El Grano de Oro

The Golden Grain

El Grano de Oro

In the year of seventy-threeAño del setenta y tres
The golden grain ranEl grano de oro corrio

And beat the sorrelY le gano al alazan
Left him three bodies behindCon tres cuerpos lo dejo

On the second of June, gentlemenEl dos de junio señores
The date was setLa fecha estaba apartada

The day it was celebratedEl dia que se celebro
That race was belovedEsa carrera fue amada

Here comes the little golden oneYa llego el granito de oro
Said Ramon FijeroaDecia ramon fijeroa

I bring ten thousand pesos hereAqui traigo diez mil pesos
The rest that I have left overEl resto que ami me sobra

Jose Lopez repliedLe contesto jose lopez
Ramon, don't be so confidentRamon no estes tan confiado

With this you will payCon esta bas a pagar
The ten that you have wonLas diez que nos has ganado

Around two in the afternoonComo a las dos de la tarde
The horses took offSe arrancaron los caballos

The sorrel's rider yelledGriban del alazan
Don't stay behind, my horseNo te quedes mi caballo

The one who ran the golden grainEl que corrio el grano de oro
Was a brave young manEra un chamaco valiente

Without a whip, he flew outSin vara salio volando
To the astonishment of the peoplePara asombro de la gente

When the race startedCuando salio la carrera
The people from Chihuahua shoutedGritaban los de chihuahua

We bet on the golden grainCompramos al grano de oro
No matter the costNo importa lo que nos valga

They arrived with the moneyLlegaron con el dinero
To deliver the betsPara entregar las apuestas

In favor of the golden grainAl fabor de el grano de oro
From Tabasco, ZacatecasDe tabasco zacatecas