El Caballo Blanco

The White Horse

El Caballo Blanco

This is the corrido of the white horseÉste es el corrido del caballo blanco
That on a happy Sunday would startQue en un día domingo feliz arrancara
He aimed to reach the NorthIba con la mira de llegar al Norte
Having left GuadalajaraHabiendo salido de Guadalajara

His noble rider took off the reinsSu noble jinete le quito las riendas
Took off the saddle and went barebackLe quito la silla y se fue a puro pelo
He crossed like lightning through Nayarit landsCruzó como rayo tierras nayaritas
Between green hills and the blue of the skyEntre cerros verdes y lo azul del cielo

At a slower pace, he reached EscuinapaA paso más lento llego hasta Escuinapa
And by Culiacán, he was already slowing downY por Culiacán ya se andaba quedando
They say in Los Mochis, he was fallingCuentan que en Los Mochis ya se iba cayendo
His whole muzzle bleedingQue llevaba todo el hocico sangrando

But they saw him pass through SonoraPero lo miraron pasar por Sonora
And the Yaqui Valley gave him tendernessY el Valle del Yaqui le dio su ternura
They say he limped on his left legDicen que cojeaba de la pata izquierda
And despite everything, he continued his adventureY a pesar de todo siguió su aventura

He arrived in Hermosillo, he continued...Llego hasta Hermosillo, siguio…