El Corralero

The Rancher

El Corralero

The rancher is in bad shapeTa' muy malo el corralero
out there in the pasture, he's like an old man,y allá en el potrero como viejo está,
we have to help him die,hay que ayudarlo a que muera,
so he doesn't suffer anymore,para que no sufra más,
you were always the most accuratesiempre fuiste el más certero
and that's why you must alleviate his pain.y por eso debes su mal aliviar.

How does he expect me,Como pretende que yo,
who raised him from a colt,que lo crié de potrillo,
to stab a knife in his chest,clave en su pecho un cuchillo,
because the boss ordered it.porque el patrón lo ordenó.
Just let him graze,Déjelo nomás pastar,
don't reject my advice,no rechace mi consejo,
I will bury him,que yo lo voy a enterrar,
when he dies of old age.cuando se muera de viejo.

By the stream in the lowlands,Junto al estero del bajo,
I found him lying there almost dying,lo encontré tendido casi al expirar,
I approached very slowlyme acerqué muy lentamente
and tried to explain it to him,y se lo quise explicar,
but seeing him resigned,pero al verlo resignado,
my hand trembled and I started to cry.me tembló la mano y me puse a llorar.

How does he expect me,Como pretende que yo,
who raised him from a colt,que lo crié de potrillo,
to stab a knife in his chest,clave en su pecho un cuchillo,
because the boss ordered it.porque el patrón lo ordenó.
Just let him graze,Déjelo, nomás, pastar,
don't reject my advice,no rechace mi consejo,
I will bury him,que yo lo voy a enterrar,
when he dies of old age.cuando se muera de viejo.