El Bayo Cara Blanca

The Bayo White Face

El Bayo Cara Blanca

Pepito had a horse, which he just rodePepito tenía un caballo, que nomás el lo montaba
It was a white-faced bay, 7 quarters tall.Era un bayo cara blanca, de 7 cuartas de alzada
Oh, what an animal, he just needed to talk.Ay que rechulo animal, nomás hablar le faltaba

José loved that horse, as he adored his godJosé quería aquel caballo, como a su dios lo adoraba
Every day very early, I bathed him and saddled him.Todos los días muy temprano, lo bañaba y lo ensillaba
And the bay, out of pure pleasure, would stop and neighY el bayo de puro gusto, se paraba y relinchaba

From “la arena” to terán, he never lost a raceDe “la arena” hasta terán, jamás perdió una carrera
At what animal demand, he ran like a beast,A que rechulo animal, corría como una fiera,
From coming to San Juan, I left people in miseryDel provenir a san juan, dejo gente en la miseria

But destiny is very cruel, and there is no one who can resist it.Pero el destino es muy cruel, y no hay quien se le resista
And he wanted that steed to lose its sight one dayY quiso que aquel corcel, un día perdiera la vista
A never ran again, neither on the flat nor on the track.A nunca volvió a correr, ni en el llano ni en la pista

To get rid of his suffering, José shot him 3 timesPa’ quitarlo de sufrí, josé le dio 3 balazos
This is how it was his turn to die, to the one who in life was lightningAsí le toco morir, a aquel que en la vida era un rayo
This is the end of the story, of Pepito and his horseDe la historia este es el fin, de pepito y su caballo