Aporreado

Battered

Aporreado

Short tail and no forelockCola curta e sem tupete
Skittish, sniffing the windArisco, sonando as venta
With rope marks and clawCom cosca de corda e garra
Sustained by mischiefPor malino se sustenta

Has the urge of a cowboyTem gana de caborteiro
And the whims of a delicateE cismas de melindroso
Exchanges ears suspiciouslyTroca orelha desconfiado
And shakes the maneE agita o fleco do toso
Exchanges ears suspiciouslyTroca orelha desconfiado
And shakes the maneE agita o fleco do toso

At every party he arrivesEm cada festa que chega
Awakens admiration and fearDesperta apreço e receio
Refining bad luck or fortuneRequintando azar ou sorte
In some lucky hatNalgum chapéu de sorteio

And your name gains fameE o teu nome ganha fama
When a narrator confrontsQuando um narrador confronta
The most rugged stumblesAs topadas mais machazas
That your story points outQue a tua história reponta
The most rugged stumblesAs topadas mais machazas
That your story points outQue a tua história reponta

In the arena, your figureNo palanque, a tua estampa
Unveils strength and grandeurDestapa força e imponência
And when you leave buckingE quando sai corcoveando
Symbolizes this fondnessSimboliza esta querência

Of every Indian riderDe cada índio ginete
Who has sat on your backQue já sentou no teu lombo
Knows the weight of the spurSabe do peso da espora
Or the burst of a fallOu do estouro dum tombo
Knows the weight of the spurSabe do peso da espora
Or the burst of a fallOu do estouro dum tombo

Spoken in the skirmishesFalado nos entreveros
And in gaucho afternoonsE em tardes de gauchada
Stands out among the old handsSe destaca entre os veiacos
In the riding fieldsNos campos de gineteada

To live among the herdsPra viver pelas tropilhas
Destiny was drawnTeve o destino traçado
For he was not born to be gentlePois não nasceu pra ser manso
He was born to be BatteredNasceu pra ser Aporreado

For he was not born to be gentlePois não nasceu pra ser manso
He was born to be BatteredNasceu pra ser Aporreado
For he was not born to be gentlePois não nasceu pra ser manso
He was born to be BatteredNasceu pra ser Aporreado