Mi jaca [English translation]
Mi jaca [English translation]
For the extravagance,
beauty, temper
and charm
of the Sevillian night
I won't trade
the grace of a farmer's daughter
and the elegance of my Jerez mare.
Enthroned on her, I am the king of Andalusia
with diamond spurs on my boots
a happy mood instead of a crown
a happy mood instead of a crown
and a Cordovan hat for style.
Chorus:
My pony mare
gallops and cuts through the wind
when passing through Puerto*
down the Jerez trail.
I love her,
just as I love the Gypsy girl
who makes me suffer
and love is to blame.
My pony mare
gallops and cuts through the wind
when passing through Puerto
down the Jerez trail.
Her feet
clatter like drumsticks
when in the field
she runs, trots and gallops.
And her mane
shines with the brightness
of a star that sways in the sky.
The way she gallops, raising dust
along the trail, is for me a kind of altar,
which illuminates the glow of the stars
which illuminates the glow of the stars
and fills my song with emotion.
- Artist:Manolo Escobar