El Caballo Blanco

The White Horse

El Caballo Blanco

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

His noble rider took the reins from himSu noble jinete le quito las riendas
I took the chair away from him and he left on his ownLe quito la silla y se fue a puro pelo
He crossed Nayarit lands like lightningCruzó como rayo tierras nayaritas
Between green hills and the blue skyEntre cerros verdes y lo azul del cielo

At a slower pace I arrive at EscuinapaA paso más lento llego hasta Escuinapa
And he was already staying in CuliacánY por Culiacán ya se andaba quedando
They say that in Los Mochis it was already falling apartCuentan que en Los Mochis ya se iba cayendo
His entire snout was bleedingQue llevaba todo el hocico sangrando

But they watched him pass through SonoraPero lo miraron pasar por Sonora
And the Yaqui Valley gave him its 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

I got to Hermosillo, then continued on to CaborcaLlego hasta Hermosillo, siguió pa' Caborca
And because of Mexicali, he felt like he was dyingY por Mexicali, sintió que moría
He climbed step by step up La RumorosaSubió paso a paso por La Rumorosa
Arriving in Tijuana with daylightLlegando a Tijuana con la luz del día
Having accomplished his feat, he went to RosaritoCumplida su hazaña, se fue a Rosarito
And he didn't want to lie down until he saw EnsenadaY no quiso echarse hasta ver Ensenada
And this was the ballad of the white horseY este fue el corrido del caballo blanco
He left Guadalajara on a SundayQue salió un domingo de Guadalajara