La Vaquilla Colorada

The Red Heifer

La Vaquilla Colorada

Open the gates cowboysAbran las trancas vaqueros
From the herd's corralDel corral de la manada
We have to lassoQue tenemos que lazar
The red heiferLa vaquilla colorada

They say the red oneDicen que la colorada
Has sharp hornsTiene los cuernos puntales
They say cowboys and foremenDicen que le tienen miedo
Are afraid of herVaqueros y caporales

Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, let's lassoUy, uy, uy, uy, uy, vamos a lazar
The red one that we have to temptA la colorada que tenemos que tentar
Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, let's lassoUy, uy, uy, uy, uy, vamos a lazar
The red one that we have to temptA la colorada que tenemos que tentar

That tawny heiferEsa vaquilla trigueña
Comes from good pensViene de buenos corrales
From the land of TepicDe la tierra Tepiqueña
She's brought by the foremenLa traen los caporales

Stab her, picadorsEchen puya picadores
We must bleed the calfHay que sangrar el morrillo
Lock up in the bullpensQue encierren en los toriles
All the little calvesA todos los becerrillos

Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, let's lassoUy, uy, uy, uy, uy, vamos a lazar
The red one that we have to temptA la colorada que tenemos que tentar
Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, let's lassoUy, uy, uy, uy, uy, vamos a lazar
The red one that we have to temptA la colorada que tenemos que tentar

I'm going to lasso that cowVoy a lazar esa vaca
And sing to my brunetteY a cantarle a mi morena
Up with the foremenArriba los caporales
From the Tepic mountainsDe la sierra Tepiqueña

They say the red oneDicen que la colorada
Has sharp hornsTiene los cuernos puntales
They say cowboys and foremenDicen que le tienen miedo
Are afraid of herVaqueros y caporales

Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, let's lassoUy, uy, uy, uy, uy, vamos a lazar
The red one that we have to temptA la colorada que tenemos que tentar
Uy, uy, uy, uy, uy, let's lassoUy, uy, uy, uy, uy, vamos a lazar
The red one that we have to temptA la colorada que tenemos que tentar