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Que no salga la luna. Chapter 2: Boda
Through Rosalía's voice, in this song we listen to the groom and he reveals his intentions to us. This theme is influenced by the play "Bodas de Sangre" by Federico García Lorca, in which the moon has an important symbology and is associated with death. He brags about his luck in getting his future wife, and says that her eyes shone "like a knife" when he gave her the engagement ring. This image is important (and not only the image, but also the sound of the knife that can be heard when he says this word) because it already denotes the violence in this character, as he associates the brightness in his girlfriend's eyes with a weapon.
Like the blade of a knife
Were her eyes shining when I gave her the ring
He orders everyone to remain silent: "If there is anyone here who opposes, may he not raise his voice," and the feminine voices surrounding him say "May the bride not hear it," and the masculine voices "May the moon not come out ‘cause it doesn’t have a reason." The man even wants to stop the moon from rising and interrupting their union.
He continues to brag about his bride and says that she deserves a throne, crowned with pearls and gold (this image of the jewels is very important throughout the album, especially in chapter 4, which we will see later). And it is in this moment where we begin to appreciate the true face of the groom:
(Whether she wants or doesn’t, whether she does, or she doesn’t
She’s going to be with me until she dies)
Pinned with silver, pinned with silver
Without saying anything she’s sworn to me that for me she’d kill herself
Without saying anything she’s sworn to me that for me she’d kill herself
Here he confesses that he doesn't care about her consent. Being his wife, she "swore to him" that she will be with him until death and that she belongs to him, without needing to say anything. The woman is seen as property, as an object, and he is not interested in her desires or her decisions.
