El Rey de Papel

The Paper King

El Rey de Papel

One afternoon while walking, I stumbled upon a kingUna tarde de paseo me tropecé con un rey
Magnificent and elegant but all made of paperMagnífico y elegante pero todo de papel
This king I encountered made a grand gestureHaciéndome una gran venía este rey que me encontré
He gifted me his crown, which was all made of paperMe regaló su corona que era toda de papel
He said, 'On this giraffe, I will take you to explore my kingdom'Me dijo en esta jirafa te llevaré a recorrer mi reino
And together we went, and everything was made of paperY juntos nos fuimos y era todo de papel

The first thing we found was a huge and enormous oxLo primero que encontramos fue un inmenso y enorme buey
It was eating pearls, ox, paper pearlsEstaba comiendo perlas, buey, perlas de papel
Then we passed through a tunnel and it started to rainDespués pasamos un túnel y se puso a llover
Droplets of gold and silver, all made of paperGotitas de oro y plata y eran todo de papel

The king opened a large umbrella and I hid underneathEl rey abrió un gran paraguas y yo me escondí bajo el
He said, 'Don't worry because everything is made of paper'Me dijo no te preocupes porque todo es de papel
And we arrived at the most beautiful palaceY llegamos al palacio más lindo no puede ser
Full of towers, bells, and paper princessesLleno de torres, campanas y princesas de papel

There were 10 little princesses, the 10 daughters of this king10 princesitas había, las 10 hijas de este rey
All lovely and delicate but all made of paperTodas lindas y delicadas pero todas de papel
The smallest princess named AnabelLa princesa más chiquita que se llama Anabel
Took care of flowers and plants, all made of paperCuidaba flores y plantas, todas, todas de papel
And the other princesses pulled a long stringY las otras princesitas tiraban de un largo cordel
Securely closing the door, which was also made of paperCerraban firme la puerta que era también de papel

'Why so many closed doors?' I asked my good king¿Por qué tanto cerrar puertas le pregunté a mi buen rey?
'Oh, my daughter,' he said, 'we are all made of paper'Ay, hija mía, me dijo somos todos de papel
If someone wants, they can crumple us, even tear us apartSi alguien quiere nos arruga, nos pueden hasta romper
Or throw us away or burn us because we are made of paperO tirarnos o quemarnos porque somos de papel

'Give me,' I said, 'quickly give me a brush'Entonces deme, le dije, déme rápido un pincel
Perhaps I can save this paper kingdomTal vez yo pueda salvar hasta reino de papel
They gave me a brush, colors but I found no paperMe dieron pincel, colores pero papel no encontré
Everything was flowers, chairs, tables made of paperTodo era flores, sillas, mesas de papel
But the king turned his back and I wrote a large signPero el rey me dio su espalda y escribí un gran cartel
'Prohibited: Do not tear because everything is made of paper'Prohibido no se rompa porque todo es de papel