Ramiro Sierra

Ramiro Sierra

The snow was falling, the pines were freezingLa nieve estaba cayendo, los pinos se congelaban
On the edge of the cliff, some guns were aimedEn el risco del madroño, unas armas apuntaban
Only the snowflakes blurred those sightsSolo las plumas de nieve, aquellas miras nublaban

A bull was mooing, coming with the herdSe oyó mugir un novillo, que venia con la manada
And the hooves of the horse, of the man who was herding themY los cascos del caballo, del señor que las arriaba
Ramiro left the beast, while he circled the cliffRamiro dejó la bestia, mientras el risco rodeaba
The horse was a little criollo, but well-trainedEl caballo era un criollito, pero muy bien arrendado
That's why without its rider, it knew how to round up the cattlePor eso sin su jinete, supo rialar el ganado
Ramiro was proud, of his red and white horseRamiro estaba orgulloso, de su retinto dosalbo

Ramiro Sierra said, no one gets fooled hereLes dijo Ramiro Sierra, aquí no se engaña a nadie
I just came to collect, for my buddy's deathYo solo vine a cobrarles, la muerte de mi compadre
And to gather the cattle, that those cowards stoleY a recoger el ganado, que le robaron cobardes

There were six hundred bulls, also dairy cattleEran seiscientos novillos, también ganado lechero
That's why they coveted them, those damn rustlersPor eso lo codiciaban, esos malditos cuatreros
But they didn't know that Ramiro, was going to skin them aliveMás no sabían que Ramiro, les iba a rajar el cuero

.223 caliber, how beautifully it rattledCalibre 223, qué bonito cacareaba
The moans mixed with the mooing, of the cowsSe confundían los quejidos, con el mugir de las vacas
And the echoes of the mountains, this bullet recordedY los ecos de la sierra, esta bala la grababa

Goodbye red and white horse, you'll always be the firstAdiós retinto dosalbo, siempre serás el primero
Don Pablo Chávez has died, that rich cattlemanYa murió Don Pablo Chávez, aquel rico ganadero
I hope up in heaven, you keep branding calvesOjalá que allá en el cielo, sigas herrando becerros