el dorado

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De un color dorado claro

Of a light golden color

Casi tirando amarillo

Almost leaning towards yellow

De los criaderos de Arabia

From the breeding grounds of Arabia

Trajeron aquel Potrillo

They brought that Colt

En un lote pura sangre

In a purebred lot

Pero no tenia registro

But it didn't have registration

Néstor tenia buenas cuadras

Néstor had good stables

Varios dervys de Kentucky

Several Derby winners from Kentucky

Pero no vendio al dorado

But he didn't sell the golden one

Que de todos fue el azote

Who was the scourge of them all

Lo cedió como cabresco

He let it go as a cabresco

Un dia que vendiera un lote

One day he would sell a lot

Pero 4 aventureros

But 4 adventurers

Lo robaron en Chicago

Stole it in Chicago

Lo trajeron a torreon

They brought it to Torreón

Y ahi mismo lo pintaron

And right there they painted it

Y por kilos los billetes

And by the kilos the bills

Con el dorado ganaron

With the golden one they won

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El gran zar era la meta

The great czar was the goal

Pero le falto dinero

But he lacked money

Y esque el contacto compadre

And the contact, buddy

Les resulto chapucero

Turned out to be a fraud

Le apostaban mil millones

They bet a thousand million

Al dorado por ligero

On the golden one for being fast

Pero aparecio una cuña

But a wedge appeared

Con una bestia muy fina

With a very fine beast

Fue la lady de inglaterra ligera y deberas fina

It was the lady from England, light and truly fine

Ella si aceptó la apuesta en carrera clandestina

She accepted the bet in a clandestine race

Ya el condor monto a la dama

Now the condor mounted the lady

Al dorado Chuy Guerrero

On the golden one, Chuy Guerrero

Dos diablos de los carriles

Two devils from the tracks

Con azufre del infierno

With sulfur from hell

Pero el dorado adelante

But the golden one ahead

Siempre llegaba primero

Always arrived first

Pero la dama compadre

But the lady, buddy

Venia por un compañero

Came for a companion

Se llevo dos mil Millones

She took two thousand million

Y al dorado por ligero

And the golden one for being fast

Y los cuatro aventureros

And the four adventurers

Perdieron vida y dinero

Lost life and money

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Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
color /ˈkoʊlər/ A1	noun - the property of an object that produces different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light
dorado /doˈrɑːdoʊ/ A2	adjective - golden; made of or resembling gold
aventureros /ˌævənˈtʃʊrərəs/ B1	noun - adventurers; people who seek out new experiences or risks
dinero /dɪˈneɪroʊ/ A1	noun - money; a medium of exchange
cabresco /kæˈbrɛskoʊ/ B2	noun - a type of horse or horse-related term
meta /ˈmɛtə/ B1	noun - goal; an aim or desired result
billetes /bɪˈleɪtɪs/ A2	noun - bills; paper money
robar /roʊˈbɑːr/ B1	verb - to steal; to take something unlawfully
ganar /ɡəˈnɑːr/ A2	verb - to win; to achieve victory
compadre /kəmˈpɑːdreɪ/ B2	noun - a close friend or companion; often used in a familial context
bestia /ˈbɛstiə/ B2	noun - beast; a large and dangerous animal
carrera /kəˈrɛrə/ B1	noun - race; a competition of speed

Gramática:

• De un color dorado claro

  ➔ Use of descriptive adjectives.

  ➔ The phrase describes the color of something, using the adjective "claro" to specify a light shade.

• Pero no vendió al dorado

  ➔ Use of negation.

  ➔ The word "no" negates the verb "vendió", indicating that the action did not occur.

• Lo cedió como cabresco

  ➔ Use of pronouns.

  ➔ The pronoun "lo" refers to a previously mentioned noun, indicating what was ceded.

• Lo robaron en Chicago

  ➔ Use of the past tense.

  ➔ The verb "robaron" is in the past tense, indicating that the action of stealing occurred in the past.

• Apostaban mil millones

  ➔ Use of the imperfect tense.

  ➔ The verb "apostaban" is in the imperfect tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past.

• Se llevó dos mil millones

  ➔ Use of reflexive verbs.

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun "se" indicates that the subject is performing the action on itself.

• Perdieron vida y dinero

  ➔ Use of conjunctions.

  ➔ The conjunction "y" connects two nouns, indicating that both life and money were lost.