El Llanto de Un Rey

The Cry of a King

El Llanto de Un Rey

If you sang those hymns of my lifeSi tú cantaras esos himnos de mi vida
If you could fall in love with my sad songSi tú pudieras enamorarte de mi canto triste
You wouldn't think of leaving, you wouldn't turn off my lightNo pensarías marchar, no apagarías mi luz
You wouldn't seek refuge in the nights, my endless nightsNo buscarías refugio en las noches, mis noches sin fin

If you sang those beautiful versesSi tú cantaras esos versos tan bonitos
If you would magnify that throne that I wanted to give youSi engrandecieras ese trono que yo quise darte
You wouldn't want to break my poor soul and continueNo desearías romper mi pobre alma y seguir
So many boasts of being so loved, I've already forgotten themTantos alardes de ser tan queridos, ya los olvidé

I am king and I gave you my shieldsSoy rey y mis escudos te di
As the Star of David shone in JerusalemComo en Jerusalén brilló la estrella de David
And I smeared your name on my skinY unté tu nombre en mi piel

I am king of my castles without faithSoy rey de mis castillos sin fe
Who killed the illusion, I know that you are moving away perhapsQuién mató la ilusión, yo sé que te alejas quizás
You'll never come back, you'll never come backMás nunca vas a volver, más nunca vas a volver
You'll never come back againMás nunca vas a volver

I invented a pedestalYo inventé un pedestal
I invented a heart that loved youYo inventé un corazón que te quisiera
The princess is leaving, what did I do?La princesa se va, qué fue lo que hice yo
Why do you leave me?Por qué me dejas

Poor king, there is no crying that can cure his painPobre del rey, ya no hay llanto que cure su pena
Poor king, there is no crying that can cure his painPobre del rey, ya no hay llanto que cure su pena

If you sang my prayers to my skySi tú cantaras a mi cielo mis plegarias
If you wanted to go back and start overSi tú quisieras devolverte y comenzar de nuevo
I wouldn't have to explain living so alone without youNo tendría pa' que explicar vivir tan solo sin ti
And my stories would be lost, I smiled againY mis historias quedarían perdidas, volví a sonreír

If you sang my songs to the breezeSi tú cantaras a la brisas mis canciones
If you enriched this kingdom with a smileSi enriquecieras este reino con una sonrisa
You could never forget that happy OctoberYa no podrías olvidar aquel octubre feliz
When you arrived, I was waiting a thousand years for youCuando llegaste, yo estaba esperando mil años por ti

I am a king and I left my chariots there at your springSoy rey y mis carrozas dejé, allá en tu manantial
I drank the wealth from your breast, I placed my shadow at your feetBebí sobre tu pecho el caudal, puse mi sombra en tus pies
I am king of a colorless city and a paper maidenSoy rey de una ciudad sin color y doncella de papel
I don't know why so much love died, and now it's my turn to loseNo sé por qué murió tanto amor, y ahora me toca perder
And now it's my turn to lose, and now it's my turn to loseY ahora me toca perder, y ahora me toca perder

I invented a pedestalYo inventé un pedestal
I invented a heart that loved youYo inventé un corazón que te quisiera
The princess is leaving, what did I do?La princesa se va, qué fue lo que hice yo
Why do you leave me?Por qué me dejas

Poor king, there is no crying that can cure his painPobre del rey, ya no hay llanto que cure su pena
Poor king, there is no crying that can cure his painPobre del rey, ya no hay llanto que cure su pena
Poor king, there is no crying that can cure his painPobre del rey, ya no hay llanto que cure su pena
Poor king, there is no crying that can cure his painPobre del rey, ya no hay llanto que cure su pena