ♪ When the rain from the hill ♪ ♪ Didn't let us travel
to Zapopan ♪ Play it, Vargas! ♪ Ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Beautiful Guadalajara ♪ ♪ I want to tell you something ♪ ♪ You are the keeper
of our ground water ♪ ♪ And your faithful women
in their shawls ♪ ♪ Guadalajara, Guadalajara ♪ ♪ You are the soul of Mexico ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Guadalajara ♪ ♪ Guadalajara ♪ Right on! ♪ Ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Sing and don't cry ♪ ♪ Because singing, it gladdens ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo, the heart ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Sing and don't cry ♪ ♪ Because singing, it gladdens ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo, the heart ♪ ♪ From the Sierra Morena ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ Is coming down ♪ ♪ With a pair of black eyes ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ Sneaking into my thoughts ♪ ♪ That beauty spot you have ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ Next to your mouth ♪ ♪ Don't give it to anyone else ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ That is for me ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Sing and don't cry ♪ ♪ Because singing, it gladdens ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo, the heart ♪ ♪ Ay, ay, ay, ay ♪ ♪ Sing and don't cry ♪ ♪ Because singing, it gladdens ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo, the heart ♪ ♪ Every Sunday ♪ ♪ I come to see you ♪ ♪ When will Sunday come ♪ ♪ So Cielito Lindo
will come back ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ I really wish ♪ ♪ The whole week ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo, was Sunday ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ I love dark-skinned women ♪ ♪ Because I know ♪ ♪ The Virgin Guadalupe ♪ ♪ Has dark skin ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Everyone knows ♪ ♪ That the love
of a dark-skinned woman ♪ ♪ Cannot ever be false ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Bring out your little bench,
Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ I know you are afraid,
Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ I am trembling too ♪ ♪ Bring out your little bench,
Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ I know you are afraid,
Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ I am trembling too ♪ ♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
It makes me laugh ♪ ♪ To see the way you pretend
and hide your intentions ♪ ♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
It makes me laugh ♪ ♪ To see the way you pretend
and hide your intentions ♪ ♪ Ay ay ay ay ♪ ♪ Sing and don't cry ♪ ♪ Because singing, it gladdens ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo, the heart ♪ ♪ Ay, ay, ay, ay ♪ ♪ Sing and don't cry ♪ ♪ Because singing, it gladdens ♪ ♪ Cielito Lindo ♪ ♪ The heart ♪ ♪ Ay la la lai la la ♪ ♪ Ay la la lai la la ♪ ♪ Huapango ♪ ♪ Violin Huapango ♪ ♪ My companion, my violin ♪ ♪ You stay awake ♪ ♪ I can still hear you ♪ ♪ In the land that I love ♪ ♪ Violin Huapango ♪ ♪ Four singing strings ♪ ♪ Like four songbirds ♪ ♪ That sing to love ♪ ♪ Ay la la lai la la ♪ ♪ Ay la la lai la la ♪ Way to go, Gil! ♪ Ay la la lai la la ♪ ♪ Ay la lai lai la la ♪ ♪ Huapango ♪ ♪ Violin Huapango ♪ Thank you so much. God bless!
Thanks again. Good night! We can't hear you, Rosarito!
Want another? CROWD: Yeah! Here you go, Jalisco! Yes, sir! Pure Jalisco! ♪ Ebony girl that I long for ♪ ♪ Batting her eyes
like paper streamers ♪ ♪ Ebony girl that I long for ♪ ♪ Batting her eyes
like paper streamers ♪ ♪ You tell them all yes ♪ ♪ But don't tell them when ♪ ♪ That's what you said to me ♪ ♪ And that's why
I am so lovesick ♪ Hooray, Jalisco! Come on, Jalisco! Yippee! Yes, sir! This is how mariachi sounds
in my land, yes, sir! Very pure Jalisco! ♪ When will you bring
my ebony girl? ♪ ♪ I want to see her
right here ♪ ♪ With her silk shawl ♪ ♪ The one I brought her
from Tepic ♪ ♪ When will you bring
my ebony girl? ♪ ♪ I want to see her
right here ♪ ♪ With her silk shawl ♪ ♪ The one I brought her
from Tepic ♪ Come on, Jalisco! - We love you!
- Thank you! Good night! Thank you! The dance company, Ticuán, under the direction
of Cecilio Cordero Loaiza. This event was born from
an American in love with Mexico. He fell in love
with Mexican music and also fell in love
with mariachi music. But more than that, he fell in love with
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. The creator of
El Gran Concierto, Mr. Ed Marsh. Let's give him
a big round of applause. A big part of Mexican music
is owed to this musical genius, Mr. Rubén Fuentes, who deserves
a big round of applause. Rubén Fuentes. Ladies and gentlemen, considered the best mariachi
in the world, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. And this magnificent
Bi-National Orchestra also deserves
a big round of applause. Ladies and gentlemen, the maestro and grand conductor
José Guadalupe Flores. Thank you, Maestro. Thank you. You brought me here. I did well because
Rosarito is beautiful. Edward, thank you very much. I have love for you. Vargas, in the last 25 years
we've worked together, they told me
it was my mariachi, and I took ownership of it
and took liberties with it. For example, demanding that they do one more
before we get out of here. José Guadalupe Flores! Here we go, Maestro. Do you know this one? ♪ I was born
in the cotton fields ♪ ♪ Under the blazing sun ♪ ♪ My hands became
all calloused ♪ ♪ And I was bathed in sweat ♪ ♪ I'm a real Cachanilla ♪ ♪ Proud and true ♪ ♪ Mexicali was my cradle ♪ ♪ Tecate, my adoration ♪ ♪ And in enchanting Tijuana ♪ ♪ There's a love
I always have with me ♪ ♪ Though in Ensenada,
I left my heart ♪ Come on! ♪ The Centinela Hill ♪ ♪ Which guides
and inspires us ♪ ♪ Has a place in history ♪ ♪ In this land
where I was born ♪ ♪ I'm real Cachanilla ♪ ♪ I say it with no pretension ♪ ♪ I'm from Baja California ♪ ♪ A northerner in my heart ♪ Sing it! ♪ Through your
well-loved valley ♪ ♪ I roamed a thousand times ♪ ♪ Cualaco, Victoria Station ♪ ♪ Cuervos and my Mezquital ♪ ♪ The grand Colonia Carranza ♪ ♪ San Felipe and Cucapá ♪ ♪ My homeland is an emerald ♪ ♪ Always glowing in sunlight ♪ ♪ And it is from the tall
Rumorosa ♪ ♪ That I send you my song ♪ ♪ To its saltwater lake ♪ ♪ And every corner
of my region ♪ Rosarito as well! ♪ The Centinella Hill ♪ ♪ Which guides
and inspires us ♪ ♪ Has a place in history ♪ ♪ In this land
where I was born ♪ ♪ I'm real Cachanilla ♪ ♪ I say it with no pretension ♪ ♪ I'm from Baja California ♪ ♪ A northerner in my heart ♪ Good night on behalf of
El Gran Concierto, which presented the best
mariachi in the world, Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. God bless you!
Thank you! Good night! Take care.
