Mi Amigo El Tordillo

My Friend The Gray Colt

Mi Amigo El Tordillo

I met him as a coltLo conocí de potrillo
Galloping in the meadowGalopando en la pradera
I met him as a coltLo conocí de potrillo
Galloping in the meadowGalopando en la pradera

And I named him The Gray Colt, Gray ColtY yo le puse El Tordillo, Tordillo
Because his hair was like that, trulyPorque su pelo así era, de veras
And I raised him from a young ageY lo eduqué de chiquillo
Just for the trenchesNada más para las trincheras

When I saw it was timeCuando ya vi que era hora
I bought him a good saddleLe compré su buena silla
When I saw it was timeCuando ya vi que era hora
I bought him a good saddleLe compré su buena silla

My 30-30 rifle and pistolMi 30-30 canana y pistola
And my Gray Colt said, saidY mi Tordillo decía, decía
The trouble is comingYa se nos vino la bola
And we're going with Pancho VillaY nos vamos con Pancho Villa

My Colt was understandingMi Tordillo era entendido
And I wouldn't trade him for anythingY por nada lo cambiaba
My Colt was understandingMi Tordillo era entendido
And I wouldn't trade him for anythingY por nada lo cambiaba

When we felt lost, lostCuando nos vimos perdidos, perdidos
By Obregón in Celaya, in CelayaPor Obregón en Celaya, en Celaya
I just let out a neighNomás lanzo un relinchido
And we went to ChihuahuaY nos fuimos para Chihuahua

He proved to be a friendMe demostró ser amigo
Near Torreón, CoahuilaCerca de Torreón, Coahuila
He proved to be a friendMe demostró ser amigo
Near Torreón, CoahuilaCerca de Torreón, Coahuila

Despite being badly wounded, The Gray ColtNo obstante estar malherido El Tordillo
Took me to the Cerranía right awayMe llevo a la Cerranía enseguida
Getting me out of dangerSacándome del peligro
But giving his life for minePero dando por mi su vida

Time has passedEl tiempo ha transcurrido
Nothing remains of The Gray ColtDel Tordillo nada queda
Time has passedEl tiempo ha transcurrido
Nothing remains of The Gray ColtDel Tordillo nada queda

I sigh at his nobility, I sighA su nobleza suspiro y suspiro
Remembering how he was and who he wasAl recordarlo cómo era y quién era
It's as if I see himYa parece que lo miro
Galloping through the meadowGalopando por la pradera