Torero [English translation]

You lose sleep to read these comic books,

and your mother threatens you,

and your father gets mad...

These comics are doing your head in,

when you look into the mirror,

you want to be a "toreador"!

As they do in Santa Fé,

as they do in Hollywood 1

and with this excuse, oh boy!,

you are not studying anymore...

Hey, torero!

You wear this "sombrero" on your head,

you say you are Spanish, and that's not true,

you go dancing with castanets in your pocket...

and you mix up bolero and cha-cha,

who are you fooling?

Torero!

With this South American-looking sideburns,

with a Habana cigar and piqué shirt,

Torero!...

Torero!...

Olé!...

You got yourself a short little jacket,

tight pants,

curls on your forehead...

People laugh at you and you don't care,

you feel like a Marlon Brando

strolling around,

on the streets of Santa Fé,

on the streets of Hollywood,

and your sweetheart

doesn't want you anymore!

Hey, torero!

Hey, torero!

Off with this "sombrero"!

You are no Spanish and no "Caballero"...

You can't even play these castanets!...

What's the point of these castanets,

my dear boy?

Torero!

With this South American-looking sideburns,

with a Habana cigar and piqué shirt,

Torero!...

Torero!...

Olé!...

1. in the original, the word is comically mispronounced

• Artist:Renato Carosone
• Album:Carosello Carosone