El Bocal

The Bridle

El Bocal

There is no prettier sightNo hay mirada más linda
Than that of a wild CreoleQue la de un criollo bagual
With its tangled maneCon su crinera enredada
Waiting for rein and bridleEsperando rienda y bocal

In the pen, firmly plantedEn el palenque, clavado
Facing the ranch, the thrushFrente a la estancia, el zorzal
How many colts were brokenCuantas golpeadas de potro
There, they tied the bridleQue allí se ataran el bocal

And so they would come out buckingY así salían en corcovos
Until the colt's trainingHasta el desarrollo del potro
And then the bridle, hangingY entonces el bocal, colgadito
In the barn, waiting for anotherEn la jamada esperava por outro

When the days were endingCuando los días se iban
And the work was done smoothlyY el trabajo lo hacía redomón
The horse tamer, taking it easy, would go outEl domero, domingueando salía
To the little town, from his gaucho cornerAl pueblito, de su gaucho rincón

To the bridle, which makes the coltAl bocal, que hace del potro
Hey, horse of the countrymanTchê caballo del hombre campero
In these verses, a simple giftEn esos versos, un regalo sencillo
Given from the soul, a horse tamerQue le entrega de alma, un domero