Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Toro Moro by Valentín Elizalde from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
El toro era prieto y moro
The bull was dark and Moorish
Y tenia los cueros gachos
And he had crouched leathers
Porque se los agacharon
because they were crouched
Y decian que era muy macho
And they said that he was very macho
Por nmbre le decian chivo
By name they called him goat
Pero toro se llamaba
But bull was called
Tenia las orejas largas
He had long ears
Hasta el suelo le arrastraban
They dragged him down to the ground
Toro toro toro.. toro se llamaba
Bull bull bull .. bull was called
Pero le cambiaron nombre
but they changed their name
De mamey se le quedaba
From mamey he was left
Toro toro toro.. toro se llamaba
Bull bull bull .. bull was called
Pero le cambiaron nombre
but they changed their name
De mamey se le quedaba
From mamey he was left
La vajilla colorada
The colored tableware
Que en su mente la tenia
that he had her on his mind
Rondando por los corrales
hanging around the corrals
Navegando noche y dia
sailing night and day
Jornaba sus paredones
He worked his walls
Con la cola levantada
with tail raised
Se hechaba con la cola al hombro
It was done with the tail on the shoulder
Y de gusto le llamaban
And they gladly called him
Toro toro toro.. toro se llamaba
Bull bull bull .. bull was called
Pero le cambiaron nombre
but they changed their name
De mamey se le quedaba
From mamey he was left
Toro toro toro.. toro se llamaba
Bull bull bull .. bull was called
Pero le cambiaron nombre
but they changed their name
De mamey se le quedaba
From mamey he was left
Aquel wey de la barranca
That wey from the ravine
Por eso lo traicionaron
that's why they betrayed him
El toro prieto y el moro
The black bull and the Moor
Al barranco lo aventaron
They threw him into the ravine
Al novillo del juntado
To the steer of the gathering
Tambien lo mando al infierno
I send him to hell too
Porque por la culpa suya
because because of him
Arrastraba hasta los cuernos
dragged up the horns
Toro toro toro.. toro se llamaba
Bull bull bull .. bull was called
Pero le cambiaron nombre
but they changed their name
De mamey se le quedaba
From mamey he was left
Toro toro toro.. toro se llamaba
Bull bull bull .. bull was called
Pero le cambiaron nombre
but they changed their name
De mamey se le quedaba
From mamey he was left
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