Susana Baca
Toro mata lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1999
- Length
- 6:41
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido ay toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh bull kills
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
La color no, no le permite
The color won't, won't allow him
Hacer el quite a Pititi, ay, toro mata
To dodge Pititi, oh, bull kills
La color no, no le permite
The color won't, won't allow him
Hacer el quite a Pititi, ay, toro mata, torito
To step aside from Pititi, oh, bull kills, little bull
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Mi compadre por confiado
My buddy, for being overconfident
Se ha metido en un corral
Has gotten into a pen
Toro mata
Bull kills
Yo le dije: compadrito
I told him: buddy
Toro mata, compadrito, ay toro mata, torito
Bull kills, little buddy, oh bull kills, little bull
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Yo soy matador, yo lo voa' matar
I am a matador, I'm going to kill him
Mátalo nomás a Pablo Cantera
Just kill Pablo Cantera
No soy matador, no lo voa' matar
I'm not a matador, I'm not going to kill him
No lo mato yo
I won't kill him
Yo no mato más
I won't kill anymore
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Toro mata, ay, toro mata
Bull kills, oh, bull kills
Toro mata ese bandido, ay, toro mata
Bull kills that bandit, oh, bull kills
Mátalo nomás
Just go on and kill him
Mátalo nomás
Just go on and kill him
Mátalo nomás
Just go on and kill him
Mátalo nomás
Just go on and kill him
Torito, torito, torito
Little bull, little bull, little bull
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just go on and kill him)
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
Toro, toro, toro, toro, toro
Bull, bull, bull, bull, bull
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
Torito, torito, torito, tori
Little bull, little bull, little bull, tori
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
Ay, la pondé
Oh, I’ll put it
Ay, la pondé
Oh, I will put her
Ay, la pondé
Oh, I will put her
Ay la pondé
Oh, I will put her
Ay la pondé
Oh, I will put her
Ay la
Oh, I
Torito, torito
Little bull, little bull
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
(Mátalo nomás)
(Just kill him)
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Key vocabulary
- toro
- bullC2
- mata
- killsC2
- ese
- thatA1
- bandido
- bandit
- permite
- allowsB2
- hacer
- doA1
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- pititi
- pity-pity
- torito
- young bull
- compadre
- godfatherC2
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About this song
Susana Baca is Peruvian vocalist associated with Afro-Peruvian musical traditions. She is known for her interpretation of Afro-Peruvian repertoire, including the widely heard recording of “Maria Lando” featured on David Byrne’s The Soul of Black Peru.