El Arreo

The Herd

El Arreo

Cow, cow, cowVaca, vaca, vaca
Bull, bull, bullToro, toro, toro

The light of the full moonLa luz de la Luna llena
Runs through the entire pastureCorre por todo el potrero
The clouds are following itLa van siguiendo las nubes
With little drops of rainCon gotitas de aguacero

The plains mockingbird singsCanto el cenzontle llanero
Lost in the thicketPerdido en el matorral
And the sly coyote fledY huyó el coyote matrero
Scared from the penEspantado del corral

Cow, cow, cowVaca, vaca, vaca

Come on, painted cowArre-lante, vaca pinta
Don't stray from the pathNo te salgas del camino
I think you have a commitmentPa' mí que traes compromiso
With some cunning bullCon algún toro ladino

Big moon, full moonLuna grande, Luna llena
You are a silver medalEres medalla de plata
I wish to see you hangingQuisiera verte prendida
Around my sweetheart's neckEn el cuello de mi chata

Bull, bull, bull, bullToro, toro, toro, toro

My buddy's bullEl toro de mi compadre
Has the hide on its backTrae el cuero traserra'o
Oh, how good my goddaughter looksAy que buena esta mi ahijada
Why did I baptize her?Pa'que la habré bautiza'o

From here you can already seeDesde aquí ya se divisan
The little houses of the wheat fieldLas casitas del trigal
And a tiny windowY una ventana chiquita
Where I want to chatDonde quero platicar

Cow, cow, cowVaca, vaca, vaca
Bull, bull, bullToro, toro, toro