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Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen Lyrics


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Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooh
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on
As if nothing really matters

Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody, I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooh
I don't wanna die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all

I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
Gallileo, Gallileo
Gallileo, Gallileo
Gallileo Figaro, magnifico
I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity

Easy come easy go, will you let me go?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go (let him go)
Bismillah! We will not let you go (let him go)
Bismillah! We will not let you go (let me go)
Will not let you go (let me go)
Never, never, never let you go, never let me go
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh, mama mia, mama mia
Mama mia, let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
For me
For me

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
Oh, baby
Can't do this to me, baby
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

Nothing really matters
Anyone can see
Nothing really matters
Nothing really matters to me

Any way the wind blows

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Queen's iconic song, Bohemian Rhapsody, tell a story of a man who has just committed murder and is grappling with the consequences. The song starts with the singer expressing his guilt to his mother, stating that he has killed a man by putting a gun to his head and pulling the trigger. He acknowledges that he has thrown his life away and apologizes to his mother for making her cry. He instructs her to carry on as if nothing really matters.


The second verse reveals that it is too late for the singer to change his fate, and he must face the reality of his actions. He says goodbye to everyone he knows, expressing his fear and reluctance to die. The chorus repeats, with the singer begging his mother not to let him die and wishing he had never been born.


The song then enters a surreal, operatic section where the singer sees a "little silhouetto of a man" and hears the names Scaramouche and Galileo. This section describes the chaos and confusion surrounding the singer as he faces the consequences of his actions. The song ends with the singer pleading for escape from his fate and confessing that nothing really matters.


Line by Line Meaning

Mama, just killed a man
Mother, I've just killed a man.


Put a gun against his head
I used a gun to shoot him.


Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
I pulled the trigger of the gun, and it took the man's life.


Mama, life had just begun
I still had so much to live for.


But now I've gone and thrown it all away
By killing the man, I threw away the future I could have had.


Mama, ooh
Mother, I'm feeling lost and confused.


Didn't mean to make you cry
I didn't intend to hurt you with my actions.


If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
If I don't return by tomorrow, something has happened to me.


Carry on, carry on
Keep moving forward even if I'm not there.


As if nothing really matters
Keep going, even if it feels like everything is pointless.


Too late, my time has come
It's too late for me now.


Sends shivers down my spine
I'm terrified of what's going to happen to me.


Body's aching all the time
I'm in constant physical pain.


Goodbye everybody, I've got to go
Farewell, friends. I can't stay any longer.


Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
I have to face the consequences of my actions alone.


Mama, ooh
Mother, I'm scared.


I don't wanna die
I'm afraid of dying.


I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
Sometimes I wish I'd never existed.


I see a little silhouetto of a man
I'm hallucinating.


Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
I'm disoriented and speaking nonsense.


Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me
I'm frightened by the storm outside.


Gallileo, Gallileo
I'm still hallucinating and speaking nonsense.


Gallileo, Gallileo
I'm still hallucinating and speaking nonsense.


Gallileo Figaro, magnifico
I'm still hallucinating and speaking nonsense.


I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
I feel unloved and alone.


He's just a poor boy from a poor family
I'm no different from others who feel alone and unloved.


Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Let him live and be free from this terrible situation.


Easy come easy go, will you let me go?
I'm begging for freedom even if it's temporary.


Bismillah! No, we will not let you go (let him go)
I'm being denied the freedom I crave.


Bismillah! We will not let you go (let him go)
I'm being denied the freedom I crave.


Bismillah! We will not let you go (let me go)
I'm being denied the freedom I crave.


Will not let you go (let me go)
I'm not being allowed to go free.


Never, never, never let you go, never let me go
My captor will never give me the freedom I desire.


Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I'm hopeless and helpless.


Oh, mama mia, mama mia
I'm calling out for my mother.


Mama mia, let me go
Mother, please help me escape.


Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
The devil is preparing a punishment for me.


For me
I will be the one who suffers the devil's wrath.


So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
You're being cruel and unjust to me.


So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
You're pretending to care about me, but you'll abandon me to suffer alone.


Oh, baby
I'm hurt and confused by your actions.


Can't do this to me, baby
Please don't treat me this way.


Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here
I need to escape from this situation.


(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)
I'm feeling relieved and free.


Nothing really matters
In the end, nothing truly matters.


Anyone can see
It's clear to anyone who looks.


Nothing really matters
In the end, nothing truly matters.


Nothing really matters to me
In the end, nothing really matters to me.


