La Tropilla

The Herd

La Tropilla

In the dream roomEn la estancia del ensueño
It was his charm and wonderFue su encanto y maravilla
A damn herdUna mentada tropilla
Who selected my effortQue seleccionó mi empeño
I was, without boasting, the ownerFui yo, sin jactancia, el dueño
From that herd that wasDe esa tropilla que fuera
The best I knewLa mejor que conociera
The payment of my passionsEl pago de mis pasiones
And there was no pretensions thereY habia allí sin pretenciones
Of the hair you asked forDel pelo que usted pidiera

I had a chestnut and a wolfTuve un zaino y un lobuno
A Moor, a ColoradoUn moro, un colorao
A bay, a white, a tanUn bayo, un blanco, un tostao
A wild boar and a zebrunetteUn overo y un cebruno
But better than nonePero mejor que ninguno
That bagual pangaréAquel bagual pangaré
That I myself tamed himQue yo mesmo lo amansé
And it turned out so good for meY tan bueno me salió
That the day he diedQue el día que se murió
I almost cried out of sadnessDe pena casi lloré

I had a pampa and a dappleTuve un pampa y un tordillo
A crawler, a rabicanoUn gateao, un rabicano
A bluebird, a roanUn azulejo, un ruano
A spotted one and a golden oneUn manchao' y un doradillo
Among them I had a little pink oneEntre ellos tuve un rosillo
That I finished in the village'Que rematé en el poblao'
That without having prepared it'Que sin haberlo aprontao'
I beat him being an opponentLe gané siendo contrario
To the commissioner's cockAl pingo del comisario
That nobody had beaten himQue naides le había ganao'

I had a pink overo'Tuve un overo rosao'
A chestnut, a PicassoUn alazán, un picasso
That for any shot there is a loopQue pa' cualquier tiro e' lazo
I have found nothing betterNada mejor he encontrao'
A braggadocio' evil faceUn malacara bragao'
Willful and confidentVoluntarioso y seguro
And to get out of a tight spotY pa' salir de un apuro
Fleeing from the commotionHuyendole al alboroto
I had a black beanTuve un overo poroto
A tobiano and a dark oneUn tobiano y un oscuro

I had a gray sabinoTuve un tordillo sabino
Like a fish to swimComo pescao' pa' nadar
A quick walk to crossBaqueanazo pa' cruzar
Swirling streamsArroyos con remolino
Like a light on the pathComo luz en el camino
I have prepared it many timesMuchas veces lo apronté
I won many racesMuchas carreras gané
And on the day of the dance, to a young womanY el día del baile, a una moza
The most beautiful of the paymentDel pago la más hermosa
I gave him the bagualEl bagual le regalé

Now it's all over'Ahora todo ha terminao'
In my mourning shackEn mi enlutada tapera
There is not even a clawNo hay ni una garra siquiera
Muzzle, reins or handleBozal, riendas ni recao
Only in borrowed nags'Solo en matungos prestaos'
I usually walk on occasionSuelo andar en ocasiones
I don't even sing in the kitchen anymoreYa ni canto en los fogones
My joys are goneMis alegrías se fueron
And my horses diedY mis caballos murieron
Just like my illusionsIgual que mis ilusiones