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Now let us sing, long live the king.
Now let us sing, long live the king.
The king reigns but does not govern.
[Ger., Der Konig herrscht aber regiert nicht.]
The king reigns but does not govern.
[Ger., Der Konig herrscht aber regiert nicht.]
She governs but she does not reign.
[Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]
She governs but she does not reign.
[Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]
I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself
being Queen of this country.
I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself
being Queen of this country.
Here lies our mutton-looking king,
Whose word no man relied on,
Who never said a foolish thing
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Here lies our mutton-looking king,
Whose word no man relied on,
Who never said a foolish thing
No ever did a wise one.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
The King is dead! Long live the King!
The King is dead! Long live the King!
As ourselves your empires fall,
And every kingdom hath a grave.
As ourselves your empires fall,
And every kingdom hath a grave.
Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.
Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.