by: Nicandro Castillo; Translation by Ted Ramírez
Nació bajo de una higuera - (He was born under a fig tree)
Su madre fue yegua fina - (His mother was a fine champion)
La llamaban La Catrina – (Her name was “The Elegant One”)
Y yo al él le puse "El Cantador." – (And I called him
“The Singer”)
Fué un potrillo con más brío – (He was a fiery young
colt)
Que otro caballo cualquiera – (More special than any other I’d seen)
Y como yo lo hice mío – (We became friends and I trained him)
Resultó muy corredor. – (And in time he came to be a great champion)
Era lindo mi caballo - (He was beautiful and kind)
Era mi amigo más fiél – (He was a most faithful friend)
Ligerito como el rayo – (He was faster than a lighting bolt)
Era de muy buena ley. – (He was a champion through and through)
Cuando era de falsa rienda – (Early in his training)
Daba ventaja a su madre – (He’d practice and race with his mother)
Muy pronto dejó a su padre – (Soon he challenged his father)
Con dos cuerpos le ganó. – (And beat him by two lengths)
Era de pelo retinto – (His coat was very dark and shiny)
Rosalbo como un lucero – (A little reddish, with a star on his head)
Muy fachoso y mitotero – (He was very proud, and a social creature)
Y lindo de corazón. – (And very kind and goodhearted)
Era lindo mi caballo - (He was beautiful and kind)
Era mi amigo más fiél – (He was a most faithful friend)
Ligerito como el rayo – (He was faster than a lighting bolt)
Era de muy buena ley. – (He was a champion through and through)
Nació bajo una higuera – (He was born under a fig tree)
Y en el potrero quedó – (And in a pasture he died)
Qué lástima que muriera – (It hurt me so when he died)
Mi compañero mejor - (He was my very best friend)
Por éso cuando el sol muere – (So now as the sun goes down)
Y la luna va a salir – (And the moon begins to rise)
Me voy hasta aquél potrero – (I go and visit his pasture)
Mis recuerdos a vivir - (My memories to re-live)
Era lindo mi caballo...
Song Lyrics- Volume 1: "Culture"
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