Recado de Tropillero

Message from the Horseman

Recado de Tropillero

Bring the messages, boysVayan trayendo los recados gurisada
With spurs tied, mane and tight saddleDe espuela atada de crina y basto apretado
Because this Sunday there's a rehearsal here at the ranchQue este domingo se hace ensayo aquí en la estancia
I'm eager to see my beaten horsesYa estoy con ansias de espectar mis aporreados

My herd is free from roundupsMi tropilla ta con folga de rodeos
Two and a half months roaming in the winter pastureDos mes y medio que tan suelto en la invernada
I left the good ones, eliminated the cheatsDejé los buenos los tramposo eliminé
I shipped the fool to the toasted marePal salame embarque hasta la petiza tosatada

If the boys from Alegrte at the rodeosSi la gurisada de Alegrte en los rodeos
Don't shy away from riding the wild onesNo le hacen feo pa montar la matungada
Because in the break from work and studiesPorque en la folga del servicio y los estudios
They all come together to dominate the rideSe juntan todos pa copar la jineteada

I'm a horseman and that's my contributionSoy tropillero y esa es mi contribución
And I review my beaten horses from hand to handY de mano en mano repaso mis aporreados
Whether they're rough, saddle, southern rumpSea de pelo, basto, gurupa sureña
I let them come and ride as they pleaseDejo que venga a jinetear de su agrado

The one-eyed sorrel has been unstoppable for a whileEl zaino tuerto trae de un tiempo sin parada
From those days causing trouble at the rodeosDe esas jornadas bellaqueando en los rodeos
He got rid of many tough Indian ridersSacó de encima mucho indio topetudo
Who were eagerly waiting for bad weatherQue garronudo esperaban tiempo feo

And the piebald, the golden tobianoY la gateada, la tobiana doradilla
The folks from the town are crazy to rideLos de la villa andan loco pa montar
They're training only on carriage horsesSe andan treinando solo en pingo carroseiro
Which for a beginner is not a horse to tameQue pa un fronteiro no es un pingo pra surrá

If the boys from Alegrte at the rodeosSi la gurisada de Alegrte en los rodeos
Don't shy away from riding the wild onesNo le hacen feo pa montar la matungada
Because in the break from work and studiesPorque en la folga del servicio y los estudios
They all come together to dominate the rideSe juntan todos pa copar la jineteada

I'm a horseman and that's my contributionSoy tropillero y esa es mi contribución
And I review my beaten horses from hand to handY de mano en mano repaso mis aporreados
Whether they're rough, saddle, southern rumpSea de pelo, basto, gurupa sureña
I let them come and ride as they pleaseDejo que venga a jinetear de su agrado

And I warn everyone, the herd is readyY avisa a todos la caballada a pronta
And there are some fillies ready to be testedY hay unas potras que están pa experimentar
If any of them backs down in the ringSi es que alguna se me achica en los ruedos
I'll give her a nudge and go tame her for workLe echo el garreo y pal servicio voy a domar

And if any of them gets beaten and doesn't kickY si es que alguna se aporrea y no patea
Or in the pens won't let herself be bridledO en las mangueras no se deja embozalar
I'll release her to the field to fatten up properlyLa suelto al campo pa que engorde bien dosada
Tail up and then she'll return to the corralCola parada y luego vuelve pal corral

If the boys from Alegrte at the rodeosSi la gurisada de Alegrte en los rodeos
Don't shy away from riding the wild onesNo le hacen feo pa montar la matungada
Because in the break from work and studiesPorque en la folga del servicio y los estudios
They all come together to dominate the rideSe juntan todos pa copar la jineteada

I'm a horseman and that's my contributionSoy tropillero y esa es mi contribución
And I review my beaten horses from hand to handY de mano en mano repaso mis aporreados
Whether they're rough, saddle, southern rumpSea de pelo, basto, gurupa sureña
I let them come and ride as they pleaseDejo que venga a jinetear de su agrado