El relicario

The Reliquary

El relicario

One day of San EugenioUn día de San Eugenio
Going towards El Pardo I met himYendo hacia El Pardo le conocí
He was the most grandiose bullfighterEra el torero de más tronío
And the most authentic of all MadridY el más castizo de to' Madrid

He was in a carriageIba en calesa
Asking for a fightPidiendo guerra
And when I looked at himY yo al mirarlo
I shudderedMe estremecí

And when he noticedY él al notarlo
He got out of the carBajó del coche
And very gallantlyY muy garboso
He came to meSe vino a mí

He threw the capeTiró la capa
With a haughty gestureCon gesto altivo
And uncovering himselfY descubriéndose
He said to me like thisMe dijo así

Step, brunettePisa morena
Step gracefullyPisa con garbo
For a reliquaryQue un relicario
For a reliquary I will make myselfQue un relicario me voy hacer
With the piece of my capeCon el trocito de mi capote
That has passedQue haya pasado
That has stepped on such a beautiful footQue haya pisado tan lindo pie

On an April Monday he was bullfightingUn lunes abrileño el toreaba
And I went to see himY a verlo fui
I never thought that that afternoonNunca lo hiciera que aquella tarde
I believed I would die of sentimentDe sentimiento crei morir

When he made a moveAl dar un lance
He fell in the sandCayó en la arena
He felt woundedSe sintió herido
He looked towards meMiró hacia mí

And he took out a reliquaryY un relicario
From his chestSaco del pecho
Which I immediatelyQue yo enseguida
RecognizedReconocí

When the bullfighterCuando el torero
Fell inertCaía inerte
In his deliriumEn su delirio
He said like thisDecía así

Step, brunettePisa morena
Step gracefullyPisa con garbo
For a reliquaryQue un relicario
For a reliquary I will make myselfQue un relicario me voy hacer
With the piece of my capeCon el trocito de mi capote
That has passedQue haya pasado
That has stepped on such a beautiful footQue haya pisado tan lindo pie