El Corralero

The Corralero

El Corralero

The corralero is very badTa' muy malo el corralero
And there in the pasture, he's like an old man,Y allá en el potrero como viejo está,
We must help him to die,Hay que ayudarlo a que muera,
So he doesn't suffer anymore,Para que no sufra más,
You were always the most accurateSiempre fuiste el más certero
And that's why you must alleviate his pain.Y por eso debes su mal aliviar.

How does he expect me,Como pretende que yo,
Who raised him from a foal,Que lo crie de potrillo,
To stab a knife in his chest,Clave en su pecho un cuchillo,
Because the boss ordered it.Porque el patrón lo ordenó.
Just let him graze,Déjelo no más pastar,
Don't reject my advice,No rechace mi consejo,
I will bury him,Que yo lo voy a enterrar,
When he dies of old age.Cuando se muera de viejo.

Next to the stream in the lowlands,Junto al estero del bajo,
I found him lying there almost dying,Lo encontré tendido casi al expirar,
I approached very slowlyMe acerqué muy lentamente
And tried to explain to him,Y se lo quise explicar,
But seeing him resigned,Pero al verlo resignado,
My hand trembled and I started to cry.Me tembló la mano y me puse a llorar.

How does he expect me,Como pretende que yo,
Who raised him from a foal,Que lo crie de potrillo,
To stab a knife in his chest,Clave en su pecho un cuchillo,
Because the boss ordered it.Porque el patrón lo ordenó.
Just let him graze,Déjelo, no mas, pastar,
Don't reject my advice,No rechace mi consejo,
I will bury him,Que yo lo voy a enterrar,
When he dies of old age,Cuando se muera de viejo,
I will bury him,Que yo lo voy a enterrar,
When he dies of old age.Cuando se muera de viejo.