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El Toro Terciopelo
Catupecu Machu Lyrics
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el toro terciopelo
Tira todo, rompe el clima
Mira inquieto
Un sonido atronador
El susto del misterio
Caen al piso las cortinas
Tomo al toro por las astas
Al toro por el cuerpo
El cuchillo por el filo
Mato el tiempo
Un sonido primitivo
Tambores de otro tiempo
Ruge el grito contenido
Frena al viento
Vuelve el toro a su lugar
De origen que es extremo
Inconsciente, perceptivo
Grito intenso
Tomo al toro por las astas
Al toro por el cuerpo
El cuchillo por el filo
Mato el tiempo
Tomo al toro por las astas
Al toro por el cuerpo
El cuchillo por el filo
Mato el tiempo.
The lyrics of Catupecu Machu's song El Toro Terciopelo are full of vivid and intriguing imagery that speaks about the strength of a powerful force that is capable of causing drastic changes and transformations. The song starts with the description of a majestic bull that cuts through the wind and the curtains with its velvet horns, creating a stir in the atmosphere. The bull is restless, as if sensing something beyond the surface, and the sound it emits is both frightening and fascinating, like a primal force that defies understanding. The curtains fall to the ground, and everything becomes windy and chaotic as the bull moves forward.
In the second stanza, the singer describes how he takes the bull by its horns and body, and with a knife in hand, he kills time. This action seems to be related to the previous mention of the bull's primal sound, as if the singer is somehow trying to harness that energy and use it to transcend the limitations of time and space. The drums in the background intensify this sense of primitive power, as if the singer is invoking some ancient ritual that taps into the very essence of life.
The final stanza brings closure to the song, as the bull returns to its place of origin, driven by an intense and primal scream that seems to come from the singer's soul. The bull is described as both unconscious and perceptive, as if it possesses a kind of primal wisdom that defies the confines of rationality. The singer repeats the refrain, once again taking the bull by its horns and body, and using the knife to kill time. This action seems to be a way of transcending the mundane and embracing the eternal, of connecting with a powerful force that lies within us all.
Line by Line Meaning
Corta el viento, la cortina
The velvet bull cuts through the wind and the curtain
El toro terciopelo
The velvet bull
Tira todo, rompe el clima
It throws everything away, breaks the mood
Mira inquieto
Looks restlessly
Un sonido atronador
A deafening sound
El susto del misterio
The mystery's surprise
Caen al piso las cortinas
The curtains fall to the ground
Todo es viento
Everything is wind
Tomo al toro por las astas
I take the bull by the horns
Al toro por el cuerpo
By the body
El cuchillo por el filo
The knife by the blade
Mato el tiempo
I kill time
Un sonido primitivo
A primitive sound
Tambores de otro tiempo
Drums from another time
Ruge el grito contenido
The contained scream roars
Frena al viento
It stops the wind
Vuelve el toro a su lugar
The bull returns to its place
De origen que es extremo
From an extreme origin
Inconsciente, perceptivo
Unconscious, but perceptive
Grito intenso
Intense scream
Tomo al toro por las astas
I take the bull by the horns
Al toro por el cuerpo
By the body
El cuchillo por el filo
The knife by the blade
Mato el tiempo
I kill time
Tomo al toro por las astas
I take the bull by the horns
Al toro por el cuerpo
By the body
El cuchillo por el filo
The knife by the blade
Mato el tiempo.
I kill time.
Contributed by Ella D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Franco Alejandro Gonzalez Torres
Me encanta lo furioso que suena esto
Luciano Puentes
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