Born María de los Dolores Flores Ruíz, Lola Flores became a famous dancer and singer of Andalusian folklore at a very young age, featuring in films from 1939 to 1987. Her greatest success was in folklore shows with Manolo Caracol, who was her artistic partner until 1951.
In 1958 she married Antonio González el Pescaílla, a guitarist. She had three children: Dolores (singer and actress Lolita Flores); rock musician, singer and actor Antonio Flores; and singer and actress Rosario Flores.
Lola Flores died of cancer in 1995, aged 72, and was interred in the Cementerio de la Almudena in Madrid. Shortly after her death, her distraught 34-year-old son died of a drug overdose and was buried near her.
La Luna y el Toro
Lola Flores Lyrics
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En los espejos del río
Un toro la está mirando
Entre la jara escondío
Y cuando llega la alegre mañana
Y la luna se escapa del río
¡ay! el torito se mete en el agua
Embistiendo al ver que se ha ido
Ese toro enamorado de la luna
Que abandona por la noche la maná
Es pintao de amapola y aceituna
Y le puso Campanero el mayoral
Los Romeros de los montes
Le besan la frente
Las estrellas de la noche
Lo bañan de plata
Y el torito que ha nacio
De casta valiente
Abanicos de colores
Parecen sus patas
La luna viene esta noche
Con una bata de cola
El toro la está mirando
Entre la jara y la sombra
Y en la cara del agua del río
Donde duerme la luna lunera
Y el torito celoso perdío
La vigila como un centinela
Ese toro enamorado de la luna
Que abandona por la noche la maná
Es pintao de amapola y aceituna
Y le puso Campanero el mayoral
Los Romeros de los montes
Le besan la frente
Las estrellas de la noche
Lo bañan de plata
Y el torito que ha nacio
De casta valiente
Abanicos de colores parecen sus patas
El torito campanero
La lunita España y olé!
The song La Luna y el Toro by Lola Flores talks about a bull who is watching the moon being reflected on the river while hiding in the bushes. The bull is enraptured by the moon's beauty, to the extent that when the morning comes and the moon disappears from his view, he charges into the water. The bull is personified as being in love with the moon, and it is painted in red and green colors.
The lyrics showcase the bull's loyalty, valiance, and admiration for the moon, which is symbolized as a lady a few times in the song. The imagery created in the song is very picturesque, through the use of different poetic devices like metaphors and similes, which enable the listener to easily imagine the scenery described in the song. The bull's fascination for the moon is also depicted as being compulsive, as he charges into the water when the moon fades away, implying pure and innocent love.
Overall, the song highlights the theme of loving something so deeply that it becomes all-encompassing, just like the bull's love for the moon.
Line by Line Meaning
La luna se está peinando
The moon is combing her hair
En los espejos del río
In the mirrors of the river
Un toro la está mirando
A bull is watching her
Entre la jara escondío
Hidden among the rockrose
Y cuando llega la alegre mañana
And when the happy morning comes
Y la luna se escapa del río
And the moon escapes from the river
¡ay! el torito se mete en el agua
Oh! the little bull goes into the water
Embistiendo al ver que se ha ido
Charging when he sees she's gone
Ese toro enamorado de la luna
That bull in love with the moon
Que abandona por la noche la maná
That leaves the herd at night
Es pintao de amapola y aceituna
Painted with poppy and olive
Y le puso Campanero el mayoral
And was named Campanero by the herdsman
Los Romeros de los montes
The rural people of the mountains
Le besan la frente
Kiss his forehead
Las estrellas de la noche
The stars of the night
Lo bañan de plata
Bathe him in silver
Y el torito que ha nacio
And the little bull that was born
De casta valiente
From brave stock
Abanicos de colores
Fans of colors
Parecen sus patas
Seems to be his legs
La luna viene esta noche
The moon is coming tonight
Con una bata de cola
Wearing a long tailcoat
El toro la está mirando
The bull is watching her
Entre la jara y la sombra
Between the rockrose and the shadow
Y en la cara del agua del río
And on the face of the river
Donde duerme la luna lunera
Where the sleepy moon rests
Y el torito celoso perdío
And the jealous little bull lost
La vigila como un centinela
Watches her like a sentinel
El torito campanero
The little bell-ringing bull
La lunita España y olé!
The little moon, Spain and ole!
Writer(s): Carlos Castellano Gomez, Alejandro Cintas
Contributed by Liliana J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.