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The Moor from Cumpas

Antonio Aguilar

El moro de cumpras

El 17 de marzo
a la ciudad de agua prieta
llego gente de onde quiera
vinieron a la carrera del relampago
y el moro dos caballos de primera

el moro de pedro frizby
era del pueblo de cumpas
muy bonito y muy ligero
el relampago era saino
y era caballo de estima
de su amo rafael romero

cuando paseaban al moro
se miraba tan bonito
y empezaron a apostar
toda la gente decia
que aquel caballo venia
especialmente a ganar

chekes,billetes y pesos
le sobraban al de cumpas
el domingo en la mañana
por la tarde las apuestas
pasaban de cien mil pesos
en esa copa cabana

frank y jesus valenzuela
casaron quince mil pesos
con el saino de romero
y dijo el pullo morales
se me hace que con el moro
nos ganan todo el dinero

andaba trini ramirez
tambien chino valenzuela
pasaendo ya los caballos
dos corredores de faja
dos buscadores del triunfo
los dos eran buenos gallos

por fin dieron el sandiago
y el moro salio adelante
con la intension de ganar
ramirez le tupio al saino
y arriba del medio paste
dejaba al moro pa´tras

leonardo yañez el nano
compositor del corrido
a todos pide disculpas
aqui se acabaron dudas
gano el saino de agua prieta
y perdio el moro de cumpas

The Moor from Cumpas

On March 17th
To the city of Agua Prieta
People came from everywhere
They came for the lightning race
And the Moor had two first-class horses

The Moor of Pedro Frizby
Was from the town of Cumpas
Very beautiful and very fast
The lightning was a sorrel
And it was a cherished horse
Of its owner Rafael Romero

When they paraded the Moor
It looked so beautiful
And they started to bet
Everyone said
That horse was
Specially here to win

Checks, bills, and pesos
Abounded for the one from Cumpas
On Sunday morning
In the afternoon the bets
Exceeded one hundred thousand pesos
In that Copa Cabana

Frank and Jesus Valenzuela
Bet fifteen thousand pesos
With Romero's sorrel
And Pullo Morales said
I think with the Moor
They will win all the money

Trini Ramirez was around
Also Chino Valenzuela
Parading the horses
Two belt racers
Two seekers of triumph
Both were good roosters

Finally, they gave the signal
And the Moor took the lead
With the intention to win
Ramirez pushed the sorrel
And on the middle stretch
Left the Moor behind

Leonardo Yañez, the Nano
Composer of the corrido
Apologizes to everyone
Here doubts ended
The sorrel from Agua Prieta won
And the Moor from Cumpas lost

Escrita por: Leonardo Yanez