The meaning of the lyrics of the song "The Magic Eye of Old Man Alonso" (Volschebnyiy glaz starika Alonsa) the performer of the song "The King and the Jester"

Crazy Alons did his foolish trick again and again,

Putting his squinting left eye in the glass in front of him,

The old man was ready to repeat his trick for money,

He could watch everyone from the glass with his eye.

Chorus:

A cloudy eye from the glass,

Is staring at you intently,

And the eye makes you again,

Give all your money to the old man!

Rumor had it that the old man was a powerful hypnotist,

He stole all that is sacred from our curious souls,

He prospered and got rich, not by days, but by hours,

Now he wanted to take wives from the village men!

Chorus:

A cloudy eye from the glass,

Is staring at you intently,

And the eye makes you again,

Give your wives to the old man!

But once at dinner,

The old man accidentally swallowed his eye,

It tasted devilishly bad,

Alons grimaced and died!

Чудак Алонс дурацкий трюк проделывал не раз,

Кладя в стакан перед собой косой свой левый глаз,

Готов за деньги был старик свой фокус повторять,

За всеми из стакана мог он глазом наблюдать.

Припев:

Из стакана мутный глаз,

Пристально глядит на вас,

И внушает глаз опять,

Деньги деду все отдать!

Молва ходила, будто дед крутой гипнотизер,

Из любопытных наших душ он все святое пёр,

Он ни по дням, а по часам жирел и богател,

Теперь у сельских мужиков он жен забрать хотел!

Припев:

Из стакана мутный глаз,

Пристально глядит на вас,

И внушает глаз опять,

Деду жен своих отдать!

Но за обедом как-то раз,

Старик сожрал случайно глаз,

На вкус он был чертовски плох,

Алонс поморщился и сдох!

The song "The Magic Eye of Old Man Alonso" by the band "Korol i Shut" tells the story of a cunning charlatan who uses a simple trick to make money and manipulate people.

Old Man Alonso, posing as a powerful hypnotist, "puts his squinting left eye into a glass in front of him." This "trick," clearly staged, attracts the attention of onlookers willing to pay for the opportunity to see a "miracle."

The lyrics emphasize Alonso's greed and immorality. He "grew fat and rich" by exploiting people's superstitions and fears. The profit motive is also highlighted in the chorus, where the "cloudy eye" seems to "persuade" listeners to give the old man their money.

With each passing moment, Alonso's appetites grow: from money, he moves on to more daring desires - he "wanted to take their wives!". The old man uses his reputation as a hypnotist to put pressure on men, instilling in them thoughts of infidelity and pushing them to make wrong decisions.

However, the ending of the story is ironic and absurd. Accidental death from his own "magic eye," swallowed at dinner, exposes Alonso not as a powerful sorcerer, but as a stupid and greedy old man who fell victim to his own scam.