Gregson-Williams won a musical scholarship to St John's College School, Cambridge at the age of seven, where he was a child chorister, and later attended Stowe School, a boarding independent school in the civil parish of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, where he was a music scholar, followed by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Una palabra
Harry Gregson-Williams Lyrics
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Y al mismo tiempo lo esconde todo
Igual que el viento que esconde el agua
Como las flores que esconde el lodo.
Una mirada no dice nada
Y al mismo tiempo lo dice todo
Como la lluvia sobre tu cara
Una verdad no dice nada
Y al mismo tiempo lo esconde todo
Como una hoguera que no se apaga
Como una piedra que nace polvo.
Si un dÃa me faltas no seré nada
Y al mismo tiempo lo seré todo
Porque en tus ojos están mis alas
Y esta la orilla donde me ahogo,
Porque en tus ojos están mis alas
Y esta la orilla donde me ahogo.
The lyrics to Harry Gregson-Williams's song Una palabra explore the idea that there are things in life that can reveal everything and nothing at the same time. The first verse speaks of how a single word can be meaningless on its own but also have a deeper, hidden meaning. Similarly, the wind can hide the water, and flowers can hide the mud. Essentially, these things have both a surface level and a deeper level of meaning that one must look closer to understand.
The second verse expands on this theme, noting that a single look can be equally complex. Just as rain on one's face can tell a story, and an old map can uncover great treasures, a single glance can have a multitude of different meanings. The third verse continues with this idea, noting that even the concept of truth can be complicated. Sometimes, the truth can hide more than it reveals, just like a fire that won't go out or a stone that turns to dust.
Finally, the song speaks to the idea of how much someone can mean to another person. If someone were to leave, the singer would cease to be, but at the same time, would be everything because the person who left gave them meaning. The last two lines specifically speak to the idea that the singer's partner gives them strength but can also be a source of pain, just like the water's edge where one can both take flight and drown.
Line by Line Meaning
Una palabra no dice nada
A single word doesn't reveal much information
Y al mismo tiempo lo esconde todo
Yet, it has the power to conceal everything that needs to be known
Igual que el viento que esconde el agua
Similar to how the wind hides the water
Como las flores que esconde el lodo.
Or how flowers can hide the dirt they grow from
Una mirada no dice nada
A single glance can be deceiving
Y al mismo tiempo lo dice todo
But at the same time, it can also reveal everything that needs to be known
Como la lluvia sobre tu cara
Like the rain falling upon your face
O el viejo mapa de algún tesoro.
Or an old treasure map waiting to be deciphered
Una verdad no dice nada
An honest statement may not reveal everything
Y al mismo tiempo lo esconde todo
But it can also conceal a great deal of information
Como una hoguera que no se apaga
Like an unyielding campfire
Como una piedra que nace polvo.
Or a stone that will eventually turn to dust
Si un dÃa me faltas no seré nada
If one day you were to leave, I would feel worthless
Y al mismo tiempo lo seré todo
But I would still have everything I need because you complete me
Porque en tus ojos están mis alas
It's because your eyes give me the strength to fly
Y esta la orilla donde me ahogo,
And this is the limit where I struggle to move beyond
Porque en tus ojos están mis alas
It's because your eyes give me the strength to fly
Y esta la orilla donde me ahogo.
And this is the limit where I struggle to move beyond
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CARLOS VARELA, ISAM BACHIRI, LUCAS SECON, OMAR SYED SHAH, ROGER LENNY MARTINEZ, WAQAS QADRI
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