La Cenicienta China (Destripando La Historia)

Pascu y Rodri's 'La Cenicienta China (Destripando La Historia)' offers a darkly humorous retelling of the Chinese Cinderella story, blending traditional folklore with modern, satirical commentary. The song begins by setting the scene in the Thang dynasty, introducing Wu, a miner with two wives and a daughter from each. The narrative quickly takes a grim turn as one wife dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving her daughter, Yhe Shen, to live with her cruel stepmother and stepsister.

Yhe Shen's life is marked by hardship and abuse, symbolized by her tiny, painful 'lotus feet,' a reference to the historical practice of foot binding in China. Her only solace comes from a magical golden fish, which her stepmother eventually kills and cooks, leaving Yhe Shen with nothing but the fish's bones. These bones, however, become a source of magical wishes, leading Yhe Shen to a festival where she captures the attention of a king but loses a shoe in her haste to escape.

The king's obsession with finding the shoe's owner leads to a series of darkly comedic events, including a failed attempt by the stepsister to fit into the shoe, resulting in bloody consequences. Ultimately, Yhe Shen is discovered, and her life transforms as she marries the king. The song concludes with a macabre twist, as the stepmother and stepsister meet their demise in a cave, crushed by a rain of stones. The final 'moraleja' humorously advises against stalking and self-harm, wrapping up the tale with a blend of dark humor and moral lessons.