Mocito

Young Man

Mocito

In the old days when I was young, I saddled the best horseAntes tempos quando moço encilhava o melhor pingo
And on Sundays I would go out dressed in my finest clothesE saia nos domingos com as pilchas que eram uma gala
Knowing the scale, a little wind blowingConhecedor da escala um ventito que soprava

Beautiful things I would embroider on the white fringes of the ponchoCoisas lindas bordoneava nas franjas brancas do pala
My black dapple horse with such well-kept furMeu flete tordilho negro do pelo tão bem cuidado
From my silver-plated gear, I copied the shineDo meu preparo chapeado da prata copiava o brilho
And to embellish the style, just cheerful and mischievousE pra florear o estilo só faceiro e daninho

I would trot lightly like the song of the cricketIa a trote puladinho que nem o canto do grilo
It was my young man's pleasure in the afternoons of horse racingEra meu gosto de moço nas tardes de carreirada
During the breaks between races, I would adjust the brim of my hatNo intervalo das largadas juntar a aba na fita

And with my soul filled with joy and the Nazarenas singingE com a alma tangueadita e as nazarenas cantando
Strolling and flirting among the pretty girlsEm passeio ir gavionando por entre as moças bonitas
Returning in the early evening, when the pampas fall asleepDe volta bem a noitinha hora em que a pampa adormece

And nature seems to whisper in the voice of the riversE a natureza parece cochichar na voz dos rios
I would bring without boredom, greeting the cowboy starEu trazia sem fastio saudando a estrela boieira
A well-flowered countryside verse whistlingUma coplita campeira bem floreada no assobio