why are some men born why are some men born Por que alguns homens nascem with minds that earn degrees with minds that earn degrees Com mentes que conquistam diplomas the loving cups the loving cups As taças gilded plaques gilded plaques Placas douradas grace their study walls grace their study walls Adornam suas salas de estudo hide the cracks hide the cracks Escondem as rachaduras while their genius is turned while their genius is turned Enquanto seus dons são voltados to works of tyranny then to works of tyranny then Aos trabalhos dos tiranos então off to market to market off to market to market De mercado em mercado go selling these go selling these Vão os vendendo with words so fiery and persuasive with words so fiery and persuasive Com palavras tão incendiárias e persuasivas they steal cunningly they steal cunningly Eles roubam astuciosamente riches no one can exceed riches no one can exceed Riquezas que ninguém pode sobrepujar and why are some men born and why are some men born E por que alguns homens nascem with a fate of poverty with a fate of poverty Destinados a serem pobres one firm bed one firm bed Uma cama firme for a swollen back for a swollen back Para costas doloridas year by year year by year De ano a ano the bodies wracked while the bodies wracked while Os corpos arruinavam-se enquanto their obedience is had their obedience is had Suas submissões eram ganhadas with gradual defeat with gradual defeat Com uma derrota gradual by the pace by the pace by the pace by the pace Ao compasso, ao compasso and the urgency and the urgency E pela insistência through a muddled thought through a muddled thought Por meio de um pensamento confuso they phrase it they phrase it Eles exprimem God knows we're deceived God knows we're deceived Deus sabe que somos iludidos barter for barter for Troque pelo what they need what they need que eles precisam and where they go and where they go E aonde eles vão disdain and jeering disdain and jeering Desdém e chacota for fools to call for fools to call Para tolos os chamarem the noble peasantry the noble peasantry De nobres camponeses o how it puzzles me o how it puzzles me Como isso me intriga I pressed flat the accordion pleats I pressed flat the accordion pleats Eu pressionei firme as dobras do acordeão that had gathered in his cotton sleeves that had gathered in his cotton sleeves Que tinham se juntado em suas mangas de algodão while he thumbed while he thumbed Enquanto ele amassava yes thumbed I wouldn't say caressed yes thumbed I wouldn't say caressed Amassava, eu não diria que ele acariciava the final piece the final piece O último fragmento a mountain's crest a mountain's crest A crista de uma montanha soon to reply assuredly soon to reply assuredly Para logo responder confiantemente o for man aged ninety years o for man aged ninety years Ah, para um homem de noventa anos de idade no words to waste on sermons no words to waste on sermons Não há palavras para gastar com sermões he'd be pleased to answer he'd be pleased to answer Ele ficaria contente em responder short and sincere short and sincere Brevemente e com sinceridade girl there's a nonsense girl there's a nonsense Menina, não há sentido in all these heaven measures in all these heaven measures Em todas essas normas do paraíso it's a heathen creed it's a heathen creed É uma doutrina pagã so your grandma says so your grandma says Como diz a tua avó but better to live by... but better to live by... Mas é melhor viver de expedientes... drink it all in before it's dry drink it all in before it's dry Beba tudo antes que seque he ended there with a rattle he ended there with a rattle Ele terminou ali com uma tosse ruidosa, cough cough cough cough Tosse tosse I took away the long gone cold coffee cup I took away the long gone cold coffee cup Eu retirei a xícara já gelada de café as a trail of Camel ashes fell as a trail of Camel ashes fell Enquanto um rastro de cinzas de camel caía on the floor on the floor no chão