LOS RENGLONES TORCIDOS DE DIOS – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: MAGO DE OZ
• Album: FINISTERRA

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with "Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios" by Mägo de Oz. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Spanish through its rich, metaphorical lyrics that delve into the complexities of the human mind. The powerful imagery and passionate delivery make it a compelling piece for language learners, allowing them to connect with profound themes of inner struggle and the quest for peace while discovering the unique fusion of heavy metal and folk melodies that defines Mägo de Oz's iconic sound.

[English]

Just like yesterday, sadness was raining

Like a shooting star

That dies discreetly, ephemeral

Without leaving a trace when it departs

Today the morning has a foolishness

And the sun's gaze

Is tired, sleepy, and weary

It spreads its rays with lethargy

The morning bothers those who

Are unable to understand

That three and six are not ten

That it is who it is and not who one believes

Drowning madness is like trying

To cover and hide the sun with a finger

Giving birth to thoughts is like emptying

The sea with just my hands

...

I live inside this cage of bones

My mind one day took flight

Beyond the land of wonders

Alice one day heard him ask

On the road to the land of Oz

In search of lucidity and reason

To leave his cell, which is for him reality

To find the hidden key within himself

For I want to strip

My soul of darkness now

For I want to awaken

And know why to love

Drowning madness is like trying

To cover and hide the sun with a finger

Giving birth to thoughts is like emptying

The sea with just my hands (give me peace)

And I will raise you a temple (make them silent)

There are voices here (give me peace)

For I search and do not find

The way back to living, oh

...

Drowning madness is like trying

To cover and hide the sun with a finger

Giving birth to thoughts is like emptying

The sea with just my hands (give me peace)

And I will raise you a temple (make them silent)

There are voices here (give me peace)

For I search and do not find

The way back to living

(Give me peace)

And I will raise you a temple (make them silent)

There are voices here (give me peace)

For I search and do not find

The way back

The way back

The way back to living

...

[Spanish]

Igual que ayer, llovía tristeza

Como estrella fugaz

Que muere discreta, efímera

Sin dejar rastro al marchar

Hoy la mañana tiene la tontería

Y la mirada del sol

Está cansina, legañosa y hastía

Despliega sus rayos con sopor

Estorba la mañana a quien

No es capaz de comprender

Que tres y seis no son diez

Que es quien es y no quien cree

Ahogar la locura es como intentar

Tapar y ocultar con un dedo el sol

Parir pensamientos es como vaciar

Solo con mis manos el mar

Vivo dentro de esta jaula de huesos

Mi mente un día echó a volar

Más allá del país de las maravillas

Alicia un día le oyó preguntar

Por el camino hacia la tierra de Oz

En busca de lucidez y razón

Salir de su celda, que es para él la realidad

Dar con la llave oculta en su interior

Pues yo quiero desnudar

Mi alma de tinieblas ya

Pues yo quiero despertar

Y saber por qué amar

Ahogar la locura es como intentar

Tapar y ocultar con un dedo el sol

Parir pensamientos es como vaciar

Solo con mis manos el mar (dame la paz)

Y te alzaré un templo (hazles callar)

Hay voces aquí (dame la paz)

Pues busco y no encuentro

El camino de vuelta a vivir, oh

Ahogar la locura es como intentar

Tapar y ocultar con un dedo el sol

Parir pensamientos es como vaciar

Solo con mis manos el mar (dame la paz)

Y te alzaré un templo (hazles callar)

Hay voces aquí (dame la paz)

Pues busco y no encuentro

El camino de vuelta a vivir

(Dame la paz)

Y te alzaré un templo (hazles callar)

Hay voces aquí (dame la paz)

Pues busco y no encuentro

El camino de vuelta

El camino de vuelta

El camino de vuelta a vivir

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tristeza /tris'teθa/ A2	noun - sadness
estrella /es'treʎa/ A1	noun - star
mar /maɾ/ A1	noun - sea
locura /lo'kuɾa/ B1	noun - madness
pensamientos /pensamjen'tos/ B1	noun - thoughts
realidad /reali'dað/ B2	noun - reality
camino /ka'mino/ A2	noun - path
despertar /despeɾ'taɾ/ B1	verb - to wake up
llave /'ʎaβe/ A2	noun - key
alma /'alma/ B2	noun - soul
paz /pas/ A1	noun - peace
razón /ra'θon/ B2	noun - reason
cansina /kan'sina/ B2	adjective - tiring
sopor /so'poɾ/ C1	noun - drowsiness
discreta /dis'kɾeta/ B2	adjective - discreet
fugaz /fu'ɣaz/ B2	adjective - fleeting

Key Grammar Structures

• Que muere discreta, efímera

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (que muere)

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood to express a subjunctive wish or possibility.

• La mirada del sol

  ➔ Definite article + noun (La mirada)

  ➔ The possessive structure with 'del' shows 'del sol' (of the sun) indicating possession or origin.

• Ahogar la locura

  ➔ Infinitive form (ahogar)

  ➔ The use of the infinitive indicates the general action or concept of drowning or suppressing madness.

• Dar con la llave oculta en su interior

  ➔ Infinitive + prepositional phrase (Dar con la llave)

  ➔ The phrase uses the construction 'dar con' to mean 'to find' or 'to come upon' something hidden.

• Soy capaz de comprender

  ➔ Ability with 'ser capaz de' + infinitive

  ➔ This structure expresses the ability or capacity to do something.

• El camino de vuelta a vivir

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating direction or goal

  ➔ This phrase shows the concept of returning or going back to a state of life.