Mariachi Lyrics Archive
De Colores
The fields, the birds, the rainbow — everything is color and song. De Colores is pure joy that also carries the quiet dignity of a movement.
About the Song
De Colores is a traditional Spanish folk song with roots in the Iberian Peninsula that became deeply embedded in Latin American folk tradition. It gained particular significance in the United States as the anthem of the farmworkers' movement led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s and 70s, where it became a symbol of solidarity and hope. In Mexico it is beloved as both a children's song and a celebration of the natural world's abundance. Las Almas' version honors its dual heritage: a joyful folk song that carries within it the dignity of collective struggle.
Meaning of the Song
De Colores is joy without apology. The fields, the birds, the rainbow, the barnyard chorus — everything in the world is singing and color and abundance. But this song carries more than it shows: César Chávez used it to remind farmworkers that the earth they worked was also beautiful, that they were worthy of beauty too. Las Almas sings it as both things at once: pure delight and quiet dignity, the way the best folk songs always manage to be.
Lyrics / Letra
De colores, de colores se visten los campos en la primavera
De colores, de colores
Son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera
De colores,de colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
De colores, de colores
brillantes y finos se viste la aurora
De colores, de colores
son los mil reflejos que el sol atesora
De colores, de colores
se viste el diamante que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Interpretación Las Almas • ℗ Muertolandia Music © The Pico Blvd Group
De colores, de colores
Son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera
De colores,de colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
De colores, de colores
brillantes y finos se viste la aurora
De colores, de colores
son los mil reflejos que el sol atesora
De colores, de colores
se viste el diamante que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores
de muchos colores me gustan a mí
Interpretación Las Almas • ℗ Muertolandia Music © The Pico Blvd Group
English Translation
In colors, in colors
the fields dress themselves in the spring
In colors, in colors
are the little birds that come from outside
In colors, in colors
is the rainbow that we see shine
And that is why the great loves
of many colors please me
and that is why the great loves
of many colors please me
The rooster sings, the rooster sings
with his kee-kee-ree-kee
The hen sings, the hen sings
with her cara-cara-cara
The chicks sing, the chicks sing
with their pio-pio-pi
And that is why the great loves
of many colors please me
the fields dress themselves in the spring
In colors, in colors
are the little birds that come from outside
In colors, in colors
is the rainbow that we see shine
And that is why the great loves
of many colors please me
and that is why the great loves
of many colors please me
The rooster sings, the rooster sings
with his kee-kee-ree-kee
The hen sings, the hen sings
with her cara-cara-cara
The chicks sing, the chicks sing
with their pio-pio-pi
And that is why the great loves
of many colors please me
