Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Moro De Tepehuanes by Alacranes Musical from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Color moro y muy bonito
Moorish color and very nice
Del Estado de Arizona
From the State of Arizona
Trajeron aquel potrillo
They brought that foal
Y apenas tenia tres años
And I was barely three years old.
Comenzaron a correrlo
They started running it.
Y aquel era su destino
And that was his destiny
En Santiago Papasquiaro
In Santiago Papasquiaro
Gano su primer carrera
He won his first race
A una yegua muy bonita
A very nice mare
La trajeron de chihuahua
They brought it from Chihuahua
Y apostaron mucha lana
And they bet a lot of wool
Le llamaban la burrita
They called her the donkey
Los dueños de la burrita
The owners of the donkey
Creían que iba a ser un robo
They thought it was going to be a robbery.
Que el moro no les ganaba
That the Moor did not beat them
Pero para su sorpresa
But to your surprise
Cuando se abrieron las puertas
When the doors opened
Y el moro casi volaba
And the Moor almost flew
De Santa María del oro
From Santa María del oro
Le llevaron la rielera
They took the rail
La mejor yegua del pueblo
The best mare in town
Borregas, chivas y vacas
Borregas, goats and cows
Los de la yegua apostaron
Those of the mare bet
Como perdieron dinero
How they lost money
Ahí empezaba la historia
That's where the story began.
Después gano al aguacero
Then I beat the downpour
Del estado de Chihuahua
From the state of Chihuahua
Por un descuido señores
By an oversight gentlemen
En la ciudad de Durango
In the city of Durango
Perdiera con el pirata
Lose to the pirate
El moro pidió revancha
The Moor asked for revenge
Solo para demostrarle
Just to prove it
Que no había quien le ganara
That there was no one to beat him
En la segunda carrera
In the second race
Sin muchas dificultades
Without much difficulty
Dejaba atrás al pirata
He left the pirate behind
El moro sigue corriendo
The Moor is still running
Y acumulando carreras
And accumulating careers
Para quedar en la historia
To stay in history
En la ciudad de Durango
In the city of Durango
Corrió con el presidente
He ran with the president
Y le quito la corona
And I take away the crown
Quiero mandar un saludo
I want to send a greeting
A Don Sotero Gutiérrez
To Don Sotero Gutierrez
El cuidador del caballo
The keeper of the horse
El moro de tepehuanes
The Moor of Tepehuanes
Todavía sigue ganando
Still winning
Tráiganle el próximo sayo
Bring him the next essay
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