Mi Potro Patas Blancas

My White-Legged Colt

Mi Potro Patas Blancas

How sad my ranch looksQué triste se ve mi rancho
Without my white-legged coltSin mi potro patas blancas
My dad used to ride himLo jineteaba mi padre
And I would sit behindY yo me montaba en ancas
Holding on to his waistY agarrado a su cintura
We'd ride along the edgeBordeabamos la barranca

When I turned seven years oldAl cumpli los siete años
The colt was my giftEl potro fue mi regalo
"Now that you're a little manComo ya eres hombrecito
And you're not bad at ridingY montando no eres malo
Go run him in the plainsVe a correrlo a las llanuras
Just don’t wear him out"Nomás no vaya a cansarlo

But the nasty neighborsPero los malos vecinos
From the Aguilillas ranchDel rancho las Aguilillas
Threw a lasso at himLe aventaron la macana
Knocking me off my seatTirándome de la silla
And they took my coltY se llevaron mi potro
To the other side of the riverPa'l otro lado de río
And I spent my daysY yo me pasé los días
Searching for what was mineBuscando lo que era mío

When my dad found outMi padre al saber las cosas
He went to confront themSalió a reclamar la frenta
But since he was alonePero como fue solito
He couldn’t handle the fightNo pudo con la reyerta
And he came back without the coltY regreso sin el potro
Also with a broken heartTambién con el alma abierta

No need to think of revengeNo hay que pensar en venganzas
The punishment will come from aboveDe arriba vendrá el castigo
But I won’t forgetPero no voy a olvidarme
What happened to my dad and my friendLo de mi padre y mi amigo
I know I have no comfort nowSé que hoy no tengo consuelo
But one day I’ll be strongMás algún día seré grande
And if heaven doesn’t take care of itY si no lo cobra el cielo
I’ll make sure to settle the score myselfYo mismo voy a cobrarme