The little horse | Little horse that is running yoked to the cart

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by Antonio Maria Trueba De la Quintana (1819 - 1899)

Translation © by Xochimilco Cortez

El caballito

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG

Caballito que uncido al carro corres
Dime tu para que brille, dime tu.
Caballito que uncido al carro corres
Dime tu para que brille tu pelo tanto.
Cómo te las compones?
Sudando, sudando, sudando.

Text Authorship:

by Antonio Maria Trueba De la Quintana (1819 - 1899) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Silvestre Revueltas (1899 - 1940), "El caballito", ISR 2 no. 1, R 69 no. 1 (1939), published 1945, orchestrated 1969 [ low voice and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Cinco canciones para niños y dos canciones profanas, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Xochimilco Cortez) , "The little horse", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 34

The little horse

Language: English after the Spanish (Español)

Little horse that is running yoked to the cart
Tell me how you shine, tell me.
Little horse that is running yoked to the cart
Tell me how you [possess] such a shiny coat.
How do you make it?
Sweating, sweating, sweating.

Translator's note for line 5, word 4: The Spanish verb “componer” has a variety of definitions, including “to compose,” “to make up,” and “to fix/repair.”

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a text in Spanish (Español) by Antonio Maria Trueba De la Quintana (1819 - 1899)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-01-15
Line count: 6
Word count: 42