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When his saint day arrived,

Al llegar el día de su santo,

the goat went out to say that there was going to be a big meal at this house.

salió la cabra a contar que va a hacer una comilona en su casa.

He went first to visit his brother-in-law the sheep

A su cuñado la oveja fue a visitarlo primerito,

and he asked him to go have fun with him.

y le pidió para que vaya a divertirse con él.

"There will be a big meal and we will listen to guitar-playing," he said.

"Habrá comilona y vamos a escuchar guitarreada," le dijo.

"Although I want to go, winter will arrive

"Aunque quisiera ir, ya va a llegar el frío

and they just completely sheared us.

y nos esquilaron todo recién.

Surely, I need to go to my children’s to buy their clothes,"

Sin falta tengo que ir a lo de mis hijos a comprar para su ropa,"

the sheep said to him.

le dijo la oveja.

And when right after that the goat passed by,

Y cuando seguidamente pasó la cabra,

he went to inform the horse.

fue a avisarle al caballo.

When he arrived behind the house,

Al llegar ya hacia detrás de la casa,

he clearly heard a soft musical instrument [playing];

escuchó claramente una música suave;

it turns out that it was only the donkey speaking with the horse.

había sido el burro nomás estaba hablando con el caballo.

When the goat greeted them, the horse came out already smiling for no apparent reason:

Al saludarles la cabra, ya salió el caballo sonriente por ninguna razón aparente:

"Throw yourself to the ground, come here, let’s sit down," he said to the goat.

"Tírate al suelo, pasa aquí, vamos a sentarnos," le dijo a la cabra.

And the goat sat down to say

Y se sentó la cabra a contar

that he was inviting for a big meal, for his saint day.

que estaba invitando para la comilona, por el día de su santo.

And then the horse already comes out and snores softly and says:

Y entonces ya sale el caballo a sonarse [reniflar] suavemente y dice:

"Although I really would like to go,

"Me hubiera querido ir realmente,

(but) tomorrow my brother is also getting married.

pero mañana justamente también se casará mi hermano.

And here comes my brother-in-law the donkey to invite me also;

Y acá viene mi cuñado el burro a invitarme también;

I even already said to him that I will go."

hasta ya le dije que voy a ir."

And the goat passed on again without stopping.

Y la cabra pasó de largo nuevamente sin deternerse.

And then when [the goat] arrived at the cow’s house

Y cuando después llegó a la casa de la vaca

and this one came out again to also say to the goat:

y ésta sale nuevamente a decirle también a la cabra:

"My husband was killed when the new year began,

"A mi marido se le mató al comienzo de este nuevo año,

and here we are still praying for him

y he aquí que estamos aún rezando por él

and I am still in mourning for him;

y llevo todavía el luto por él;

I would feel shame, my dear, to go out and leave my husband’s prayer

me da mucha vergüenza, mi querida, para salir y dejar el rezo de mi marido

and go to that feast."

e ir a tal comilona."

When leaving, the goal already felt sad,

Al salir de ahí, ya se sintió triste la cabra,

and he went thinking who else to invite: the pig is too dirty.

y se fue pensando a quién más invitar: el cerdo es demasiado puerco.

The dog is a fighter and the cat lacks manners,

El perro es peleador y el gato no tiene modales,

he is too ordinary, he makes us ashamed.

es demasiado ordinario, nos avergüenza.

And there finally he arrived at the house of his close friend the [female] goat,

Y allá al final fue a llegar a la casa de la comadra cabra,

to invite her also for his saint day.

a invitarla también para su día santo.

And his close friend did not let him down.

Y su comadre al fín no le defraudó.

She came out to meet him.

Salió luego a su encuentro [a encontrarle].

"Just wait for me, I will go for sure," she told him, happily.

"Espérame nomás ya, iré sin falta," le dijo, con alegría.

It was already the afternoon when the goat returned to his house,

Ya de tarde se fue [volvió] la cabra a su casa,

only his friend (she-goat) did not let him down.

su comadre solita no lo defraudó.

And then in the morning the big day——his saint day——arrived,

Y después al la mañana siguiente, ya llegó el gran día de su santo,

and on a long table were spread the best foods, to be eaten,

sobre la larga mesa estaban esparcidas las mejores comidas, para comer [masticables],

and also to drink, alcoholic drinks.

y también para beber, bebidas alcohólicas.

And the goat went out frequently to watch the road

Y la cabra salió cada tanto a mirar [largamente] por el camino,

to see if his friend [the she goat] still didn’t show up.

a ver si su comadre no se asoma aún.

Around noon, his friend the goat came arriving at the party.

Hacía el mediodía, fue llegando su semejante la cabra a la fiesta.

The mistress of the house was not entirely happy; something was bothering her.

La dueña de casa no estaba muy contenta [amable]; había algo que le molestaba.

He came out to look closely at his friend [the she goat] and said to her:

Salió a mirarle atentamente a su comadre y le dijo:

"From where do you come to my saint day like this,

"De dónde ya venís así a mi día santo,

you make me ashamed, you my friend the grand lady!"

me avergüenzas, tú mi comadre, la gran señora!"

"Look at this, you have a beard, you have horns, and you come with your bad odor,

"Mira un poco, tenés barba, tenés cuerno y venís con tu cantiga,

And on top, your tail is completely out,"

Y encima de todo, tu cola está totalmente afuera,"

she [the goat] said to the one having a birthday.

le dijo al que estaba de cumpleaño,

And she forgot she is also a goat.

y ella se olvidó que también es cabra.