Un Grupo de Mexicali - Jalapeño, Serrano, Habanero
Un Grupo de Mexicali
Un Grupo de Mexicali is a very popular Mariachi band from Mexicali, Mexico, a very large city right on the border of the United States. It has a rich history of Mexico/U.S relations due to the proximity and the many industrial firms founded there.
The group is very popular in Mexicali and the surrounding metropolitan are of over a million people. There is a thriving tourist trade in Mexicali as well, so the group's reputation is growing over the border as well.
One of our traveling associates heard the group while he was in Mexicali on vacation, and he suggested we use this recording of Jalapeño, Serrano, Habanero. Mariachi music mirrors the passion of the Mexican people. This is a rather tongue in cheek song about the joy, and the ultimate risk, of eating hot peppers. Un Grupo de Mexicali performs almost exclusively in Spanish, but agreed to try English for this recording. They lapsed back into Spanish, especially at the end, but we appreciate their efforts and it by no means takes anything away from the splendid musicality of this fine Mariachi band that stays true to the tradition of the art form. We provide a loose translation of the Spanish in the lyric below:
Jalapeño, Serrano, Habanero, AYYYYE!
You listen to what I say!
It’s good to eat chili peppers
Until they come out! Ay, ay, eh
I’m going to eat chili peppers.
They’re going to be very good!
I hope they are not too spicy,
On my little bottom!
Jalapeño, Serrano, Habanero, AYYYYE!
You listen to what I say!
It’s good to eat chili peppers
Until they come out! Ay, ay, eh!
I put them on tortillas, nopales and frijoles!
Burritos and tamales, guacamole,
With tacos, enchiladas, flautas,
chorizo, and mole!
Jalapeño, Serrano, Habanero, AYYYYE!
You listen to what I say!
It’s good to eat chili peppers
Until they come out! Ay, ay, eh
I join chili pepper eating contest,
I beat all the white men, got a big trophy!
I ate them all up, put the fire in my belly!
I’m not looking forward to when they later come out!
Jalapeño, Serrano, Habanero, AYYYYE!
You listen to what I say!
It’s good to eat chili peppers
Until they come out! Ay, ay, eh
They make you nose run,
They make your eyes water too!
Your face gets red, your mouth on fire,
Beads of sweat on your brow too!
Jalapeño, Serrano, Habanero, AYYYYE!
You listen to what I say!
It’s good to eat chili peppers
Until they come out! Ay, ay, eh
OOOOH! NOT GOOD!!! IT BURNS A LOT!!!
NOT GOOD!!! IT BURNS A LOT!!!
OH MY GOODNESS!!!
I have to take ice cubes with me to put out the fire
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