El Moro y La Sangrita

The Moor and The Little Blood

El Moro y La Sangrita

From Navojoa he cameDe Navojoa procedente
Arrived that silver MoorLlegó aquel moro plateado
To run in the chucaritA correr en el chucarit
They had him preparedLo llevaban Preparado
That's what his owner saidAsí lo dijo su dueño
Mr. Mario AlvaradoEl señor Mario alvarado

The Little Blood, his rivalLa Sangrita su rival
Was not just any mareNo era una yegua cualquiera
Known in SonoraEn sonora conocida
For being fast and stubbornPor rápida y por puertera
In the first hundred metersEn los primeros cien metros
She didn't lose the leadNo perdió la delantera

I remember that dayTengo presente ese día
It has never left mePoes nunca se me ha olvidado
On the riverbanksEn la márgenes del río
The track had been arrangedLa pista habían arreglado
They would run in three heatsCorrerian en tres cabrestos
That's how they had agreedAsí habían escriturado

There was plenty to choose fromHabía de dónde escoger
For the hidden peoplePara la gente escondida
In a hundred meters to the mareEn cien metros a la yegua
And in two hundred dividedY en doscientos dividida
In the poles to the horseEn las varas al caballo
The bets were sharedLas apuestas compartidas

The Little Blood won in a hundredLa sangríta gano en cien
As many thoughtComo muchos lo pensaron
But in the 200 metersPero en los 200 metros
The bettors arguedLos vedores alegaron
In the poles, the Moor wonEn las varas ganó el moro
That's how they predictedAsí lo pronosticaron

Roberto Mendivil saidDecía Roberto mendivil
I saw the Moor winYo vi que el moro gano
But instantly the Chinese boy replied noPero al instante el chinito le contestaba que no
When a patrol arrivedCuando llegó una patrulla
And took them both awayY alos dos se los llevo

There in the police stationHalla en la comisaría
They had to settle itLa tuvieron que empatar
The doubt of this raceLa duda de esta carrera
Will forever remainPara siempre va a quedar
Why the Moor and the Little BloodPor qué el moro y la sangríta
Never played againNo volvieron a jugar