El moro de cumpras
Antonio Aguilar
Lyrics
Translation
El 17 de marzo
On March 17th
a la ciudad de agua prieta
to the city of Agua Prieta
llego gente de onde quiera
people arrived from everywhere
vinieron a la carrera del relampago
they came in a rush like lightning
y el moro dos caballos de primera
and the Moro had two first-class horses
el moro de pedro frizby
Pedro Frizby's Moro
era del pueblo de cumpas
was from the town of Cumpas
muy bonito y muy ligero
very beautiful and very swift
el relampago era saino
the Relampago was a sorrel
y era caballo de estima
and was a cherished horse
de su amo rafael romero
of its owner Rafael Romero
cuando paseaban al moro
when they paraded the Moro
se miraba tan bonito
it looked so beautiful
y empezaron a apostar
and they began to bet
toda la gente decia
everyone was saying
que aquel caballo venia
that horse came
especialmente a ganar
especially to win
chekes,billetes y pesos
checks, bills, and pesos
le sobraban al de cumpas
were plenty for the one from Cumpas
el domingo en la mañana
Sunday morning
por la tarde las apuestas
by the evening, the bets
pasaban de cien mil pesos
exceeded one hundred thousand pesos
en esa copa cabana
in that Copa Cabana
frank y jesus valenzuela
Frank and Jesus Valenzuela
casaron quince mil pesos
bet fifteen thousand pesos
con el saino de romero
on Romero's sorrel
y dijo el pullo morales
and Pullo Morales said
se me hace que con el moro
it seems to me that with the Moro
nos ganan todo el dinero
they'll win all the money
andaba trini ramirez
Trini Ramirez was around
tambien chino valenzuela
also Chino Valenzuela
pasaendo ya los caballos
passing by the horses
dos corredores de faja
two belt runners
dos buscadores del triunfo
two seekers of triumph
los dos eran buenos gallos
both were good roosters
por fin dieron el sandiago
finally, they gave the signal
y el moro salio adelante
and the Moro took the lead
con la intension de ganar
with the intention to win
ramirez le tupio al saino
Ramirez challenged the sorrel
y arriba del medio paste
and above the middle track
dejaba al moro pa´tras
left the Moro behind
leonardo yañez el nano
Leonardo Yañez, the Nano
compositor del corrido
composer of the corrido
a todos pide disculpas
apologizes to everyone
aqui se acabaron dudas
here doubts ended
gano el saino de agua prieta
Agua Prieta's sorrel won
y perdio el moro de cumpas
and Cumpas' Moro lost