| La nieve estaba cayendo
| the snow was falling
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| Los pinos se congelaban
| the pines froze
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| En el risco del madroño
| In the crag of the strawberry tree
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| Unas armas apuntaban
| guns pointed
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| Solo las plumas de nieve
| Only the snow feathers
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| Aquellas miras nublaban
| Those sights clouded
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| Se oyo mugir un novillo
| A steer was heard mooing
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| Que venía con la manada
| That he came with the pack
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| Y los cascos del caballo
| and the horse's hooves
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| Del señor que las arreaba
| Of the man who herded them
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| Ramiro dejo la bestia
| Ramiro left the beast
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| Mientras el risco rodeaba
| While the ridge surrounded
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| El caballo era un criollito
| The horse was a Creole
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| Pero muy bien arrendado
| but very well leased
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| Por eso sin su jinete
| That's why without his rider
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| Supo rialar el ganado
| He knew how to herd the cattle
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| Ramiro estaba orgulloso
| Ramiro was proud
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| De su retinto dos alvo
| From his retinto two alvo
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| Les dijo Ramiro sierra
| Ramiro sierra told them
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| Aqui no se engaña a nadie
| No one is fooled here
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| Yo solo vine a cobrarles
| I only came to charge you
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| La muerte de mi compadre
| The death of my compadre
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| Y a recoger el ganado
| And to collect the cattle
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| Que le robaron cobardes
| That cowards stole from him
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| Eran 600 novillos
| there were 600 steers
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| También ganado lechero
| Also dairy cattle
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| Por eso lo codiciaban
| That's why they coveted him
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| Esos malditos cuatreros
| those damn rustlers
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| Más no sabian que Ramiro
| More they did not know that Ramiro
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| Les hiba a rajar el cuero
| I was going to cut their leather
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| Calibre 2−23, que bonito cacareabas
| Caliber 2−23, how beautiful you cackled
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| Se confundian los quejidos
| The moans were confused
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| Con el mugir de las vacas
| With the mooing of the cows
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| Y los ecos de la sierra
| And the echoes of the saw
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| Esta balada grababa
| This ballad recorded
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| Adios retinto dos alvo
| Goodbye retinto two alvo
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| Siempre seras el primero
| you will always be the first
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| Ya murio Don Pablo Chavez
| Don Pablo Chavez is already dead
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| Aquel rico ganadero
| that rich rancher
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| Ojala que haya en el cielo
| I hope there is in heaven
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| Sigas herrando becerros | keep shoeing calves |