Ramiro Sierra

Ramiro Sierra

Ramiro Sierra

The snow was fallingLa nieve estaba cayendo
The pine trees were freezingLos pinos se congelaban
On the cliff of the strawberry treeEn el risco del madroño
Some guns were pointingUnas armas apuntaban
Only the snow feathersSolo las plumas de nieve
Those sights were cloudedAquellas miras nublaban

A bull is heard roaringSe oye rugir un novillo
Coming with the herdQue venía con la manada
And the hooves of the horseY los cascos del caballo
Of the man who was herding themDel señor que las arreaba
Ramiro left the beastRamiro dejó la bestia
While he surrounded the cliffMientras el risco rodeaba

The horse was a little CreoleEl caballo era un criollito
But very well rentedPero muy bien arrendado
That's why without his riderPor eso sin su jinete
He knew how to herd the cattleSupo él arrear el ganado
Ramiro was proudRamiro estaba orgulloso
Of his dark bay DosalvoDe su retinto Dosalvo

Ramiro Sierra told themLes dijo Ramiro Sierra
Here, no one is deceivedAquí no se engaña a nadie
I only came to collectYo solo vine a cobrarles
The death of my friendLa muerte de mi compadre
And to gather the cattleY a recoger el ganado
That the cowards stoleQue le robaron cobardes

There were six hundred steersEran seiscientos novillos
Also dairy cattleTambién ganado lechero
That's why they covetedPor eso lo codiciaban
Those damn rustlersEsos malditos cuatreros
But they didn't know that RamiroMás no sabían que Ramiro
Was going to skin themLes iba a rajar el cuero

Caliber two twenty-threeCalibre dos veintitrés
How beautifully you crowedQué bonito cacareabas
The groans were confusedSe confundían los quejidos
With the lowing of the cowsCon el mugir de las vacas
And the ridges of the mountainY los cejos de la sierra
Recorded this balladEsta balada grababan

Goodbye dark bay DosalvoAdiós retinto Dosalvo
You will always be the firstSiempre serás el primero
Don Pablo Chávez has diedYa murió don Pablo Chávez
That rich rancherAquel rico ganadero
Hopefully in heavenOjalá que haya en el cielo
He keeps branding calvesSiga cerrando becerros