Antonio Aguilar - El Grano de Oro - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Antonio Aguilar - El Grano de Oro




El Grano de Oro
The Golden Grain
Yo le puse grano de oro
I named him golden grain
A mi caballo alazán
My Sorrel horse
Era de mi fierro criollo
He was of my own iron
Era hermoso mi animal
My beast was beautiful
Mas se lo di a Pancho Villa
But I gave him to Pancho Villa
En su santo allá en Parral
On his saint's day in Parral
Pancho Villa le dio un grado
Pancho Villa gave him a rank
Le dio el grado de mayor
He gave him the rank of major
Cuando lo salvo en Celaya
When he saved him in Celaya
De las balas de Obregón
From Obregon's bullets
Corrió con su carga en lomo
He ran with his load on his back
Hasta llegar a Torreón
Until he reached Torreón
El valor de Pancho Villa
The courage of Pancho Villa
Y las patas del corcel
And the legs of the steed
Eran del ciclo norteño
Were of the northern cycle
Que llamaban lucifer
Which they called lucifer
Pero era Francisco Villa
But it was Francisco Villa
En su caballo más fiel
On his most faithful horse
Una vez se lo robaron
Once they stole him
Los huertistas en Parral
The Huertistas in Parral
Mas el potro enfurecido
But the enraged horse
No dejo de reparar
Did not stop repairing
Hasta quitarse al jinete
Until he threw the rider off
Regresando a su corral
Returning to his pen
Las metrallas enemigas
The enemy's shrapnel
Y hasta uno que otro cañón
And even a cannon or two
Los lanzaba Pancho Villa
Were launched by Pancho Villa
En plena Revolución
In the middle of the Revolution
Grano de Oro los jalaba
Golden Grain pulled them
Relinchando de valor
Neighing with courage
Cuando mataron a Villa
When Villa was killed
En Hidalgo del Parral
In Hidalgo del Parral
En Canutillo el caballo
In Canutillo the horse
Lo esperaba en el corral
Was waiting for him in the corral
Murió con la silla puesta
He died with the saddle on
Esperando al general
Waiting for the general





Writer(s): Jose A. Melendez


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