Corrido Del Caballo Blanco
Antonio AguilarLyrics
Translation
Este es el corrido del caballo blanco
This is the ballad of the white horse
Que en un día domingo feliz arrancara
That on a happy Sunday, he took off
Iba con la mira de llegar al norte
He had the aim to reach the north
Habiendo salido de Guadalajara
Having left from Guadalajara
Su noble jinete le quito la rienda, le quito la silla
His noble rider took away the reins, took away the saddle
Y se fue a puro pelo
And went bareback
Cruzo como rayo tierras nayaritas
He crossed like lightning the lands of Nayarit
Entre cerros verdes y lo azul del cielo
Among green hills and the blue of the sky
A paso más lento llego hasta Escuinahuatl
At a slower pace, he arrived at Escuinahuatl
Y por Culiacán ya se andaba quedando
And by Culiacán, he was already getting tired
Cuentan que en los montes ya se iba cayendo
They say that in the mountains, he was falling
Que llevaba todo el hocico sangrando
That he had his whole snout bleeding
Pero lo miraron pasar por Sonora
But they saw him pass through Sonora
Y el valle del yaqui le dio su ternura
And the Yaqui Valley gave him its tenderness
Cuenta que cojeaba de la pata izquierda
They say he limped on the left leg
Y a pesar de todo siguió su aventura
And despite everything, he continued his adventure
Lego hasta Hermosillo
He reached Hermosillo
Siguió pa' Caborca
He continued to Caborca
Y por Mexicali sintió que moría
And in Mexicali, he felt like dying
Subió paso a paso por la rumorosa
He climbed step by step through La Rumorosa
Llegando a Tijuana con la luz del día
Arriving in Tijuana with the light of day
Cumplida su hazaña llego a Rosarito
Having accomplished his feat, he arrived in Rosarito
Y no quiso echarse hasta ver ensenada
And didn't rest until he saw Ensenada
Este fue el corrido del caballo blanco que salió
This was the ballad of the white horse that left
Un domingo de Guadalajara
One Sunday from Guadalajara