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The Argentine Dogo

Sergio Sánchez

El Dogo Argentino

Querido amigo, hace años atrás, mi tierra, Argentina, te vio nacer
Y Córdoba fue la cuna que ha soñado tu estirpe
Dos Hermanos criollos te dieron vida, hombres letrados, hombres de ciencia
Don Antonio y Agustín Nores Martínez, padres de tu alborada
Creadores de tu talla, poco a poco moldearon tu arista de dura roca
Dándote sacrificio empeño y amor, para que hoy puedas retribuirle
Al que te ha adoptado, el cariño y la fidelidad que ellos han puesto en tu cepa

Hoy hay quien no te comprende
Hoy hay quien no te comprende
Y atacan tu cerviz
Criticando a lo perdiz las virtudes que tu tienes
Valor y fuerza que posees tu fiereza y mansedumbre
Que por vergüenza y por costumbre no conocen de tu estirpe
Y no quieren recibirte deja que yo los alumbre

Me parece hasta mentira
Me parece hasta mentira
Que critiquen tu templanza
Has dejado hasta tu panza en batallas por el campo
Hombro a hombro palmo a palmo sin mezquinar tu elegancia
Dando a tu amo la confianza que podrá contar contigo
Que sos bravo y fiel amigo y no tienes arrogancia

Hay anécdotas por miles
Hay anécdotas por miles
Que demuestran tu valor
Y ese gran e inmenso amor que tienes por tu amo nuevo
Aquí les va pa’ lo que es bueno de lo que’l Dogo es capaz
No solo cuida de tu paz da ternura a tus pequeños
Vigilando con empeño siempre entregándote mas

Gaucho amigo tuve suerte
Gaucho amigo tuve suerte
De tenerte como hermano
Y te he tendido mi mano cuando hubo que ayudarte
Por que antes me sacaste de varias horas de tristeza
Demostrando tu destreza para ser mi compañero
Es por eso que te quiero deja que yo te agradezca

Hoy al ver tu estirpe gaucha
Hoy al ver tu estirpe gaucha
Me emociono como un chico
El mundo me queda chico para cantarte de pleno
Y me envuelve un lindo celo por todos los que ya saben
Que en el corazón no cabe el amor que entrega el Dogo
Es por eso que me ahogo pero dejen que yo hable

Es por eso que les canto
Es por eso que les canto
Sobre este perro e’ raza
Y la letra no me alcanza si alzo mi voz y apoyo
A este espíritu criollo por que hablo de un amigo
No solo por Argentino Dios lo puso en este suelo
Sin vueltas ni más revuelo Hablo del Dogo Argentino

The Argentine Dogo

Dear friend, years ago, my land, Argentina, saw you born
And Córdoba was the cradle that dreamed of your lineage
Two Creole brothers gave you life, educated men, men of science
Don Antonio and Agustín Nores Martínez, fathers of your dawn
Creators of your stature, slowly molded your edge of hard rock
Giving you sacrifice, dedication, and love, so that today you can repay
To the one who has adopted you, the affection and loyalty they have placed in your lineage

Today there are those who do not understand you
Today there are those who do not understand you
And attack your neck
Criticizing the virtues that you have
Value and strength that you possess, your fierceness and gentleness
That out of shame and habit they do not know of your lineage
And do not want to receive you, let me enlighten them

It seems unbelievable to me
It seems unbelievable to me
That they criticize your temperance
You have even left your belly in battles for the countryside
Shoulder to shoulder, inch by inch, without skimping on your elegance
Giving your master the confidence that he can count on you
That you are brave and loyal friend and you have no arrogance

There are thousands of anecdotes
There are thousands of anecdotes
That demonstrate your courage
And that great and immense love you have for your new master
Here it goes for what is good about what the Dogo is capable of
Not only taking care of your peace, giving tenderness to your little ones
Vigilantly and diligently always giving more

Gaucho friend, I was lucky
Gaucho friend, I was lucky
To have you as a brother
And I extended my hand to you when I had to help you
Because you previously took me out of several hours of sadness
Demonstrating your skill to be my companion
That's why I love you, let me thank you

Today, seeing your gaucho lineage
Today, seeing your gaucho lineage
I get emotional like a child
The world is too small for me to sing to you fully
And a nice jealousy surrounds me for all those who already know
That in the heart there is no room for the love that the Dogo gives
That's why I choke up, but let me speak

That's why I sing to you
That's why I sing to you
About this purebred dog
And the lyrics are not enough if I raise my voice and support
This Creole spirit because I speak of a friend
Not just because he's Argentine, God placed him on this land
No more twists or turns, I speak of the Argentine Dogo

Escrita por: Sergio Sánchez