Lyrics and translation Antonio Aguilar - El Grano de Oro

El Grano de Oro

Yo le puse grano de oro
A mi caballo alazán
Era de mi fierro criollo
Era hermoso mi animal
Mas se lo di a Pancho Villa
En su santo allá en Parral

Pancho Villa le dio un grado
Le dio el grado de mayor
Cuando lo salvo en Celaya
De las balas de Obregón
Corrió con su carga en lomo
Hasta llegar a Torreón

El valor de Pancho Villa
Y las patas del corcel
Eran del ciclo norteño
Que llamaban lucifer
Pero era Francisco Villa
En su caballo más fiel

Una vez se lo robaron
Los huertistas en Parral
Mas el potro enfurecido
No dejo de reparar
Hasta quitarse al jinete
Regresando a su corral

Las metrallas enemigas
Y hasta uno que otro cañón
Los lanzaba Pancho Villa
En plena Revolución
Grano de Oro los jalaba
Relinchando de valor

Cuando mataron a Villa
En Hidalgo del Parral
En Canutillo el caballo
Lo esperaba en el corral
Murió con la silla puesta
Esperando al general

The Golden Grain

I named him golden grain
My Sorrel horse
He was of my own iron
My beast was beautiful
But I gave him to Pancho Villa
On his saint's day in Parral

Pancho Villa gave him a rank
He gave him the rank of major
When he saved him in Celaya
From Obregon's bullets
He ran with his load on his back
Until he reached Torreón

The courage of Pancho Villa
And the legs of the steed
Were of the northern cycle
Which they called lucifer
But it was Francisco Villa
On his most faithful horse

Once they stole him
The Huertistas in Parral
But the enraged horse
Did not stop repairing
Until he threw the rider off
Returning to his pen

The enemy's shrapnel
And even a cannon or two
Were launched by Pancho Villa
In the middle of the Revolution
Golden Grain pulled them
Neighing with courage

When Villa was killed
In Hidalgo del Parral
In Canutillo the horse
Was waiting for him in the corral
He died with the saddle on
Waiting for the general