Tu pierde 'o tiemp 'ncopp' 'e giurnalette/ you spend all your time reading magazines
e màmmete minaccia/ and your mother scolds you
e pàtete s'arraggia./ and your father gets angry
Te fanno girà 'a capa sti "fumette",/ these comics go to your head
guardonnete 'int' 'o specchio/ and looking at yourself in the mirror
vuoi fare il toreador/ you wanna be a toreador
comme fanno a Santafè/as they do in Santa Fe
come fanno ad "Ollivud"/ as they do in Hollywood
e cu' sta scusa, ai nì, nun studie cchiù!.../ and because of this, son, you don't study anymore
Oh! Torero!
Te si' piazzato 'ncapo stu sombrero,/ you have put on this sombrero
dice che si' spagnuolo e nun è o' vero,/ you lie saying that you're spanish
che nacchere 'int' 'a sacca vai a ballà/ with castanets in your pockets you go dancing
mescolando bolero e "cià-cià"... chi vuò 'mbroglià!.../ mixing bolero and cha-cha-cha...who are you trying to fool
Torero!...
Cu' sti basette a' sud americano,/ with these south-american styled sideburns
cu' 'nu sicario avana e 'a cammesella 'e picchè!.../ with a havana cigar and a piquè shirt
Torero!...
Torero!...
Olè!...
Te fatto 'a giacchettella corta, corta,/ you bought a bolero jacket
'o cazunciello astritto/ tight pants
e 'o ricciulillo 'nfronte./ and you combed your hair with a curl on your forehead
Te ride 'a gente areto e nun te 'mporta,/ people sneer at you, but you don't care
ti senti un Marlon Brando/ you feel like a marlon brando
che a spasso se ne va/ walking on the streets
per le vie di Santafè,/ of santafe
per le strade di "Ollivud"/ of hollywood
e 'a 'nnammurata toia nun te vò cchiù!.../ and your girlfriend doesn't want you anymore
Oh! Torero!...
E levatillo 'a capo stu sombrero,/ take off that sombrero
nun si' spagnuolo e nun su' caballero.../ you're not spanish nor a gentleman
Sti nacchere tu nun 'e saie sunà/ you can't play those castanets
e sti nacchere tu che ne 'a fa?... Belle 'e mammà!.../ besides what are you supposed to do with those things? Mummy's darling
Torero!
Cu' sti basette a' sud americano,/ with these south-american styled sideburns
cu' 'nu sicario avana e 'a cammesella 'e picchè!.../ with a havana cigar and a piquè shirt
Torero!...
Torero!...
Olè!...
"-Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity..."
"-Actually, I'm planning to threaten you."
"Well, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Evil plots don't just make themselves, you know!"