# The Lyrics of the Beatles song  "Here Comes The Sun King"

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**Created:** [July 2, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-of-the-beatles-song-here-comes-the-sun-king/116971 "2002-07-02T03:06:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![guitarmax\_99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@guitarmax\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitarmax_99)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-of-the-beatles-song-here-comes-the-sun-king/116971/1 "2002-07-02T03:06:07Z")

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At the end of the Beatles song “Here Comes The Sun King” there are some lyrics that are clearly in another language (Spanish? Italian? Some strange combination of both?). I want to know if they have any meaning, or are they just words strung together in a nonsensical fashion? Anyone have a clue?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-of-the-beatles-song-here-comes-the-sun-king/116971/2 "2002-07-02T03:11:50Z")

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You can get the answer on this site:

[http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~mg/beatles/sun\_king\_deciphered.htm](http://www.lns.cornell.edu/~mg/beatles/sun_king_deciphered.htm)

Basically it says they were sort of saying nonsensical words in Italian/Spanish/Portuguese/Liverpudlian and:

> [@](#):
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> So now a rough literal translation would most likely be:
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> Quando para mucho mi amore de felice corazon  
> IF/WHEN FOR MUCH, MY LOVE OF HAPPY HEART
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> Mundo paparazzi mi amore chicka/chica ferdy/verde para sole  
> WORLD PAPARAZZI, MY LOVE, CHICKA/GIRL FERDY/GREEN FOR THE SUN
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> Cuesto obrigado, tanta mucho, que/cake and eat it, carousel/cara sole  
> THIS THANKS, VERY MUCH, CAKE AND EAT IT, CAROUSEL/DEAREST SUN

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**Author:** ![typhoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@typhoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typhoon)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-of-the-beatles-song-here-comes-the-sun-king/116971/3 "2002-07-02T03:14:10Z")

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[http://www.iamthebeatles.com/article1029\_5.html](http://www.iamthebeatles.com/article1029_5.html)

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-of-the-beatles-song-here-comes-the-sun-king/116971/4 "2002-07-02T03:57:08Z")

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Questions about songs usually do best in our arts forum, Cafe Society, so I’ll move this over there.

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**Author:** ![guitarmax\_99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@guitarmax\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitarmax_99)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2002, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lyrics-of-the-beatles-song-here-comes-the-sun-king/116971/5 "2002-07-02T04:19:55Z")

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Thanks everyone. This was helpful and answered some longstanding questions I’ve had about this song.