Mozart, Un Niño Genial

Mozart, A Brilliant Child

Mozart, Un Niño Genial

Once upon a time, a brilliant childÉrase una vez, un niño genial
Who learned to playQue aprendió a tocar
And compose before speakingY a componer antes que a hablar
Amadeus was in the movieAmadeus era en la peli
Mozart for everyoneMozart para los demás

He went with his dadFue con su papá
From here to thereDe aquí para allá
Surprising kingsSorprendiendo a Reyes
And high societyY a la alta sociedad
And breaking many recordsY batiendo muchos récords
Of skill at a young ageDe destreza a corta edad

At 4 he plays the clavichordA los 4 toca el clavicordio
At 6 he already masters the violinA los 6 domina ya el violín
Reads music at first sightLee la música a primera vista
And improvises like John ColtraneE improvisa como John Coltrane

Once upon a time, a brilliant childÉrase una vez, un niño genial
And his father, a clever manual manY su padre, un espabilao’ de manual
They toured Europe for yearsGiran años por Europa
Showing off the boyLucimiento del chaval

Through the Courts of Munich, Paris, London, and The HaguePor las Cortes de Munich, París, Londres y La Haya
And in his native Austria, he enchanted the EmperorY en su Austria natal embelesó al Emperador

In Versailles, The MozartsEn Versalles Los Mozart
Play for King Louis XVTocan para el Rey Luis XV
His first Oratorio finished at 9 years oldSu primer Oratorio con 9 años terminó

The truth is that Mozart's workLa verdad es que la obra mozartiana
Today has no equalHoy no tiene parangón
Because, like a good virtuosoPorque, como buen virtuoso
He did everything, as you can see!Hizo de todo, ¡ya lo veis!
Between concerts, symphonies, massesEntre conciertos, sinfonías, misas
Operas, sonatas, arias, they added up to 626Óperas, sonatas, arias, sumaron 626

He worked hard on the pianoforte and on Johann Sebastian BachTrabajó muy fuerte el pianoforte y a Johann Sebastian Bach
And he was so good that he played his keyboard without lookingY era tan bueno que tocaba su teclado sin mirar
His handwritten scores were made without correctionsSus partituras manuscritas las hacía sin tachar
And he became very famous, a rock starY se hizo muy famoso, una rock star

But as it happens today in our social networksPero como pasa hoy en día en nuestras redes sociales
Mozart also had some hatersMozart tuvo también algún que otro hater
A contemporary composer of his named Antonio SalieriUn compositor coetáneo suyo llamado Antonio Salieri
But this could never be provenPero esto nunca se pudo demostrar

The fact is that if you watch the movie called AmadeusEl caso es que si ves la película llamada Amadeus
There Salieri is portrayed as the embodiment of evil, and yes, he is accused of beingAllí Salieri en la reencarnación del mal, y sí, le tachan de ser
An undesirable, envious, and impostor who leads poor Amadeus to his endUn indeseable, envidioso e impostor que lleva al pobre Amadeus a su final

What can be said that hasn't been said about Mozart!¡Qué se puede decir que no se haya dicho de Mozart!
That his music heals the soul and moves the heartQue su música cura el alma y mueve el corazón

That his work is the cornerstone of classicismQue su obra es la piedra angular del clasicismo
And that it was a great loss how young he diedY que fue una gran pérdida lo joven que murió

And although the man worked from dawn to dusk, he suffered his hardshipsY aunque el hombre trabajó siempre de sol a sol, sufrió sus penurias

And although Mozart never went to IstanbulY aunque Mozart nunca estuvo en Estambul
What you hear, the Turkish March, is Sonata in A major, RondoEsto que oyes la Marcha Turca es, Sonata en la mayor, Rondó