El Bocal

The Bridle

El Bocal

There is no prettier sightNo hay mirada mas linda
Than that of a wild CreoleQue la de un criollo bagual
With its tangled maneCon su crinera enredada
Waiting for reins and bridleEsperando rienda y bocal

In the pen, firmly plantedEn el palenque, clavado
In front of the ranch, the thrushFrente a la estancia, el zorzal
So many colts being brokenCuantas golpeadas de potro
Where they would be tied to the bridleQue allí se ataran el bocal

And so they would come out buckingY así salían en corcovos
Until the colt's training was completeHasta el desarrollo del potro
And then the bridle, hangingY entonces el bocal, colgadito
In the barn, waiting for anotherEn la jamada esperava por outro

As the days passedCuando los dias se ivan
And the work was done thoroughlyY el trabajo lo hacía redomón
The horse tamer, taking it easy, would go outEl domero, domingueando salía
To the little town, from his gaucho cornerAl pueblito, de su gaucho rincón

To the bridle, which makes the coltAl bocal, que hace del potro
Hey, horse of the countrymanTchê caballo del hombre campero
In these verses, a simple giftEn esos versos, un regalo sencillo
Given from the soul of a horse tamerQue le entrega de alma, un domero