El Torero

The Bullfighter

El Torero

Far from the bullring that is a glowing ember,Lejos del redondel que es un ascua de luz,
Defeated and faithless with arms crossed,Abatido y sin fe con los brazos en cruz,
On the forgotten bed, he is dying,Sobre el lecho olvidado muriéndose está,
His life is slipping away in a river of blood.Por un rio de sangre su vida se va.

On the ground (the sand) his festive suit remained,En el suelo (la arena) su traje de fiesta quedó,
All dirty with dust, bathed in sweat,Todo sucio de polvo, bañado en sudor
And the immense pain is greater than his wound,Y es mayor que su herida el inmenso dolor,
From hearing the applause for the victor.De escuchar los aplausos para el vencedor.

Under the sun, of the triumphant afternoon,Bajo el sol, de la tarde triunfal,
The party continues,Continúa la fiesta,
No one thinks againNadie vuelve a pensar
That a brave man fell.Que un valiente cayó.

And that never againY que ya nunca más
With his suit of lights,Con su traje de luces,
Will he step on the bullringPisará el redondel
Exuding courage.Derrochando valor.

He will never feel againNunca más sentirá
The cheers of the people,Los olés de la gente,
Nor the burning shoutsNi los gritos ardientes
To acclaim his triumph.Su triunfo aclamarán.

And he will no longer hearY ya no ha de escuchar
The martial pasodoble,El marcial pasodoble,
That invites him to fightQue le invita a luchar
And to win with honor.Y a vencer con honor.

On the ground (the sand) his festive suit remained,En el suelo (la arena) su traje de fiesta quedó,
All dirty with dust, bathed in sweat,Todo sucio de polvo, bañado en sudor
And the immense pain is greater than his wound,Y es mayor que su herida el inmenso dolor,
From hearing the applause for the victor.De escuchar los aplausos para el vencedor.

Under the sun, of the triumphant afternoon,Bajo el sol, de la tarde triunfal,
The party continues,Continúa la fiesta,
No one thinks againNadie vuelve a pensar
That a brave man fell.Que un valiente cayó.

And that never again, no,Y que ya nunca más, no,
With his suit of lights,Con su traje de luces,
Will he step on the bullringPisará el redondel
Exuding courage.Derrochando valor.

He will never feel againNunca más sentirá
The cheers of the people,Los olés de la gente,
Nor the burning shoutsNi los gritos ardientes
To acclaim his triumph.Su triunfo aclamarán.

And he will no longer hearY ya no ha de escuchar
The martial pasodoble,El marcial pasodoble,
That invites him to fightQue le invita a luchar
And to win with honor,Y a vencer con honor,
Under the sun, the sun, the sun.Bajo el sol, el sol, el sol.