El Desafío (part. Raúl Iriarte)

The Challenge (feat. Raúl Iriarte)

El Desafío (part. Raúl Iriarte)

I race with my spotted horseLe corro con mi manchao
Against Cirilo's sorrelAl alazán de Cirilo
And I don't ask for a single pesoY no le pido ni un kilo
Like he did to the chestnutComo le dio al colorao
Nicasio as the flag bearerNicasio de abanderao
And as judge, Mr. ZenónY como juez don Zenón
To run from the gateA correr desde el portón
All the way to the cornerHasta allí hasta el esquinero
And I bet even my saddleY me juego hasta el apero
And pledge even my knifeY empeño hasta mi facon

And why keep narratingY para que seguir narrando
What that race was likeLo que fue aquella carrera
If any outsiderSi cualquier hombre de afuera
Will already be calculatingYa lo estará calculando

They were maneuveringAnduvieron mandereando
Missing and missing the startErrar y errar la partida
Until in one runHasta que en una corrida
The flag bearer hit himLe fajo el abanderao
And the Rosillo and the SpottedY el Rosillo y el Manchao
Were like a lit torchFueron una luz prendida

And they felt they were neck and neckY se sintió ya pegaron
And the thing was evenY la cosa fue pareja
They wouldn't give an inchNi se sacaban la oreja
And the whips came downY los rebenques bajaron
And when they finally passedY cuando al final pasaron
Among the crowd and the bettorsEntre público y rayero
Among applause and hatsEntre aplausos y sombreros
Waving in joyQue se agitaban de gozo
The judgmental little townEl pueblito sentencioso
Just put the gentlemen in their placePuesta nomás caballeros