Al Caballo Criollo

The Creole Horse

Al Caballo Criollo

On your back my gaucho made the homelandSobre tu lomo hizo la patria mi gauchaje
Today your lineage still stands to ride in the countrysideHoy tu linaje sigue en pie pa’ camperear
You are made of iron when saddling up on every ranchVos sos de fierro en cada estancia al ensillarte
And they don't pay you with a wage just to ride youY pa’ chairarte no te dan con un jornal

Your abilities to walk any terrainTus condiciones para andar cualquier terreno
The stony ground doesn't intimidate you to push throughDe piedra el suelo no te achica pa’ empujar
With your skills separating in a rodeoPor tus destrezas apartando en un rodeo
The most rural folks prefer you to saddle upLos más camperos te prefieren pa’ ensillar

Creole horseCaballo criollo
You are rustic like a bolas thrower and lanceSos rústico cual boleadeora y lanza
A bit of grass is enough to get you readyUn poco e' grama pa' estar pronto ya te alcanza
And even without mountains, you don't slack off your workE' ya no hay sierra no aflojas tu trajinar

Creole horseCaballo criollo
The whole pampa owes your featLa pampa entera esta de deuda con tu hazaña
With your courage, this campaign became oursCon tu coraje se hizo nuestra esta campaña
And today your skills never cease to amaze usY hoy tus destreza' no nos dejan de asombrar

For your bravery to run a whole marchPor tu guapeza pa' correr toda una marcha
To Gato and Mancha, you make me imagineAl Gato y Mancha me lo haces imaginar
Your mule-like endurance and nobility in long journeysTu vaso e' mula y tu nobleza en largos viajes
You keep walking until the endHasta los resto' no dejas de caminar

Like an arrow, you reach the shouldersComo una flecha le llegas a las paletas
Of some stubborn one who doesn't want to cooperateDe algún careta que no quiere cooperar
It's your beauty that enriches my landscapeEs tu belleza que enriquece mi paisaje
And those coats that made you thriveY esos pelajes que te hicieron prosperar

Sorrels, chestnuts, bays, blood bullsRosillos, zainos, colorados, sangre toro
Also the dark bay that the general rodeTambién el moro que montaba el general
Even in my dreams, a dunskin neighsHasta'n mis sueños relincha un bayo cebruno
And those grays like herbs for mateY esos lobunos como yerba pa' matear

Creole horseCaballo criollo
You are rustic like a bolas thrower and lanceSos rústico cual boleadeora y lanza
A bit of grass is enough to get you readyUn poco e' grama pa' estar pronto ya te alcanza
And even without mountains, you don't slack off your workE' ya no hay sierra no aflojas tu trajinar

Creole horseCaballo criollo
The whole pampa owes your featLa pampa entera esta de deuda con tu hazaña
With your courage, this campaign became oursCon tu coraje se hizo nuestra esta campaña
And today your skills never cease to amaze usY hoy tu destrezas no nos dejan de asombrar