El Alazán y el Rojillo
Infante Lyrics
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Presente lo tengo yo
El rosillo de la sierra
En San Fernando corrió
Los caballos que corrieron
No eran grandes ni eran chicos
El rosillo de los pobres
Gritan los de Mocorito
Con talegas de dinero
Aquí sobran diez mil pesos
Al alazán por ligero
Dónde están los de Bamoa
Basta de tanta alharaca
Se nos acabó el dinero
Nos sobran bueyes y vacas
Como a las once cuarenta
Se arrancan del partidero
Como a las cincuenta varas
Se quedó atrás el ligero
Grita la Chona Guzmán
Con su mesa por un lao
Lo que siento haber perdido
Veinte reales que he apostado
Ya se llevan al rosillo
Se lo llevan pa' la sierra
Anda vete desgraciado
Anda a robar a tu tierra
The song "El Alazán y el Rojillo" by Infante talks about a horse race that took place in San Fernando on March 19th. The singer reminisces about the event, recalling the horses that ran that day, including the "rosillo de los pobres" (the chestnut of the poor) and the "alazán de los ricos" (the sorrel of the rich). The two horses that the song is named after are only mentioned a few times in passing, but they are used as symbols throughout the song.
The lyrics also depict the competitive nature of horse racing, with people betting on the outcome and cheering on their chosen horse. The song mentions people from different towns coming to watch the race, and some even boasting about their wealth and how much money they can bet. The race ends with the faster horse, the alazán, winning and being taken away to the mountains, while the singer and others are left to rue their lost bets and money.
Line by Line Meaning
Un diecinueve de marzo
On the nineteenth of March
Presente lo tengo yo
I have it present in my memory
El rosillo de la sierra
The chestnut horse from the sierra
En San Fernando corrió
Ran in San Fernando
Los caballos que corrieron
The horses that ran
No eran grandes ni eran chicos
They were neither big nor small
El rosillo de los pobres
The horse of the poor
El alazán de los ricos
The bay horse of the rich
Gritan los de Mocorito
Those from Mocorito shout
Con talegas de dinero
With bags of money
Aquí sobran diez mil pesos
Here, ten thousand pesos abound
Al alazán por ligero
To the bay horse for being fast
Dónde están los de Bamoa
Where are those from Bamoa
Basta de tanta alharaca
Enough with so much fuss
Se nos acabó el dinero
We're out of money
Nos sobran bueyes y vacas
We still have oxen and cows
Como a las once cuarenta
Around eleven forty
Se arrancan del partidero
They start from the starting line
Como a las cincuenta varas
Around fifty yards
Se quedó atrás el ligero
The fast one stayed behind
Grita la Chona Guzmán
Chona Guzmán shouts
Con su mesa por un lao
With her table to the side
Lo que siento haber perdido
What I feel for having lost
Veinte reales que he apostado
Twenty reals that I bet
Ya se llevan al rosillo
They're taking the chestnut horse
Se lo llevan pa' la sierra
Taking it to the sierra
Anda vete desgraciado
Go, you wretch
Anda a robar a tu tierra
Go steal from your land
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