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Track: Camino de Guanajuato
Artist: José Alfredo Jimenez
Album: Corridos Y Rancheras

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Name: José Alfredo Jimenez
Spotify Genres: ranchera, mariachi, música mexicana, bolero, norteño
Followers: 2,431,341
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José Alfredo Jiménez (Born: January 19, 1926 in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato Died: November 23, 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style whose songs are considered an integral part of Mexico's musical heritage. Jiménez had no musical training, he did not play an instrument and did not even know the Spanish terms for "waltz" and "key". Nonetheless, he composed more than 1000 songs. In addition to his own recordings, many of his songs have been recorded by renowned artists from around the Spanish-speaking world, most notably by the following artists: Antonio Aguilar, Lola Beltrán, Vikki Carr, Gualberto Castro, Rocío Dúrcal, Alejandro Fernández, Pedro Fernández, Vicente Fernández, Los Relámpagos Del Norte con Cornelio Reyna y Ramón Ayala, Los Tigres Del Norte, Manolo García, Little Joe Hernández & The Latinaires, Julio Iglesias, Pedro Infante, the Mexican rock group Maná, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Luis Miguel, Jorge Negrete, Sunny Ozuna & The Sunliners, María Dolores Pradera, Javier Solís, and Chavela Vargas.

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Release: José Alfredo Jiménez - Camino de Guanajuato
Year: 1966
Genres: Latin, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Mariachi

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LYRICS

No vale nada la vida
la vida no vale nada
comienza siempre llorando
y así llorando se acaba
por eso es que en este mundo
la vida no vale nada

Bonito León Guanajuato
su feria con su jugada
ahí se apuesta la vida
y se respeta al que gana
alla en mi León Guanajuato
la vida no vale nada

El cristo de tu montaña
el cerro del cubilete
consuelo de los que sufren
adoración de la gente
el cristo de tu montaña
del cerro del cubileta

Camino de Guanajuato
que pasas por tantos pueblos
no pases por Salamanca
que ahí me hiere el recuerdo
vete rodeando vereda
no pases porque me muero

Camino de Santa Rosa
la sierra de Guanajuato
ahí nomas tras lomita
se ve Dolores Hidalgo
yo ahí me quedo paisano
allí es mi pueblo adorado

(Thanks to natalia for these lyrics)