El Caballo De Mi Padre Lyrics in English by Vicente Fernández

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Caballo De Mi Padre by Vicente Fernández from Spanish to English.

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When My Father Died

Among other things he left

There for Jalisco, a ranchito

Left a silver chair

Your nickel-plated pistol

And a very nice horse

He didn't let himself be saddled

Let alone ride

From any intruders

But I caressed him

As my father spoke to him

And he ended up being my friend

It was called El Cascabel

There was no horse like him

So ladino and smug

But I missed my father

I could tell him riding him

Sadness in his neighing

One day I went to gallop

Someone wanted to buy it

They gave me whatever I wanted

With your ears standing

He threw a couple of kicks

As if the penco understood

But one day it escaped me

When my father fulfilled

From his death an exact year

And that beautiful horse

He went to kill himself in a well

Near the holy field

That horse died

Because he never forgot

Of the one who was his beloved master

They say that there in Monte Grande

From my father's horse

His neighing is heard

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relinchido — neigh

Relinchido translates to "neigh" or "whinny," referring to the sound a horse makes. It's a specific and evocative word that immediately brings to mind the central figure of the song: the father's beloved horse.

In the context of the song, the horse's "relinchido" is not just a sound; it conveys emotion, particularly sadness and longing for its deceased owner. This word is key to understanding the deep bond between the horse and the father, and how that bond continues even after death.

This song tells such a touching story about a son inheriting his father's ranch and, among other things, a very special horse named El Cascabel. At first, this horse was wild and wouldn't let anyone ride him, but the son learned to calm him by talking to him just like his father used to. Soon, El Cascabel became his friend.

But El Cascabel never forgot his original owner. The son noticed a sadness in the horse's whinny, almost as if he missed his father. One day, exactly a year after the father's death, the horse escaped and tragically died in a well near the cemetery. The song ends with a legend that you can still hear El Cascabel's whinny in Monte Grande, a beautiful and melancholic image of loyalty beyond death. It's a really moving tribute to the bond between a man and his animal.

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