Cavalo Ruço Lyrics Translation in English

Eu tive um cavalo ruço

I had a roan horse

Que se chamava gingão

That was called Gingão

De uma capona bravia

With a wild capon

Que eu queria, sentia

That I wanted, felt

Como um bom irmão

Like a good brother

Era o cavalo mais lindo

It was the most beautiful horse

Que nasceu no ribatejo

That was born in Ribatejo

E eu nunca tive outro assim

And I never had another like it

Tão manso que enfim

So gentle that, in the end,

Ainda o desejo

I still desire it

Saltava que era um primor

It jumped splendidly

Tudo fazia com graça

Did everything with grace

Era bom a tourear

Was good at bullfighting

A derribar sem vacilar

Knocking down without hesitation

No campo ou na praça

In the field or in the square

Corria lebres com gosto

Chased hares with pleasure

E nenhum galgo o passava

And no greyhound surpassed him

Quando o viam correr

When they saw him run

com prazer sem sofrer

With pleasure without suffering

A todos pasmava

He amazed everyone

A brincar lá na lezíria

Playing there in the marshland

O íam admirar

They went to admire him

Ainda parece que o vejo

It still seems like I see him

À beira do Tejo

By the banks of the Tagus

A correr a saltar

Running and jumping

Foi um touro que o matou

It was a bull that killed him

Num dia de infelicidade

On an unlucky day

E eu nunca mais montei

And I never rode again

Nem sei se o farei

Don't know if I will

Tal é a saudade

Such is the longing