El Corralero

The Corralero

El Corralero

The corralero is sickEsta enfermo el corralero
There in the paddockAllá en el potrero
As old as he isComo viejo está
We must help him to dieHay que ayudarlo a que muera
So he doesn't suffer anymorePara que no sufra más
You were always the most accurateSiempre fuiste el más certero
And that's why you must alleviate his painY por eso debes su mal aliviar

How do they expect meComo pretenden que yo
Who raised him from a foalQue lo crié de potrillo
To stab a knife in his chestClave en su pecho un cuchillo
Because the boss ordered itPorque el patrón lo ordenó

Just let him grazeDéjelo no más pastar
Don't reject my adviceNo rechace mi consejo
I will bury himQue yo lo voy a enterrar
When he dies of old ageCuando se muera de viejo

Next to the stream in the lowlandsJunto al estero del bajo
I found him exhaustedLo encontré rendido
Almost at his last breathCasi al expirar
I approached very slowlyMe acerqué muy lentamente
And tried to explain to himY se lo quise explicar
But seeing him resignedPero al verlo resignado
My hand trembledMe tembló la mano
And I started to cryY me puse a llorar

How do they expect meComo pretenden que yo
Who raised him from a foalQue lo crié de potrillo
To stab a knife in his chestClave en su pecho un cuchillo
Because the boss ordered itPorque el patrón lo ordenó

Just let him grazeDéjelo no más pastar
Don't reject my adviceNo rechace mi consejo
I will bury himQue yo lo voy a enterrar
When he dies of old ageCuando se muera de viejo