Any way the wind blows
I'm not attached to any particular path or outcome.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Mercury

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@marcoscastilho4124

Mamaaa,
Just killed a man,
Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger,
Now he's dead
Mamaaa, life had just begun,
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, oooh,
Didn't mean to make you cry,
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters
Too late, my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all
The time
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go,
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, oooh
I don't want to die,
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all.
I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango!
Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening me
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Galileo
Galileo, Figaro - magnificoo
I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family,
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come, easy go, will you let me go
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Let me go)(Never) Never let you go
(Let me go) (Never) let you go (Let me go) Ah
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia, let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me,
For meee



@user-ip9yu7lp1q

Is this the real life?
이것은 현실인가요?
Is this just fantasy?
아니면 단지 환상인가요?
Caught in a landslide
산사태에 묻힌듯
No escape from reality
현실로부터 달아날수 없네요.
Open your eyes look up to the skies and see
눈을 뜨고 하늘을 올려보세요.
I'm just a poor boy
나는 단지 불쌍한 아이예요.
I need no sympathy
동정 따윈 필요없어요.
Because I'm easy come, easy go
왜냐하면 나는 쉽게 왔다 쉽게 가고
Little high, little low.
고상하지도, 저급하지도 않거든요.
Any way the wind blows
어쨌든 바람은 불지만
Doesn't really matter to me, to me
나에겐 중요하지 않아요, 나에겐.
Mama, I just killed a man
엄마, 내가 사람을 죽였어요.
Put a gun against his head
그의 머리에 총을 대고
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
방아쇠를 당겼고 이미 그는 죽었어요
Mama, life had just begun
엄마... 삶이 막 시작되었는데
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
나는 그 모두를 내팽겨친거예요
Mama, oh, I didn't mean to make you cry
엄마, 당신을 울게하려한 짓이 아니에요
If I'm not back again this time
만약 내일 이 시간에 다시 돌아오지 못해도
Tomorrow carry on, carry on
계속, 계속 살아나가세요
As if nothing really matters
마치 아무일도 일어나지 않은것처럼
Too late, my time has come
너무 늦었어요. 제 차례가 왔네요.
Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time
등골이 오싹하고 온몸이 쑤셔옵니다.
Goodbye everybody I've got to go
모두들 안녕히... 나는 가야합니다.
Gotta leave you all behind
여러분과 모든것을 뒤로한 채
And face the truth
진실과 맞닥뜨려야 해요.
Mama oh no I don't want to die
엄마, 오, 나는 죽고싶지 않아요
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
난 가끔 내가 아예 태어나지 않았더라면 하고 바래요
I see a little silhouetto of a man
사람 그림자가 조그맣게 보이네
Scaramouche, scaramouche,
겁쟁아, 겁쟁아,
will you do the fandango?
그런 무모한 짓을 할 거냐?
Thunderbolts and lightning
천둥과 번개
very very frightening me
너무 너무 무서워
Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo,
갈릴레오, 갈릴레오, 갈릴레오, 갈릴레오,
Galileo, Figaro, Magnifico oh oh oh
갈릴레오, 피가로, 마니피코 오오오
I'm just a poor boy - nobody loves me
전 그저 불쌍한 아이일 뿐이에요, 절 사랑해 주는 사람도 없어요
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
"이 친구는 그저 가난한 집에서 태어난 불쌍한 소년일 뿐입니다."
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
"이 끔찍한 참상에서 목숨을 살려 주십시오!"
Easy come, easy go - Will you let me go?
쉽게 왔다가 쉽게 떠나는 놈이라고요, 절 풀어주시면 안 되나요?
Bismillah! No - we will not let you go - Let him go
"신의 이름으로! 안 돼, 우린 널 풀어주지 않을 거다" - "풀어주시오!"
Bismillah! We will not let you go - Let him go
"신의 이름으로! 우린 널 풀어주지 않을 거다" - "풀어주시오!"

Will not let you go - Let me go (never)
"널 풀어주지 않을 거다" - 풀어주세요!("안 돼")
Never let you go - Let me go
"결코 널 풀어주지 않을 거다" - 풀어주세요!
Never let me go oh oh oh
날 절대 풀어주지 않는다니, 오오오
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
안 돼, 안 돼, 안 돼, 안 돼, 안 돼, 안 돼, 안 돼
mamma mia, let me go
맙소사, 저 좀 풀어주세요
Beelzebub has the devil put aside for me
바알제붑이 나를 위해 마귀를 곁에 두는구나

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye?
그래, 너희들이 내게 돌을 던지고 침을 뱉을 수 있다 이거지?
So you think you can love me and leave me to die?
그래, 너희들이 날 사랑하면서 죽게 할 수 있다 이거지?
Oh baby - can't do this to me, baby
아, 나한테 이럴 수는 없어
Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here
나가고 말 거야, 여기서 빠져나가고 말 거야
Ooh, ooh yeah, ooh yeah

Nothing really matters
아무 일도 없어요
Anyone can see
누구나 알 수 있는 거죠
Nothing really matters
아무 일도 없어요
Nothing really matters to me
아무 일도 없어요, 나에겐
Anyway the wind blows
어쨌거나 바람은 부니까...



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@terrykaye2916

Saw Queen for the ‘Night at the Opera’ tour at the Richfield Coliseum in Ohio. I still recall this at the concert. As well as much weed passing & smoking.!! •RIP Freddie•

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I always get goosebumps listening to this 😭😩

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