El Torero y El Toro
Los Blanco Lyrics

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Señores pongan cuidado a lo que voy a contar
Un dialogo entre un torero y un toro negro que iba a lidiar
El toro no le envestía porque el torero lo iba a matar

Mas la gente que nada sabía
Enseguida se puso a gritar
Al torero sangre le pedían
Pero el toro no quería arrancar

(BIS)

Tampoco el toro quería
Herir a su contendor
Porque una voz le decía
Que entre los hombres aún existe amor
Y el toro quería enseñarlo
Aun a costa de su valor

Mas la gente que nada sabía
Enseguida se puso a gritar
Al torero sangre le pedían
Pero el toro no quería arrancar
(BIS)

Hombre y toro en el centro de la arena
Se abrazaron llorando los dos

Ooohhhh ooohhh ooohhh oleee

Ole niño

Hombre y toro en el centro de la arena
Se abrazaron llorando los dos

Jo Jo Ooohhhh ooohhh ooohhh oleee

Hombre y toro en el centro de la arena
Se abrazaron llorando los dos

Hombre y toro en el centro de la arena
Se abrazaron llorando los dos

Overall Meaning

The song El Torero y El Toro by Los Blanco tells the story of a conversation between a bullfighter and a black bull that he was going to fight. As the bullfighter prepared to take on the bull, the bull refused to charge because he knew he was going to be killed. However, the crowd, who knew nothing about the bond between the bull and bullfighter, began to demand that the bullfighter shed blood. Despite this pressure, the bull refused to attack the bullfighter because he believed that there was still love and compassion among humans, and he wanted to demonstrate this through his actions.

In the end, the bull and the bullfighter embraced each other in the center of the arena, both moved to tears by the bond that they had formed. The song serves as a powerful commentary on the complexities of humanity's relationship with animals, and it challenges the notion that humans and animals are inherently at odds with one another. Rather, the bull and the bullfighter's embrace suggests that there is a deep connection between all living creatures, even in moments of conflict and struggle.

Line by Line Meaning

Señores pongan cuidado a lo que voy a contar
Pay attention to the story I am about to tell

Un dialogo entre un torero y un toro negro que iba a lidiar
A dialogue between a bullfighter and a black bull that was going to be fought

El toro no le envestía porque el torero lo iba a matar
The bull did not charge because the bullfighter was going to kill it

Mas la gente que nada sabía
But the people who knew nothing

Enseguida se puso a gritar
Immediately began to shout

Al torero sangre le pedían
They asked the bullfighter for blood

Pero el toro no quería arrancar
But the bull did not want to charge

(BIS)
(Repeat)

Tampoco el toro quería
The bull also did not want

Herir a su contendor
To hurt his opponent

Porque una voz le decía
Because a voice told him