Carreira de Campo

Field Race

Carreira de Campo

It was any afternoonEra uma tarde qualquer
Back to the workhousesVolta pras casas da lida
There was a roan and a dapple grayIa um gateado e um tordilho
Crossing the extended meadowCruzando a varzea estendida

There was an Indian on the roanIa um indio no gateado
On the dapple gray another cowboyNo tordilho outro campeiro
One with a poncho and half backUm de pala e meia espalda
The other with a handkerchief and hatO outro de lenço e sombreiro

They started in a gallopSe largaram em paleteio
Where a look sets the raceQue um olhar firma a carreira
From the two cork treesDesde as duas corticeiras
To the crossing of the gateAté o cruzar da porteira

The reins loose in handÉ a rédea frouxa na mão
Against the spur heldContra espora segura
Who knows if it's for showQuem sabe é por pataquada
For honor or for sugar canePor honra ou por rapadura

I only know they looked likeSó sei que bem pareciam
Two bulls in a sprintDois tauras em disparada
A combat chargeUma carga de combate
But it was just a raceMas era só carreirada

It had been a while sinceHace tiempo no se via
A race so even was seenUma carreira tão parelha
It was nose to noseEra focinho a focinho
It was ear to earEra orelha com orelha

The meadow became smallA várzea ficou pequena
To show how to doPra mostrar como se faz
A field raceUma carreira de campo
Jumping mud backSaltando barro pra trás

The roan fasterO gateado mais ligeiro
Than a gunshotQue um tirambaço de bala
Crossed the gate openingCruzou o vão da porteira
With the Indian waving the ponchoCom o índio abanando o pala

On the dapple gray another shotNo tordilho outro balaço
Crossed swiftly in a flashCruzou ligeiro num facho
Hat broken on the brimChapéu quebrado na aba
But firm on the chin strapMas firme no barbicacho

Who lost and who wonQuem perdeu e quem ganhou
Crossed like that in a flashCruzaram assim num repente
One says he crossed firstUm diz que cruzou primeiro
The other that he was in the leadO outro que ia na frente