El Rey Solo Lyrics in English Ana Tijoux
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Rey Solo by Ana Tijoux from Spanish to English.
El rey esta solo en su agidez
The king is alone in his sharpness
El rey esta solo sentado con timidez
The king is alone, sitting shyly
Es una jaula de monos, todos esperan
It's a cage of monkeys, all are waiting
Y todos quieren el trono
And all want the throne
Aquí el trono gastado por años de codicia
Here, the throne worn out by years of greed
De marmol jerárquico y de madera egoísta
Of hierarchical marble and selfish wood
De apellidos pomposos, severa disciplina
Of pompous surnames, severe discipline
Del rol que nunca quiso, gobernar siempre fue un espina
Of the role he never wanted, governing was always a thorn
Espina que para todos es una ofrenda
A thorn that for all is an offering
Flor dolorosa, apretada sin rienda
A painful flower, tightly held without a rein
El rey se siente solo pero nadie lo ve
The king feels alone but nobody sees him
El velo escondido, pues nadie sabe que el
The hidden veil, for nobody knows that he
Todo lo mira y que el tan solo espera ver
He sees everything and he just waits to see
Quien sera el que tira la primera piedra
Who will be the one to throw the first stone
Tantos monos en una sola jaula
So many monkeys in a single cage
Tantos primates esperando al que el rey se caiga
So many primates waiting for the king to fall
El rey esta solo, solo divagando
The king is alone, just wandering
Recordando cercanos que le daban la mano
Remembering loved ones who gave him their hand
Cercanos que luego afilaron los dientes
Loved ones who then sharpened their teeth
Tragaron el tiempo y se hicieron ausentes
They swallowed time and became absent
El rey esta solo, solo con corona
The king is alone, just with a crown
Corona sin forma añeja y amorfa
A crown shapeless, old, and amorphous
Aplacada de poder, y empolvada de gris
Subdued by power, and dusted with gray
Opaca en sus entrañas, y de podrida matriz
Opaque in its entrails, and of a rotten matrix
Nunca se vio piensa, y la verdad menos
He never saw himself, he thinks, and the truth even less
Para sentirte rodeado de animales perversos
To feel surrounded by perverse animals
Que solo querían codicia y que alimentaron ego
Who only wanted greed and fed their ego
Que nunca saciarían porque el cariño era ciego
Which they would never satisfy because affection was blind
El rey habla solo con seriedad y nobleza
The king speaks alone with seriousness and nobility
Se hizo demente en un palacio de tristeza
He went mad in a palace of sadness
Sorpresa, que ha visto una capa tejida en locura
Surprise, he has seen a cloak woven in madness
Trastorno majestuoso y en la calle susurra
Majestic disorder and in the street he whispers
Pues oye, el rey callejero
For listen, the street king
Yo soy el lucido, los locos son el resto
I am the lucid one, the rest are the mad ones
Tanta majestad me hipnotizaba el piso
So much majesty hypnotized the floor for me
Tanta soledad y rostros perdidos
So much loneliness and lost faces
Tantos anónimos es que sueñan como niños
So many anonymous people who dream like children
Que nunca se sintieron como dos en este limbo
Who never felt like two in this limbo
Tantas pieles historias y arrugas
So many skins, stories, and wrinkles
Tantas paginas de un libro sin lectura
So many pages of an unread book
Mientras el solo se levanta y nos dice
While he just gets up and tells us
Yo estoy descuerdo, ustedes han enloquecido, ido, ido, ido
I am sane, you all have gone mad, mad, mad, mad
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agidez — sharpness / quickness (of mind)
Agidez is a less common, more formal word for 'sharpness' or 'quickness of mind,' derived from 'ágil' (agile). It carries a sense of mental acuity and readiness.
In the song, it's used to describe the king's state: "El rey esta solo en su agidez" (The king is alone in his sharpness/acuity). This suggests a king who is mentally sharp and aware, yet isolated in his thoughts and perceptions, making his solitude even more poignant.
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