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It Was Already Five O'Clock in the Afternoon

Victor Manuel

Ya Eran Las Cinco De La Tarde

Ya eran las cinco de la tarde
cuando el toro frente a frente le miró
un sol de abril bañado en sangre
el horizonte fue pintando de color
cogió los trastos de matar
miró aquel cielo y echó a andar
como a quién van a justiciar
desde un tendido le silvaron
luego

Allá en los medios se paró
giró en redondo y la masacre nos brindó

Toro no me mires a los ojos
toro ni al perfil de plata y oro
le pondré un escapulario
de la virgen Macarena si remato esta faena

Ya eran las cinco de la tarde cuando el toro
frente a frente le miró

Ya eran las cinco de la tarde
cuando el toro su futuro adivinó
sonó un clarín y en ese instante
se vió muerto, sin orejas
sin valor
llegó una voz del callejón
algún capote le tentó
toda la plaza era un clamor
cuando entre sol y sombra paseaba
a los cabestros se acercó
y sobre un fondo polvoriento se esfumó

Toro no me mires a los ojos
toro o al perfil de plata y oro
le pondré un escapulario de la virgen Macarena
si remato esta faena

Ya eran las cinco de la tarde cuando el toro
su futuro adivinó

It Was Already Five O'Clock in the Afternoon

It was already five in the afternoon
when the bull faced him
an April sun bathed in blood
the horizon was painted with color
took the killing tools
looked at that sky and started walking
as if he was going to be executed
from the stands they whistled at him
then

There in the middle he stood
turned around and offered us the massacre

Bull don't look me in the eyes
bull not even at the silver and gold profile
I will put a scapular
of the Virgin Macarena if I finish this task

It was already five in the afternoon when the bull
faced him

It was already five in the afternoon
when the bull predicted his future
a bugle sounded and in that moment
he saw himself dead, without ears
without value
a voice came from the alley
some cape tempted him
t he whole plaza was a clamor
when between sun and shade he walked
he approached the oxen
and vanished on a dusty background

Bull don't look me in the eyes
bull or at the silver and gold profile
I will put a scapular of the Virgin Macarena
if I finish this task

It was already five in the afternoon when the bull
predicted his future

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