Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Quince Años by El Gran Combo from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
La noticia se regó
the news spread
De que un caballo caballo ballo
that a horse ballo horse
Jugaba beisbol; jugaba beisbol.
He played baseball; he played baseball.
Cuando jugaba beisbol
when i played baseball
Aquel caballo caballo ballo
that horse horse ballo
La bola botó, la bola botó.
The ball bounced, the ball bounced.
Los yankies tenian aprietos
The Yankees had a tight spot
Aunque aquel era caballo
Although that was a horse
Y los yankies eran burros
And the yanks were donkeys
Leyeron el reglamento
They read the regulation
Y con mucho disimulo
And with much concealment
Llamaron al caballo ballo
They named the horse ballo
Caballo ballo...
horse ballo...
Y el caballo llegó, y el caballo llegó.
And the horse arrived, and the horse arrived.
Está el juego terminando
is the game ending
La pizarra tres a cero
The board three to zero
El chicago está ganando
chicago is winning
Los yankies están bateando
The yankees are batting
Tres hombres están en base
Three men are on base
Llaman al caballo al bate
They call the horse at bat
Seguro que al empujarlos
Surely by pushing them
El caballo agarra el bate.
The horse grabs the bat.
Y la bola se va y se va y se va
And the ball goes and goes and goes
Y la bola se va
and the ball goes
Y la bola se va y se va y se va
And the ball goes and goes and goes
Y la bola se va
and the ball goes
Anotando vienen todos
scoring come all
Despues del batazo inmenso
After the huge hit
El caballo los contempla,
The horse watches them
Pero no anima a dar un paso
But it does not encourage you to take a step
El manager dice corre
The manager says run
Y el caballo no responde
And the horse does not respond
Le preguntan ¿que pasó?
They ask what happened?
Y el caballo contesto:
And the horse answered:
Si yo corriera, estaría en el hipodromo
If I ran, I'd be at the racetrack
Oiga..si yo volara, estaria en el hipodromo
Hey... if I flew, I'd be at the hippodrome
Hee, con un buen jockie y con herradura
Hee, with a good jockie and with a horseshoe
Estaria en el hipodromo
I would be at the hippodrome
Sooo caballo caballo
Sooo horse horse
Estaria en el hipodromo
I would be at the hippodrome
Caballo soo y soo,
horse soo and soo,
Soo y soo, soo y soo
Soo and soo, soo and soo
Soo y soo y soo caballo
Soo and soo and soo horse
Caballo sooo corre caballo
horse sooo run horse
Caballo soo arranca
horse soo boots
Caballo soo caballo
horse soo horse
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