La Yegua Cebruna
Leandro Ríos
The Zebra Mare
On the hooves
Of my mare
I played
All
My fortune
She had
A star
On her forehead
That shone
With the Moon
The two
Hooves
Were white
Her color
Zebra bay
The opponent
Was
The dapple gray
From the Santa Clara
Ranch
And Mr.
Roberto
Was
The owner
That gentleman
If he played
With young bulls
And wild mares
Money
To whoever
Could beat him
Two pens
Of young bulls
Is what I could
Wager
50 calving cows
And there's
Something else
To add
That in the end
I bet
My ranch
A very
Considerable sum
At 350
They couldn't
Decide
The dapple gray
Was fast
And there was
No arguing
But my mare
Was injured
She burst
When coming out
They burned
On the line
The judges
Agreed
The dapple gray
Came out
Ahead
There have always been
Mistakes
And the zebra mare
Caught up
The gentlemen
Were caught
I'm going
To give
The details
Of what happened
The zebra mare
Won
32 races
There were
No defeats
And tied
With the dapple gray
Defending
My fortune