Already in his youth, Frans Bauer wanted to become a singer after he was inspired by Julio Iglesias, Elvis Presley and Koos Alberts (a Dutch singer). Bauer's own singing career started in 1987 when he recorded his first single, "Ben Je Jong" (Are You Young), under supervision of Dutch producers Rudi Schreijenberg and Emile Hartkamp.
In January 1992 he met his later wife-to-be, Mariska van Rossenberg. He was a local celebrity before rising to national fame due to the national television show "All You Need Is love" in early 1992, where he was to choose two female fans for a date. In 1994 he had his first national hit with "Als Sterren Aan De Hemel Staan". In 1997 he conquered Germany with his album "Weil Ich Dich Liebe".
Frans Bauer's fame kept growing to the point where he had his own reality show called "De Bauers", in which his daily life, including his family life, was followed. Bauer has also designed clothing for the Vroom & Dreesmann retail chain, based in The Netherlands.
He has won several awards and honours in The Netherlands, including a knighthood ("Ridder in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau") due to his charitable work and the "Gouden Televizier-Ring" for the reality show that has been running on Dutch television the year previously.
In 2006 he was struck by an infection on his vocal cords. He recovered after surgery.
Torero
Frans Bauer Lyrics
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Don Pedro was 'n matador
Haar hart had ze aan hem verloren
Vol hartstocht riep zij o mi amore
Zijn liefde dat was de arena
Zijn leven het grote gevecht
Verliefd gooide zij rode rozen
haar liefde was echt
refr.:
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Zeg mij nog een keer yo te queiro
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
E viva Spaanse matador
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Ga nu niet weg mijn caballero
Zij sprak in stilte 'n gebed
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Vol trots liep hij door de arena
De mensen die schreeuwden ole
Zij zwaaide naar hem met veel tranen
Waarom kon hij toch niet met haar mee
Zij wist dit was dan het afscheid
En huilde adios amore
Nu kan ze alleen van hem dromen
Het leven gaat door
refr.(2x)
Zij sprak in stilte 'n gebed
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
The song "Torero" by Frans Bauer tells a story of a woman who falls in love with Don Pedro, a matador. She looks into his eyes, and she knows that her heart belongs to him. Don Pedro's life is dedicated to the arena, and his love is the fight. The woman throws red roses to show her true emotions. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "lo lai lo lai lo lai torero," which has no direct translation, but roughly means "I love you, bullfighter."
As Don Pedro walks in pride in the arena, the crowd cheers for him as they see him fight the fierce bull. The woman who loves him waves at him and tears run down her cheeks. She knows that this is the last time they will see each other. She cries goodbye to her love, and she can only dream of him. The song ends with the woman praying silently for her torero.
Line by Line Meaning
Zij keek hem verliefd in zijn ogen
She looked at him with love in her eyes
Don Pedro was 'n matador
Don Pedro was a bullfighter
Haar hart had ze aan hem verloren
She had lost her heart to him
Vol hartstocht riep zij o mi amore
With passion she cried out oh my love
Zijn liefde dat was de arena
His love was the arena
Zijn leven het grote gevecht
His life was the great fight
Verliefd gooide zij rode rozen
She threw red roses in love
haar liefde was echt
Her love was real
refr.:
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Zeg mij nog een keer yo te queiro
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
E viva Spaanse matador
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Ga nu niet weg mijn caballero
Zij sprak in stilte 'n gebed
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Chorus: Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Tell me one more time I love you
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Long live the Spanish bullfighter
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Don't go away my knight
She spoke a prayer in silence
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Vol trots liep hij door de arena
He walked proudly through the arena
De mensen die schreeuwden ole
The people shouted ole
Zij zwaaide naar hem met veel tranen
She waved to him with tears in her eyes
Waarom kon hij toch niet met haar mee
Why couldn't he go with her
Zij wist dit was dan het afscheid
She knew this was the farewell
En huilde adios amore
And cried goodbye my love
Nu kan ze alleen van hem dromen
Now she can only dream about him
Het leven gaat door
Life goes on
refr.(2x)
Chorus (2x)
Zij sprak in stilte 'n gebed
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
She spoke a prayer in silence
Lo lai lo lai lo lai torero
Contributed by Thomas M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Marc Desmedt
Super mooi
Monja Belle
Super , der Torero --auch in Deutsch Klasse ! Frans Bauer hat viele tolle Songs -auch in Deutschland hat er viele Fans !! Er ist aber schon lange nicht mehr hier gewesen ! Schade !!
JayDee
Een jaartje later, Tineke, 1999. ;-) Was destijds voor de opnames van de muziekspecial 'Samen met jou naar Curacao'. :)
Major Mitch 66
Ich mag voll gerne, ..Neeein, ich liebe Frans Bauerπ
& Die Melodie klingt voll schΓΆnβ
Aber der Titel macht mich echt traurigπ’π
Krass & schade, daΓ der Songschreiber da nicht nachgedacht hatteπ
Mercedès Pas
Dit is alleen niet in 2007 En ik kan het weten want ik was erbij in Curacao ;)
martinabrouwer
Ik was er ook bij 1998 op het strand zong ie ook Martina
Teresa Juchacz
PRIMA FRANS ππππππππππππππππππππππππππππβββββββββΓNGEL ππππππππΈπΈπππββ