El Pequeño Dictador
Hamlet Lyrics


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Hace tiempo que pensé,
cuantas hostias hay que dar.
Cuanta gente detener,
si hay pringaos que quieren ser
un jodido militar.
Con un arma que enfundar
y tantas ganas de poder,
que hasta pega a su mujer.
Sólo digo que os planteéis
la cultura defender,
que una guerra es morir,
que su miedo es vivir,
donde és es como es,
con un rango que enseñar.
Su fascismo convicción
que en tu mente implantar.

Insumisión, en sus caras,
en sus vidas y ya se resienten,
manifestar, repudiar, ignorar, despreciar.

Cuéntame otro cuento para dormir,
por que me preguntas tú el papel,
la función ya está escrita para mí,
el final una celda y ver llover.

Manifestar, repudiar, ignorar, despreciar,
insumisión, en sus caras,
en sus vidas y ya se resienten.
Manifestar, repudiar, ignorar, despreciar




insumisión, en sus caras,
en sus vidas y ya se resienten.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Hamlet's song El Pequeño Dictador discuss the dangers of militarism and authoritarianism. The singer questions the motives of those who seek power through violence and the military, and encourages listeners to defend culture and reject war. The lyrics also reference the violence and misogyny often associated with fascism, portraying it as a dangerous ideology that can implant itself in one's mind.


The chorus, "insumisión, en sus caras, en sus vidas y ya se resienten" (defiance, in their faces, in their lives and they feel it already), emphasizes the importance of standing up against these dangerous ideologies and their proponents. The final verse, "cuéntame otro cuento para dormir, por que me preguntas tú el papel, la función ya está escrita para mí, el final una celda y ver llover" (tell me another story to sleep, because you ask me about my role, my function is already written for me, the end a cell and watching it rain), suggests that those who resist may face punishment and persecution, but that their resistance is nonetheless important.


Overall, Hamlet's El Pequeño Dictador is a powerful critique of militarism, authoritarianism, and fascism, encouraging listeners to reject these ideologies and fight for freedom and culture.


Line by Line Meaning

Hace tiempo que pensé,
It's been a while since I've thought,


cuantas hostias hay que dar.
how many blows need to be dealt.


Cuanta gente detener,
How many people need to be stopped


si hay pringaos que quieren ser
if there are fools who want to become


un jodido militar.
a damn military man.


Con un arma que enfundar
With a weapon to holster


y tantas ganas de poder,
and so much desire for power,


que hasta pega a su mujer.
that he even hits his woman.


Sólo digo que os planteéis
I'm just saying that you should consider


la cultura defender,
defending culture,


que una guerra es morir,
because a war is death,


que su miedo es vivir,
fear is how they live,


donde és es como es,
where what is, is how it is,


con un rango que enseñar.
with a rank to teach.


Su fascismo convicción
Their conviction is fascism


que en tu mente implantar.
that they want to implant in your mind.


Insumisión, en sus caras,
Disobedience, in their faces,


en sus vidas y ya se resienten,
in their lives, they already feel it,


manifestar, repudiar, ignorar, despreciar.
express, reject, ignore, and despise.


Cuéntame otro cuento para dormir,
Tell me another bedtime story,


por que me preguntas tú el papel,
why do you ask me about my role,


la función ya está escrita para mí,
my function is already written,


el final una celda y ver llover.
the end, a cell and watching the rain fall.


Manifestar, repudiar, ignorar, despreciar,
Express, reject, ignore, and despise,


insumisión, en sus caras,
disobedience, in their faces,


en sus vidas y ya se resienten.
in their lives, they already feel it.


Manifestar, repudiar, ignorar, despreciar
Express, reject, ignore, and despise.


insumisión, en sus caras,
disobedience, in their faces,


en sus vidas y ya se resienten.
in their lives, they already feel it.




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