El Orgullo de Un Puestero

The Pride of a Cowboy

El Orgullo de Un Puestero

Nicazio Hernandez, cowboyNicazio Hernandez, puestero
Who is at the El Badajo ranchQue esta en la estancia El Badajo
The one who fought from belowEl que luchó desde abajo
To be honest and sincerePor ser honesto y sincero
Recognized cowboyReconocido campero
For him, the lasso as if sentPa el lazo como mandado
He has received some newsUna noticia le han dado
That has made him think differentlyQue lo ha hecho pensar distinto
His eldest son El JacintoSu hijo mayor El Jacinto
Wants to study to be a lawyerQuiere estudiar de abogao

Wow, what a shock!La pucha ¡que sacudon!
Holy Virgin, who would have thought?Virgen Santa ¿quien diria?
He received so much joyRecibio tanta alegría
That he is filled with emotionQue se llena de emoción
He speaks with his heartHabla con su corazón
He felt his pride touchSintio su orgullo tocar
How can I not help himComo no lo voy a ayudar
Although the career is longAunque la carrera es larga
I will carry that burdenYo he de llevar esa carga
But my son will studyPero mi hijo va a estudiar

Rosaura, his companionRosaura, su compañera
Who listens very attentivelyQue muy atenta lo escucha
Also joins the fightTambién se une a la lucha
Sews and weaves for the outsideSurce y teje para afuera
As she is a good cookComo es buena cocinera
She prepares lunch and snackPrepara almuerzo y merienda
And so that Jacinto understandsY pa que Jacinto entienda
That expenses must be taken care ofDe que hay que cuidar los gastos
Today she has filled a basketHoy le ha llenao un canasto
To send him a packagePa mandarle una encomienda

The years went byLos años fueron pasando
Fulfilling his itineraryCumpliendo su itinerario
Jacinto, a university studentJacinto universitario
Is studying in La PlataEn La Plata esta estudiando
He spent his savingsLos ahorros fue gastando
On pencils, books, formsEn lapiz, libros, planillas
Food, boarding, feesComida, pension, cartilla
And the father will negotiateY el padre va a negociar
The Sunday ride gearEl recao de dominguear
The godmother and the herdLa madrina y la tropilla

The Sunday ride gearEl recao de dominguear
He sold it to the foremanSe lo vendio al mayordomo
Who is at the El Palomo ranchQue esta en la estancia El Palomo
And likes to paradeY le gusta desfilar
But he won't slack offPero no le va aflojar
It's for constant workEs pa el trabajo constante
While he thinks every momentMientras piensa a cada instante
While he tans some leatherMientras masetea algún cuero
What pride for a cowboyQue orgullo pa un puestero
To have a student sonTener un hijo estudiante

One by one the toasted onesUno a uno los tostao
He slowly negotiatedDe a poco fue negociando
Some he exchangedAlgunos los fue cambiando
For a bucket and loaded themPor tacho y los ha cargao
The bell is silentEl cencerro esta callao
And no longer rings at allY ya no suena para nada
Its music is silentSu música esta callada
It doesn't go out to cheer distancesNo sale a alegrar distancias
Because he sold to the ranchPorque le vendio a la estancia
The mare for the herdLa yegua pa la manada

It remained in the photographQuedo en la fotografia
The toasted ones and the blue oneLos tostaos y la azuleja
And in the photo is reflectedY en la foto se refleja
What happened in those daysLo que paso en esos días
But there is great joyPero hay machaza alegría
Because at the ranch they have hungPorque en el puesto han colgado
A diploma that has arrivedUn diploma que ha llegado
Written in large lettersEscrito con letras grandes
That says Jacinto HernandezQue dice Jacinto Hernandez
Received as a lawyerRecibido de abogado