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No. 4 - Song - Carajolo and Chorus

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Carajolo: I'm the glory and pride of the land of Spain,
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-tan-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: A monarch of men with a mighty train,
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-tan-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: When I appear and I slay the Bull,
With ladies' roses the ring is full.
They cast their fans and their hearts before
The Toreadorable toreador! O-la! O-la!
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: O-la! O-la!
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-ta.
O-la! O-la! O-la! O-la! O-la!
Ta-ran-ta-ra-tan-ra-ra-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: Oh, for I am the Toreador!
I am famous on every shore,
There is no one that's worshipped more
In the palace, or in the posada;
For the ladies will blush before
The adorable Toreador,
And a welcome the ring will roar
To its hero, the gallant Espada.
   
Carajolo: There is no one on earth to match my fame,
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-tan-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: The bravest of men at the boldest game!
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-tan-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: The soldier hides in the ground to slay
And unseen enemy miles away;
But hand to horn is the deadly war
Of the Toreadorable toreador! O-la! O-la!
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: O-la! O-la!
Chorus: Ta-ran-ta-ra-ta.
O-la! O-la! O-la! O-la! O-la!
Ta-ran-ta-ra-tan-ra-ra-ta-ra-ta.
Carajolo: Oh, for I am the Toreador!
I am famous on every shore,
There is no one that's worshipped more
In the palace, or in the posada;
For the ladies will blush before
The adorable Toreador,
And a welcome the ring will roar
To its hero, the gallant Espada.
Chorus: For he is the Toreador!
He is famous on every shore,
There is no one that's worshipped more
In the palace, or in the posada;
For the ladies will blush before
The adorable Toreador,
And a welcome the ring will roar
To its hero, the gallant Espada.

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