El Corrido de Miguel Rivera (in English: "The Ballad of Miguel") is a song heard only in the Spanish version of Disney/Pixar's 2017 animated feature film, Coco. In the film, it is heard during the film's end credits in the Spanish dub after the Carlos Rivera version of Remember Me. As the name suggests, it is a song telling the story of Miguel Rivera and his dog Dante throughout their adventures from the town of Santa Cecilia to the Land of the Dead and is performed by grupero band Bronco.
Lyrics[]
En el poblado de Santa Cecilia
Nació la leyenda que aquí contaré
Cruzaron por el umbral de la muerte
Un perro y un niño de nombre Miguel
Fue con la magia de una guitarra
Con solo tocarla viajó al mas allá
Se fue buscando el amor de su abuelo
Y no tuvo miedo al cruzar el portal
Y entre los muertos empezó a buscar
¿Dónde estás?
Que te he venido a buscar
¿Dónde estás?
Que nos debemos la despedida
Te necesito abrazar
Aquí estoy
Y vas a verme brillar
Aquí estoy
En cada vela encendida
Porque la muerte es la vida
Enciende luces en otro lugar
(instrumental)
Llévanos contigo, Miguel
Como quisiera que aquellas historias
Que son fantasías se hicieran verdad
Poder hablar con los que se nos fueron
Que allá nos esperan en otro lugar
Enseñanos Miguel a no olvidar
Aquí estás
Y te he venido a encontrar
Aquí estás
Sé que no existen las despedidas
Voy a volverte a abrazar
Aquí estoy
Y vas a verme brillar
Aquí estoy
En cada vela encendida
Porque la muerte es la vida
Llévanos Miguel a esa dimensión
En donde la muerte es solo una ilusión
Aquí estás
Y te he venido a encontrar
Aquí estás
Sé que no existen las despedidas
Miguel volvió y descubrió
Que solo muere, lo que se olvida
In the town of Santa Cecilia
The legend I'm about to tell you was born
Through the threshold of death
Went a dog and a boy named Miguel
It was with the magic from a guitar
He just played it and travelled to the afterlife
He went looking for his grandfather's love
And he wasn't afraid to cross the gates
Amongst the dead, he started to look
Where are you?
I came to find you
Where are you?
We owe ourselves a goodbye
I need to hug you
Here I am
And you'll see me shine
Here I am
In every candle lit
Because death is life
It ignites lights in other places
(instrumental bridge)
Take us with you, Miguel
How I wish that those stories
Which are fantasy stories that would come true
Like being able to speak with the ones we lost
And are waiting for us in the afterlife
Miguel, teach us not to forget
There you are
I came to find you
There you are
I know there are no goodbyes
I will hug you again
Here I am
And you'll see me shine
Here I am
In every candle lit
Because death is life
It ignites lights in other places
Miguel, take us to that dimension
Where death is only an illusion
There you are
I came to find you
There you are
I know there are no goodbyes
Miguel came back and he found out
That one only dies whenever he/she is forgotten
Trivia[]
- The song was also performed by Carlos Rivera during the two-night event, "Coco: A Live-to-Film Concert Experience" at the Hollywood Bowl which lasted from November 8 to November 9, 2019.
