4／21／07 To the other side

http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/alotrolado/
讲墨西哥到美国非法移民的纪录片。聚焦于不同时代从墨西哥跑到美国的歌手的音乐和移民故事。里面的歌都是反映偷渡和与移民有关的黑帮贩毒生活的。有些歌词非常有意思，比如这首很经典的歌：
Somos Más Americanos (We Are More American)
A thousand times they have shouted at me,
“Go home, you don’t belong here”
Let me remind the Gringo
That I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed me
American was born free – man divided her
They drew the line so I would have to jump it
And they call me invader
That’s a big error
The took eight states from us – who is the invader here?
I am a stranger in my own land
I don’t come to make war – I’m a working man

If history does not lie, the Powerful Nation was seated here in glory
Composed of valiant warriors
Indians of two continents
Mingled with Spaniards
And if we go by the centuries
We are more American
We are more American
Than any son of the Anglo-Saxon

They purchased from us, without money, the waters of the Rio Bravo
They took from us Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado
California too, and Nevada
Even with Utah it was not enough – they also took Wyoming from us!

I am of Indian blood – I am Latino – I am Mestizo
We are of all colors and all occupations
And if we go bby the centuries
Though it pains The Neighbor
We are more American
Than every last one of the Gringos

歌词是网上找到的。影片里还有其他很多很经典的corrido风格的墨西哥移民流行歌曲。总体感觉影片一般，反映的问题很重要，本来可以挖掘得更深刻点拍得更感人点的。里面的歌真不错。喜欢墨西哥歌手那亮堂堂的嗓子。