Torero – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Chayanne

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Latin music with Chayanne's "Torero." This iconic song, with its catchy rhythm and heartfelt lyrics, offers a powerful expression of love and determination. Through its evocative storytelling and passionate melody, "Torero" not only showcases Chayanne's charisma as a performer but also provides a glimpse into the universal themes of longing and commitment, making it a perfect song to explore the emotional landscape of Spanish-language music.

[English]

From Monday to Sunday, I go desperate

The heart ignited there on the calendar

Searching for you like a mercenary

You tell me where you are, because I haven't found you

The hands are turning, I'm going the opposite way

Sipping and gulping down life

You hit me straight on, what a tremendous impact

To join your gaze, tell me

If I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Olé)

I risk my life for you

If I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Olé)

I risk my life for you

And they tell you that they saw me lonely in an alley

That I no longer sleep and I'm delirious, that my mood has changed

And you, where are you?, because my pressure is rising

I will look for you, come back to me and you don't know

That I need you like a dog needs its master

That if you don't respond, everything here is chaos

You hit me straight on, what a tremendous impact

To join your gaze, tell me

If I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Olé)

I risk my life for you

If I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Olé)

I risk my life for you

...

From November to January, yes I need you

Oh, from June to February I want you to be with me

And in March love, in December you and I

It doesn't matter my beloved

If there is, if I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Olé)

I risk my life for you

If I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Torero)

I risk my life for you

If I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Olé)

I risk my life for you

If I have to be a bullfighter, put my soul in the ring

It doesn't matter what comes, so you know that I love you

Like a good bullfighter (Olé)

I risk my life for you

If I have to be a bullfighter

...

[Spanish]

De lunes a domingo, voy desesperado

El corazón prendido ahí en el calendario

Buscándote y buscando como un mercenario

Tú dime dónde estás, que yo no te he encontrado

Las manecillas giran, yo voy al contrario

Comiéndome la vida a sorbos y a tragos

Me diste así de frente, qué tremendo impacto

Para unirme a tu mirada, dime

Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Olé)

Me juego la vida por ti

Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Olé)

Me juego la vida por ti

Y te cuentan que ya me vieron solitario en un callejón

Que ya no duermo y desvarío, que el humor ya me cambió

Y tú, ¿por dónde estás?, que mi presión ya no me da

Te buscaré, vuelve conmigo y que tú no sabes

Que yo te necesito como el perro al amo

Que si tú no respondes, aquí todo es caos

Me diste así de frente, qué tremendo impacto

Para unirme a tu mirada, dime

Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Ole)

Me juego la vida por ti

Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Ole)

Me juego la vida por ti

En noviembre hasta enero, sí que te necesito

Ay, de junio a febrero quiero que estés conmigo

Y en marzo el amor, en diciembre tú y yo

No importa mi amada

Si hay, si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Olé)

Me juego la vida por ti

Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Torero)

Me juego la vida por ti

Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Olé)

Me juego la vida por ti

Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

Como un buen torero (Olé)

Me juego la vida por ti

Si hay que ser torero

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazón /koˈɾaθon/ or /koˈɾason/ A2	noun - heart
desesperado /desespeˈɾaðo/ B1	adjective - desperate
corazón /koˈɾaθon/ or /koˈɾason/ A2	noun - heart
giraron /xiˈɾaɾon/ B1	verb - they spun / turned
impacto /imˈpakto/ B2	noun - impact / shock
sangre /ˈsaŋɡɾe/ A2	noun - blood
torero /toˈɾeɾo/ B1	noun - bullfighter
alma /ˈalma/ A2	noun - soul
ruedo /ˈrweðo/ B2	noun - bullring / arena
importa /imˈpoɾta/ A2	verb - to matter / to be important
quiero /ˈkjeɾo/ A2	verb - I want
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life

Key Grammar Structures

• De lunes a domingo, voy desesperado

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a time period. 'De' + [day] + 'a' + [day] indicates 'from [day] to [day]'. The adjective 'desesperado' agrees in gender and number with the speaker (implicitly masculine singular).

  ➔ This line translates to 'From Monday to Sunday, I go desperate'. The structure emphasizes the continuous nature of the feeling. "Desesperado" describes the speaker's emotional state.

• Buscándote y buscando como un mercenario

  ➔ Use of gerunds ('buscándote' and 'buscando') to describe continuous actions. The comparison 'como un mercenario' uses 'como' to express a simile.

  ➔ This translates to 'Searching for you and searching like a mercenary.' The gerunds emphasize the ongoing nature of the search. The simile compares the singer's relentless search to that of a mercenary.

• Tú dime dónde estás, que yo no te he encontrado

  ➔ Use of the imperative mood ('dime'). 'Que' introduces a subordinate clause explaining or emphasizing the previous statement. The present perfect 'no te he encontrado' indicates an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.

  ➔ This translates to 'You tell me where you are, because I haven't found you.' 'Dime' is the informal command 'tell me'. The 'que' clause emphasizes the reason for asking where she is.

• Si hay que ser torero, poner el alma en el ruedo

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'si' + 'hay que' + infinitive. 'Hay que' indicates necessity or obligation ('one must'). 'Poner' + 'el alma' + 'en el ruedo' is an idiomatic expression.

  ➔ This translates to 'If one must be a bullfighter, put the soul in the ring'. 'Hay que' expresses the necessity to act in a certain way. The idiomatic expression 'poner el alma en el ruedo' means to give it your all, to be completely dedicated and passionate.

• No importa lo que se venga, pa' que sepas que te quiero

  ➔ Use of 'No importa' + subjunctive clause ('lo que se venga'). 'Se venga' uses the subjunctive because it's an uncertain or hypothetical event. 'Pa'' is a colloquial shortening of 'para'. 'Que' introduces a subordinate clause expressing the reason or purpose.

  ➔ This translates to 'No matter what comes, so that you know that I love you.' 'Lo que se venga' refers to whatever challenges or difficulties may arise. The 'pa' que' phrase introduces the purpose of facing these challenges – to demonstrate his love.

• Que ya no duermo y desvarío, que el humor ya me cambió

  ➔ Use of 'que' to introduce clauses explaining the consequences of the situation. 'Ya no' + verb indicates 'no longer'. 'Cambiado' is the past participle used with 'haber' to form the present perfect (indirectly implied).

  ➔ This translates to 'That I no longer sleep and rave, that my mood has already changed.' The 'que' clauses provide a description of his current state due to her absence. 'Ya no duermo' indicates he is no longer able to sleep.