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Old November 15th, 2019 #13
Mike in Denver
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Originally Posted by Nikola Bijeliti View Post
Why does a song about Mexico have German lyrics? I thought it was a translation, but all the YouTube versions are in German.
I don't know if this somewhat answers the question, but...

Starting about 1860, and for some decades, many Austrians moved to Mexico. Every major beer brewery in Mexico was founded by an Austrian family. (Damn good beer, too.)

The Mexican music style called Norteņo is based on Polka and Waltz. It is a Mexican version of Austrian/German Oom Pah Pah.

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