Barquillero

Barquillero

Barquillero

Burlesque is not even good for beating people, a friend shoutedNi pa' la machaca sirve burlesco, gritó un amigo
Although he had good blood, they did not want the coltAunque tenía buena sangre, no quisieron al potrillo
And they wanted to sacrifice him because he had been born badlyY querían sacrificarlo porque mal había nacido
They named him Barquillero, because he is a generous sonBarquillero le pusieron, que de generoso es hijo

They said, there would be no way to make good use of itDijeron, no habría manera de sacarle buen provecho
And they almost gave it away as a waste animalY casi lo regalaron como animal de desecho
The beautiful thing that I had, I carried it inside my chestLo bonito que tenía lo traía dentro del pecho
They underestimated the colt, who turned out to be a well-made bastardSubestimaron al potro, que salió un cabrón bien hecho

The band played loudly, it was the town festivalLa banda tocaba recio, eran las fiestas del pueblo
The cuaco, while singing, threw himself into the ring to killEl cuaco estando cante se tiró a matar pa' el ruedo
As soon as they saw him dance, the ranchers got angryNo más lo vieron bailar, se picaron los rancheros
They brought toy horses next to BarquilleroTraían cuacos de juguete al lado de Barquillero

Also that hunting is prey and even the wise make mistakesTambién que caza es presa y hasta el sabio se equivoca
If it touches you even if you leave, if it doesn't touch you even if you put yourself inSi te toca aunque te quites, si no toca aunque te pongas
It's no good to talk if you don't know, look how things areNo es bueno hablar si no sabes, miren cómo son las cosas
Barquillero to two, three people came and covered their mouthsBarquillero a dos, tres gentes vino y les tapó la boca

From useless to the most covetedDe no servir para nada a ser el más codiciado
Five fine foals, the kind that are born dancingCinco Potrillos finos, de esos que nacen bailando
Pure dollar paws and some Sardinian cattlePuras patitas de a dólar y algo de ganado sardo
They went for the Barquillero, because good things are expensiveDieron por el Barquillero, pues lo bueno sale caro

For those who didn't want it, it served them well as an experienceA los que no lo quisieron, bien les sirvió de experiencia
And what was once worthless is now no longer for saleY el que un día no valía nada, ahora ya no está a la venta
On a ranch in Jalisco, a landlord commentsEn un rancho de Jalisco, un arrendador comenta
She hardly has a stallion, on the fifty-year-old mareCasi no trae semental, en la yegua de el cincuenta