En el café de Chinitas
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1
En el café de Chinitas
dijo Paquiro a su hermano:
»Soy más valiente que tú,
más torero y más gitano«.
...
3
Sacó Paquiro el reló
y dijo de esta manera:
»Este toro ha de morir
antes de las cuatro y media
¡Esto dijo y lo cumplió! «.
4
Al dar las cuatro en la calle
se salieron del café
y era Paquiro en la calle
un torero de cartel.
¡Esto pasó en el Café!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.
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- ENG English (Jennifer Gliere) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: English after the Spanish (Español)
1
In the Chinitas café
Paquiro said to his brother:
“I am braver than you,
a better bullfighter, and a better gypsy.”
...
3
Paquiro took out his watch
And said in this manner:
“This bull will die
Before 4:30.”
4
At 4 o’clock on the street
People left the café
And Paquiro was in the street,
Just a bullfighter on a poster.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.
Translator's note on the last line: This is the greatest insult to a bullfighter – you’re all flash and no substance.
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