They Named Him Seven Leagues

Le Pusieron 7 Leguas

Born and raised purebredNació y creció pura sangre
Just like his mother mareIgual que su madre yegua
As a tribute to his fatherComo homenaje a su padre
They named him Seven LeaguesLe pusieron 7 leguas
He had nobility insideTenía lo noble por dentro
And nerves on the outsideY lo nervioso por fuera

His owner in a gambleSu dueño en una jugada
Had to pay the betTenía que pagar la apuesta
When they were about to shootCuando le iban a echar bala
He gave him up as a responseLo entregó como respuesta
Here’s my coltAquí les doy mi potrillo
That’s all I have leftQue es todo lo que me resta

They took him to the valleySe lo llevaron al valle
And started to race himY empezaron a correrlo
He always won by a mileSiempre ganaba de calle
What a joy it was to see himComo daba gusto verlo
His owners were so greedySus amos muy ambiciosos
They made a lot of moneyComo ganaron dinero

The world is getting so smallVa siendo el mundo tan chico
A blow changed his lifeUn golpe jugo la vida
He wanted that rich coltQuiso que aquel potro rico
To stay in the runningSe quedara a la medida
For the mare, his motherPara la yegua, su madre
Who had never been defeatedQue no había sido vencida

There was a debt of prideHabía una deuda de orgullo
And the owner told his mareY el amo dijo a su yegua
Even though I know he’s your sonAunque sé que es hijo tuyo
You can’t give him a breakNo debes de darle tregua
If you don’t beat him, you dieSi no le ganas, te mueres
And if you beat him, you get revengeY si le ganas, me vengas

The colt felt the bloodEl potro sintio la sangre
And soon from the starting lineY al poco del partidero
He let his mother winDejó ganar a su madre
And went to a cliffY se fue a un desfiladero
He knew they could kill himSabía que podrían matarle
But he took himself out firstPero él se mató primero

This is the story, folksEsta es la historia señores
Of a mare and her coltDe una yegua y su potrillo
They don’t understand grudgesEllos no entienden rencores
Nor do they want gold’s shineNi quieren del oro el brillo
But they do know about lovePero si saben de amores
Between a mother and her sonEntre una madre y un hijo