Que todo un Sir suba a un escenario vestido de modo a veces estrafalario y cante pop e incluso rock hubiera sido poco menos que impensable algún que otro siglo atrás. Pero la monarquía británica, aun con dolor, evoluciona y hace ya años que reconoce el arte en la música aunque ésta no sea clásica.
Muestra de este reconocimiento es el título de Sir que otorgaron a Elton John; y he aquí una de las canciones más bellas de este caballero de la Orden del Imperio Británico, Your Song. Compuesta en 1969 -cuentan que en poco más de 10 minutos- por el propio Elton y Bernie Taupin, se publicó en 1970 y ha acabado por colarse en las más ilustres listas que recogen a las mejores canciones del mundo.
Nos quedamos con Elton al piano y con esta melodía suave y envolvente que evoca amor.
It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen