Caballo Viejo

Old Horse

Caballo Viejo

When love comes like thisCuando el amor llega así
in this wayde esta manera
one doesn't even realizeuno no se da ni cuenta
the carutal turns greenel carutal reverdece
and the guamachito bloomsy el guamachito florece
and the rope breaks.y la soga se revienta.

They give the horse a savannahCaballo le dan sabana
and time is countedy tiene el tiempo contao
and he leaves in the morningy se va por la mañana
with his hurried little stepcon su pasito apurao
to meet his fillya verse con su potranca
who has him all tangled up.que lo tiene embarbascao

The colt gives time to timeEl potro da tiempo al tiempo
because he has plenty of ageporque le sobra la edad
an old horse can'tcaballo viejo no puede
lose the flower they give himperder la flor que le dan
because after this lifeporque después de esta vida
there's no other chance.no hay otra oportunidad.

When love comes like thisCuando el amor llega así
in this wayde esta manera
one is not to blameuno no tiene la culpa
loving has no schedulequererse no tiene horario
or date on the calendarni fecha en el calendario
when the desires come together.cuando las ganas se juntan.

They give the horse a savannahCaballo le dan sabana
and time is countedy tiene el tiempo contao
and he leaves in the morningy se va por la mañana
with his hurried little stepcon su pasito apurao
to meet his fillya verse con su potranca
who has him all tangled up.que lo tiene embarbascao.

And if an old horse meetsY si una potra alazana
a chestnut fillycaballo viejo se encuentra
his heart breaksel pecho se le desgrana
and he doesn't pay attention to tricksy no le hace caso a falseta
and he doesn't obey the reiny no le obedece al freno
nor false reins can stop him.ni lo paran falsas riendas.