El Gallo Colorado
Miguel Aceves Mejía
The Red Rooster
I sing to the cockfighters
Today that we are gathered here.
Be friend or foe
I want them to warm up.
This red rooster
There is no cockpit where he has been
That he has not shown
His bravery and his worth.
Here is my red one
To give them a good beating
To the best bettor
I am a cockfighter and to my rooster
I support him until he loses
And on the line where he dies
There I die too.
How beautiful it is to be brave
With the roosters face to face
Fighting hotly
All the triumph and honor.
Here....