King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King

The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun.
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournament’s begun.
The purple piper plays his tune,
The choir softly sing;
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue,
For the court of the crimson king.

The keeper of the city keys
Put shutters on the dreams.
I wait outside the pilgrim’s door
With insufficient schemes.
The black queen chants
the funeral march,
The cracked brass bells will ring;
To summon back the fire witch
To the court of the crimson king.

The gardener plants an evergreen
Whilst trampling on a flower.
I chase the wind of a prism ship
To taste the sweet and sour.
The pattern juggler lifts his hand;
The orchestra begin.
As slowly turns the grinding wheel
In the court of the crimson king.

On soft gray mornings widows cry
The wise men share a joke;
I run to grasp divining signs
To satisfy the hoax.
The yellow jester does not play
But gentle pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the crimson king.

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Zarđale lance zatvorskih meseci
Slomilo je sunce.
Idem putem, menjaju se horizonti
Turnir je počeo.
Purpurni frulaš svoju svira melodiju,
Hor tiho peva;
Tri uspavanke na nekom prastarom jeziku,
Za dvorjane crvenog kralja.

Čuvar ključeva grada
Zatvara kapke snova.
Ja čekam pred hodočasničkim vratima
Bez spremnih zavera.
Crna kraljica poja
posmrtni marš,
Napukla mesingana zvona će zvoniti;
Da pozovu nazad vatrenu vešticu
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Baštovan sadi neku zimzelenu biljku
Dok gazi po cvetu.
Ja jurim za brodom u obliku prizme
Da bih okusio slatko i kiselo.
Žongler podiže ruku;
Orkestar počinje.
Dok se tocilo lagano okreće
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U siva jutra udovice plaču
Mudraci pričaju šalu;
Meni se žuri da rastumačim božanske znakove
Da zadovoljim obmanu.
Žuta dvorska luda ne svira
već nežno poteže žice
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