El Dogo Argentino

The Argentine Dogo

El Dogo Argentino

Dear friend, years ago, my land, Argentina, saw you bornQuerido amigo, hace años atrás, mi tierra, Argentina, te vio nacer
And Córdoba was the cradle that dreamed of your lineageY Córdoba fue la cuna que ha soñado tu estirpe
Two Creole brothers gave you life, educated men, men of scienceDos Hermanos criollos te dieron vida, hombres letrados, hombres de ciencia
Don Antonio and Agustín Nores Martínez, fathers of your dawnDon Antonio y Agustín Nores Martínez, padres de tu alborada
Creators of your stature, slowly molded your edge of hard rockCreadores de tu talla, poco a poco moldearon tu arista de dura roca
Giving you sacrifice, dedication, and love, so that today you can repayDándote sacrificio empeño y amor, para que hoy puedas retribuirle
To the one who has adopted you, the affection and loyalty they have placed in your lineageAl que te ha adoptado, el cariño y la fidelidad que ellos han puesto en tu cepa

Today there are those who do not understand youHoy hay quien no te comprende
Today there are those who do not understand youHoy hay quien no te comprende
And attack your neckY atacan tu cerviz
Criticizing the virtues that you haveCriticando a lo perdiz las virtudes que tu tienes
Value and strength that you possess, your fierceness and gentlenessValor y fuerza que posees tu fiereza y mansedumbre
That out of shame and habit they do not know of your lineageQue por vergüenza y por costumbre no conocen de tu estirpe
And do not want to receive you, let me enlighten themY no quieren recibirte deja que yo los alumbre

It seems unbelievable to meMe parece hasta mentira
It seems unbelievable to meMe parece hasta mentira
That they criticize your temperanceQue critiquen tu templanza
You have even left your belly in battles for the countrysideHas dejado hasta tu panza en batallas por el campo
Shoulder to shoulder, inch by inch, without skimping on your eleganceHombro a hombro palmo a palmo sin mezquinar tu elegancia
Giving your master the confidence that he can count on youDando a tu amo la confianza que podrá contar contigo
That you are brave and loyal friend and you have no arroganceQue sos bravo y fiel amigo y no tienes arrogancia

There are thousands of anecdotesHay anécdotas por miles
There are thousands of anecdotesHay anécdotas por miles
That demonstrate your courageQue demuestran tu valor
And that great and immense love you have for your new masterY ese gran e inmenso amor que tienes por tu amo nuevo
Here it goes for what is good about what the Dogo is capable ofAquí les va pa’ lo que es bueno de lo que’l Dogo es capaz
Not only taking care of your peace, giving tenderness to your little onesNo solo cuida de tu paz da ternura a tus pequeños
Vigilantly and diligently always giving moreVigilando con empeño siempre entregándote mas

Gaucho friend, I was luckyGaucho amigo tuve suerte
Gaucho friend, I was luckyGaucho amigo tuve suerte
To have you as a brotherDe tenerte como hermano
And I extended my hand to you when I had to help youY te he tendido mi mano cuando hubo que ayudarte
Because you previously took me out of several hours of sadnessPor que antes me sacaste de varias horas de tristeza
Demonstrating your skill to be my companionDemostrando tu destreza para ser mi compañero
That's why I love you, let me thank youEs por eso que te quiero deja que yo te agradezca

Today, seeing your gaucho lineageHoy al ver tu estirpe gaucha
Today, seeing your gaucho lineageHoy al ver tu estirpe gaucha
I get emotional like a childMe emociono como un chico
The world is too small for me to sing to you fullyEl mundo me queda chico para cantarte de pleno
And a nice jealousy surrounds me for all those who already knowY me envuelve un lindo celo por todos los que ya saben
That in the heart there is no room for the love that the Dogo givesQue en el corazón no cabe el amor que entrega el Dogo
That's why I choke up, but let me speakEs por eso que me ahogo pero dejen que yo hable

That's why I sing to youEs por eso que les canto
That's why I sing to youEs por eso que les canto
About this purebred dogSobre este perro e’ raza
And the lyrics are not enough if I raise my voice and supportY la letra no me alcanza si alzo mi voz y apoyo
This Creole spirit because I speak of a friendA este espíritu criollo por que hablo de un amigo
Not just because he's Argentine, God placed him on this landNo solo por Argentino Dios lo puso en este suelo
No more twists or turns, I speak of the Argentine DogoSin vueltas ni más revuelo Hablo del Dogo Argentino