Torero

Bullfighter

Torero

You lose sleepTu pierde 'o suonno
On the newspapers'ncopp''e giurnalette
and mom threatens youe mamme te minaccia
and dad gets angry.e patete s'arrabbia.

They make you dizzy with these smokes,Te fanno gira' a' capa sti fumette,
looking at yourself in the mirrorguardannote 'into' 'o specchio
you want to be the Bullfightervuoi fare il Toreador
like they do in Santa Fe,comme fanno a Santafè,
like they do in Hollywoodcomme fanno ad ''Ollivud"
and with this excuse, hey you, study no more.e cu' sta scusa, oi ni, nun studie cchiu'.

Oh! Bullfighter,Oh! Torero,
you put on this hat,te si' piazzato 'ncapo stu sombrero,
saying you're Spanish when it's not true,dice ca' si' spagnuolo e nun e''o vero,
with castanets in your pocket you go dancingche nacchere 'in t''a sacca vai a balla'
mixing bolero and cha-cha.mescolando bolero e cia'-cia'.
Who do you want to impress.Chi vuo' 'mbruglia'.

Bullfighter,Torero,
with those South American sideburns,cu' sti basette a' sudamericano,
with a Cuban cigarcu' 'nu sicario avana
and the ace of spades.e 'a cammesella 'e picche'.
Bullfighter, bullfighter.Torero, torero.
Ole!Ole!

They make you wear a short jacket, short,Te fatto 'a giacchettella corta, corta,
and a tight waistcoate 'o cazunciello astritto
and a little curl on your forehead.e 'o ricciurillo 'n fronte.
You laugh at people behindTe ride 'a gente areto
and you don't care.e nun te 'mporta.

You feel like Marlon BrandoTi senti un Marlon Brando
who walks aroundche a spasso se ne va
the streets of Santa Feper le vie di Santafè
the streets of Hollywoodper le vie di Ollivud
and your lover doesn't want you anymore.e 'a 'nnammurata toia nun te vo' cchiu'.

Hey! Bullfighter,Ue! Torero,
you put on this hat,te si' piazzato 'ncapo stu sombrero,
saying you're Spanish when it's not true,dice ca' si' spagnuolo e nun e''o vero
with castanets in your pocket you go dancingche nacchere 'in t''a sacca vai a balla'
mixing bolero and cha-cha.mescolando bolero e cia'-cia'.
Who do you want to impress.Chi vuo' 'mbruglia'.

Bullfighter,Torero,
with those South American sideburns,cu' sti basette a' sudamericano
with a Cuban cigarcu' 'nu sicario avana
and the ace of spades.e 'a cammesella 'e picche'.
Bullfighter, bullfighter.Torero, torero.
Ole!Ole!

Oh! Bullfighter,Oh! Torero,
take off this hat,e levatillo 'a capo stu sombrero,
you're not Spanish and not a gentleman,nun si' spagnuolo e nun si' cabballero,
you don't know how to play the castanetssti nacchere tu nun 'e saie suna'
and you who do you think you are,e sti nacchere tu che ne 'a fa,
beautiful son of a mother.belo 'e mamma.

Bullfighter,Torero,
with those South American sideburns,cu' sti basette a' sudamericano
with a Cuban cigarcu' 'nu sicario avana
and the ace of spades.e 'a cammesella 'e picche'.
Bullfighter, bullfighter.Torero, torero.
Ole!Ole!

Ole!Ole!