El Muchacho Y El Potro

The Boy and the Colt

El Muchacho Y El Potro

A terrible noise they madeUn estruendo terrible formaron
Upon arriving at the humble placeAl llegar al humilde lugar
The steel spurs, they squeakedLas espuelas de acero, chirriaron
Not even the dogs wanted to barkNi los perros quisieron ladrar

They smashed the rifle buttLa culata del rifle estrellaron,
On the door of the sad shackEn la puerta del triste jacal,
A boy's face is outlinedDe un muchacho se perfila el rostro
As he opens the door of the shackAl abrir la puerta del jacal

All I have is my coltLo que tengo nomás es mi potro,
But they can't take it awayPero no se lo pueden llevar,
Nor will I exchange it for anotherNi tampoco lo cambio por otro,
Only dead will they take it from meSolo muerto me lo han de quitar

They push him out into the courtyardA empeñones lo sacan al patio,
In the moonlight, it shinesCon la luna se mira brillar,
The coat of the noble horseEl pelaje del noble caballo,
That the mob is coming to takeQue la turba se viene a llevar
He writhes and stands on his hind legsSe revuelve y se para de manos,
Seeing his master they are going to hangViendo a su amo que van a colgar,

From the highest branch of an ash treePor la rama más alta de un fresno,
They managed to pass a ropeUna soga lograron pasar,
The boy looks calmEl muchacho se mira sereno
Not even death can scare himNi la muerte lo puede asustar
Only a supreme miracleSolamente un milagro supremo,
Or his colt can save himO su potro lo pueden salvar

A whistle is suddenly heardUn silbido se escucha de pronto,
And the neigh of the fierce animalY el relincho del fiero animal,
Turned into a mere demonConvertido en el mero demonio,
He throws himself and starts kickingSe echa encima y empieza a patear
The boy jumps on his backEl muchacho saltando a su lomo
In their faces he was able to mockEn sus barbas los pudo burlar

He joins the people of the townSe incorpora a la gente de villa,
His courage begins to showSu valor se comienza a notar
Every moment he risks his lifeCada instante se juega la vida
He doesn't tire of searching so muchNo se cansa de tanto buscar
For the men who out of pure envyA los hombres que por pura envidia
Wanted to hang him from a treeLo quisieron de un árbol colgar