El moro de cumpras

The Moor from Cumpas

El moro de cumpras

On March 17thEl 17 de marzo
To the city of Agua Prietaa la ciudad de agua prieta
People came from everywherellego gente de onde quiera
They came for the lightning racevinieron a la carrera del relampago
And the Moor had two first-class horsesy el moro dos caballos de primera

The Moor of Pedro Frizbyel moro de pedro frizby
Was from the town of Cumpasera del pueblo de cumpas
Very beautiful and very fastmuy bonito y muy ligero
The lightning was a sorrelel relampago era saino
And it was a cherished horsey era caballo de estima
Of its owner Rafael Romerode su amo rafael romero

When they paraded the Moorcuando paseaban al moro
It looked so beautifulse miraba tan bonito
And they started to bety empezaron a apostar
Everyone saidtoda la gente decia
That horse wasque aquel caballo venia
Specially here to winespecialmente a ganar

Checks, bills, and pesoschekes,billetes y pesos
Abounded for the one from Cumpasle sobraban al de cumpas
On Sunday morningel domingo en la mañana
In the afternoon the betspor la tarde las apuestas
Exceeded one hundred thousand pesospasaban de cien mil pesos
In that Copa Cabanaen esa copa cabana

Frank and Jesus Valenzuelafrank y jesus valenzuela
Bet fifteen thousand pesoscasaron quince mil pesos
With Romero's sorrelcon el saino de romero
And Pullo Morales saidy dijo el pullo morales
I think with the Moorse me hace que con el moro
They will win all the moneynos ganan todo el dinero

Trini Ramirez was aroundandaba trini ramirez
Also Chino Valenzuelatambien chino valenzuela
Parading the horsespasaendo ya los caballos
Two belt racersdos corredores de faja
Two seekers of triumphdos buscadores del triunfo
Both were good roosterslos dos eran buenos gallos

Finally, they gave the signalpor fin dieron el sandiago
And the Moor took the leady el moro salio adelante
With the intention to wincon la intension de ganar
Ramirez pushed the sorrelramirez le tupio al saino
And on the middle stretchy arriba del medio paste
Left the Moor behinddejaba al moro pa´tras

Leonardo Yañez, the Nanoleonardo yañez el nano
Composer of the corridocompositor del corrido
Apologizes to everyonea todos pide disculpas
Here doubts endedaqui se acabaron dudas
The sorrel from Agua Prieta wongano el saino de agua prieta
And the Moor from Cumpas losty perdio el moro de cumpas