| Por la vereda del llano
| Along the path of the plain
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| Va cantando el caporal,
| He is singing the caporal,
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| Arrea ganado orejano
| Herd ear cattle
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| Para el campo en el corral.
| For the field in the corral.
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| Hay luz tierna en el potrero
| There is tender light in the paddock
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| Porque el sol va a reventar,
| Because the sun is going to burst,
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| Y una época que un vaquero
| And a time that a cowboy
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| Echa el campo a retozar.
| Let the field romp.
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| Ay ay ay ay, mírame bien,
| Oh oh oh, look at me well,
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| No te agarre molona, chiquita
| Don't grab you cool, little girl
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| Con tu querer.
| With your love
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| Dime que si, no digas no,
| Tell me yes, don't say no,
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| Tu sabes que tu dueño, chiquita
| You know that your owner, little girl
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| No más soy yo.
| It's not me anymore.
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| Chilla el coyote escondido,
| The hidden coyote screeches,
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| Vivo en lo alto, el gavilán,
| I live on high, the hawk,
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| Y un toro brama perdido
| And a lost roaring bull
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| Entre el verde zacatal.
| Between the green grass.
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| Ni una tajada de queso,
| Not even a slice of cheese,
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| Te vas porque viene el sol,
| You leave because the sun is coming,
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| Y un lucero queda preso
| And a star is imprisoned
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| Entre sedas de arrebol.
| Between silks of blush.
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| Ay ay ay ay, mírame bien,
| Oh oh oh, look at me well,
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| No te agarre molona, chiquita
| Don't grab you cool, little girl
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| Con tu querer.
| With your love
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| Dime que si, no digas no,
| Tell me yes, don't say no,
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| Tu sabes que tu dueño, chiquita
| You know that your owner, little girl
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| No más soy yo. | It's not me anymore. |