After their break-up in 1999, Sergio Algora, their singer and most prolific songwriter, went on to write fiction and eventually played at Muy poca gente and the indie "super-group" La Costa Brava with the frontman of Australian Blonde, another notorious Spanish band. Sergio and Andrés formed Tachenko.
Sergio died on July 9th 2008 due to a heart disease.
El Rey Ha Muerto
El Niño Gusano Lyrics
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concedí un deseo, todos se cumplieron, todos menos el mío.
Incluso parecía que nada podría hacerme mal,
incluso parecía que nada podría hacerme mal,
Tan lento llegó, tan lento llegó para decirme que
no era una perdiz lo que me comí, y era el final del cuento.
Muñecos de nievos vienen a verme, me dan su frío,
Muñecos de nievos vienen a verme, me dan su frío,
se ríen y gritan, es el final del cuento,
pasarás la página y verás que estás preso otra vez
en el más triste final, el más triste final,
el más triste final de un cuento ...
Es el final del cuento, el más triste final de un cuento ...
The lyrics of El Niño Gusano's song "El Rey Ha Muerto" depict the end of the story or the "tragic" final chapter of a fairy tale. The song begins with silence, and the singer, who has the power to grant wishes, has granted everyone's wishes except for their own. Despite seemingly being impervious to harm, the singer realizes that they have eaten something they shouldn't have, and that it marks the end of their story.
The imagery of the "snow dolls" who come to the singer, bringing with them the cold and the end of the story, is evocative and eerie. The repetition of "it's the end of the story" adds to the feeling of finality and the inevitability of the singer's fate. The final lines of the song lament the tragic end of the story, which is both sad and inevitable.
Line by Line Meaning
Se hizo silencio, se hizo silencio y a cada boca yo concedí un deseo, todos se cumplieron, todos menos el mío.
The singer granted everyone's wish except for their own, and despite creating silence and seeming invincibility, they still couldn't satisfy their own desires.
Incluso parecía que nada podría hacerme mal, incluso parecía que nada podría hacerme mal,
The singer thought they were invulnerable and untouchable, but something unexpected happened that shattered this illusion.
Tan lento llegó, tan lento llegó para decirme que no era una perdiz lo que me comí, y era el final del cuento.
A slow realization dawned on the singer that they had made a mistake, and this error signals the end of their story.
Muñecos de nievos vienen a verme, me dan su frío, se ríen y gritan, es el final del cuento.
The artist is tormented and mocked by icy snowmen who signal the end of their tale.
pasarás la página y verás que estás preso otra vez en el más triste final, el más triste final, el más triste final de un cuento ...
Even if the story seems over, the reader will turn the page and find themselves trapped in the saddest ending of all, a true tragedy.
Es el final del cuento, el más triste final de un cuento ...
The story has ended in the worst possible way, leaving the singer and the reader alike in despair.
Contributed by Zoe P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.