HOUSE BILL 510

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Andrea Romero and T. Ryan Lane and Javier Martínez

and Greg Nibert

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS; DECLARING A STATE CHILE SONG.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE CHILE SONG.--The words and music of "Red or Green", written by Lenny Roybal, are declared to be the official state chile song. The song's lyrics are:

 

     Ay ay ay ay ay

     Ay ay ay ay ay picoso 

     Ay ay ay ay ay

 

     Ay ay ay ay ay

     Ay ay ay ay ay delicioso

     Ay ay ay ay ay

 

     Chile verde o chile Colorado

     Eso lo quiero saber

     La Pregunta mas preguntado

     Verde o Colorado?

 

     Red or green?

     The most asked New Mexico question

     Red or green?

     The official New Mexico question

 

     Chile verde tu quieres

     Chile verde te dare

     Green chile chicken enchilada

     Green chile stew - chile relleno

 

     Ah mi me gusta el Colorado

     Con menudo y carne adovada

     Beef enchilada with an egg on top

     Tamales - stuffed sopapillas

 

     You want red chile?

     I give you red chile

     You want green chile?

     I give you green chile

     Come to my kitchen

 

     Red or green?

     Red or green and the pinto bean

     The official New Mexico vegetables

     Frijoles con chile

     Red or green?

 

     Good morning governor

     Welcome to Ben and Carmen's café

     May I take your order please?

     Huevos rancheros?

     Red or green?

 

     Julia Roberts - the pretty woman with the Mona Lisa smile

     What would you like this morning

     Breakfast burrito?

     Red or green?

     Both - ah the Christmas, que bueno!

 

     Ay ay ay ay ay

     Ay ay ay ay ay

     Ay ay ay ay ay

 

     Red or green?

     The official New Mexico question

 

     Ay ay ay ay ay

     Ay ay ay ay ay

     Ay ay ay ay ay

 

     Red or green?

     Oh how I love the smell of roasting

     Green chile.

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