{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-3-12","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-3-12","heading":"State bilingual song.","body":"A. The words and music of \"New Mexico -- Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico\", written by Pablo Mares, are declared to be the state bilingual song. The words are:\nI'm singing a song of my homeland\nMost wonderful place that I've seen.\nMy song cannot fully describe it\nI call it land of my dreams.\nNew Mexico,\nLand of the sun\nWhere yucca blooms\nThe sunset sighs.\nNew Mexico,\nYour starry nights,\nYour music sweet as daylight dies.\nMy heart returns\nIt ever yearns\nTo hear the desert breezes blow,\nYour snow, your rain, your rainbows' blend,\nI'm proud of my New Mexico.\n(Translation)\nYo canto de un pais lindo\nMas bello no he visto yo,\nMi cancion no puede decirlo,\nComo mi corazon.\nNuevo Mexico,\nPais del sol\nPalmillas floreciendo alli.\nNuevo Mexico,\nTus noches lindas\nTraen recuerdos para mi.\nMi corazon\nLlora por ti me dice a mi\nTe quiero yo.\nTus sierras y tus valles\nSon mi lindo Nuevo Mexico.\nB. A copy of the state bilingual song exhibited with this bill shall be filed with the secretary of state to be lodged in the archives of his office.","path":["Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters","ARTICLE 3 State Seal, Song and Symbols"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"9238266224cba0bcc7dcb3c87e054f429e4ec9d77ab537870780bfd90beaed08","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-3-11","next":"us-nm/12-3-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}