Ya Eran Las Cinco De La Tarde

It Was Already Five O'Clock in the Afternoon

Ya Eran Las Cinco De La Tarde

It was already five in the afternoonYa eran las cinco de la tarde
when the bull faced himcuando el toro frente a frente le miró
an April sun bathed in bloodun sol de abril bañado en sangre
the horizon was painted with colorel horizonte fue pintando de color
took the killing toolscogió los trastos de matar
looked at that sky and started walkingmiró aquel cielo y echó a andar
as if he was going to be executedcomo a quién van a justiciar
from the stands they whistled at himdesde un tendido le silvaron
thenluego

There in the middle he stoodAllá en los medios se paró
turned around and offered us the massacregiró en redondo y la masacre nos brindó

Bull don't look me in the eyesToro no me mires a los ojos
bull not even at the silver and gold profiletoro ni al perfil de plata y oro
I will put a scapularle pondré un escapulario
of the Virgin Macarena if I finish this taskde la virgen Macarena si remato esta faena

It was already five in the afternoon when the bullYa eran las cinco de la tarde cuando el toro
faced himfrente a frente le miró

It was already five in the afternoonYa eran las cinco de la tarde
when the bull predicted his futurecuando el toro su futuro adivinó
a bugle sounded and in that momentsonó un clarín y en ese instante
he saw himself dead, without earsse vió muerto, sin orejas
without valuesin valor
a voice came from the alleyllegó una voz del callejón
some cape tempted himalgún capote le tentó
t he whole plaza was a clamortoda la plaza era un clamor
when between sun and shade he walkedcuando entre sol y sombra paseaba
he approached the oxena los cabestros se acercó
and vanished on a dusty backgroundy sobre un fondo polvoriento se esfumó

Bull don't look me in the eyesToro no me mires a los ojos
bull or at the silver and gold profiletoro o al perfil de plata y oro
I will put a scapular of the Virgin Macarenale pondré un escapulario de la virgen Macarena
if I finish this tasksi remato esta faena

It was already five in the afternoon when the bullYa eran las cinco de la tarde cuando el toro
predicted his futuresu futuro adivinó