Que No Hay...
Miguel Bosé Lyrics
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Calidad humana que me pudiera daсar
Intenciуn pagana que no quiera probar
Que no hay...
Samurai
Corazуn valiente de armadura carey
Vagabundo demente ebrio en luna maguey
Samurai...
Y en verdad os digo que soy
Lo que no vйis
Falso paraнso yo...
Contradicciуn
Extraсa invenciуn
Y al ser ulnerable
Me vuelvo invencible
Oh! Mi libertad
їQuй impuesto mбgico me ha de costar?
Oh! Mi soledad
Si bien irуnico he de confesar
Que vivo y muero
En tu nombre
Progreso en tu nombre...
Dejo que
El instinto alerta me conduzca al placer
Una puerta entreabierta pa'l que quiera saber
Dejo que...
Y en verdad os digo que soy
Lo que no vйis
Duda y precipicio yo...
Sutilidad buscando mitad
Un ser imposible
Y por tanto excusable
Oh! Mi libertad
їQuй impuesto mбgico me ha de costar?
(Y digo...)
Oh! Mi soledad
Si bien irуnico he de confesar
Que vivo y muero en tu nombre
Respiro tu nombre...
Oh! Mi libertad
їQuй impuesto mбgico me ha de costar?
(Y digo...)
Oh! Mi soledad
Si bien irуnico he de confesar
Que vivo y muero
En tu nombre
Respiro tu nombre...
The song Que No Hay by Miguel Bosé is a poetic reflection on the human condition, exploring themes of vulnerability, contradiction, and freedom. In the first verse, the singer acknowledges that there is no human quality that could harm him, and no pagan intention he would refuse to try. The repetition of the phrase "que no hay" (there is none) emphasizes the singer's sense of detachment from worldly concerns and desires.
The chorus introduces the image of a samurai - a symbol of courage and strength - but the singer subverts this image by describing the samurai as a "drunken wanderer," suggesting that even the bravest and most resilient among us can be vulnerable to the intoxicating influence of life's pleasures and distractions. The singer goes on to proclaim his identity as "what you don't see" - a paradoxical figure of both deception and truth.
The final verse continues this theme of contradiction and vulnerability, as the singer declares his willingness to surrender to his instincts and seek pleasure, even as he acknowledges the dangers of doubt and uncertainty. The chorus repeats with increasing intensity, as the singer confesses that he lives and dies in the name of someone else, yet still seeks to breathe and exist in his own name.
Overall, Que No Hay is a richly layered meditation on human nature, offering a complex and ambiguous vision of the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
Que no hay...
There is nothing...
Calidad humana que me pudiera daсar
Human quality that could harm me
Intenciуn pagana que no quiera probar
Pagan intention that I don't want to experience
Samurai...
Samurai...
Corazуn valiente de armadura carey
Brave heart with tortoise shell armor
Vagabundo demente ebrio en luna maguey
Crazy wanderer drunk on agave under the moon
Y en verdad os digo que soy
And truly I say I am
Lo que no vйis
What you don't see
Falso paraнso yo...
False paradise I am...
Contradicciуn
Contradiction
Extraсa invenciуn
Strange invention
Y al ser ulnerable
And being vulnerable
Me vuelvo invencible
I become invincible
Oh! Mi libertad
Oh! My freedom
їQuй impuesto mбgico me ha de costar?
What magical price will it cost me?
Oh! Mi soledad
Oh! My loneliness
Si bien irуnico he de confesar
If ironically I must confess
Que vivo y muero
That I live and die
En tu nombre
In your name
Progreso en tu nombre...
I progress in your name...
Dejo que
I let
El instinto alerta me conduzca al placer
The alert instinct lead me to pleasure
Una puerta entreabierta pa'l que quiera saber
A slightly open door for those who want to know
Y en verdad os digo que soy
And truly I say I am
Lo que no vйis
What you don't see
Duda y precipicio yo...
Doubt and precipice I am...
Sutilidad buscando mitad
Subtlety seeking half
Un ser imposible
An impossible being
Y por tanto excusable
And therefore excusable
Oh! Mi libertad
Oh! My freedom
їQuй impuesto mбgico me ha de costar?
What magical price will it cost me?
(Y digo...)
(And I say...)
Oh! Mi soledad
Oh! My loneliness
Si bien irуnico he de confesar
If ironically I must confess
Que vivo y muero en tu nombre
That I live and die in your name
Respiro tu nombre...
I breathe your name...
Oh! Mi libertad
Oh! My freedom
їQuй impuesto mбgico me ha de costar?
What magical price will it cost me?
(Y digo...)
(And I say...)
Oh! Mi soledad
Oh! My loneliness
Si bien irуnico he de confesar
If ironically I must confess
Que vivo y muero
That I live and die
En tu nombre
In your name
Respiro tu nombre...
I breathe your name...
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