A spirit rose from the earth A spirit rose from the earth O espírito de uma rosa da terra Slowly leaving... Slowly leaving... Partindo lentamente... Their candle-flame lonely, and so needing Their candle-flame lonely, and so needing Suas solitárias chamas de vela, e tão necessitadas Like dust in the night the prayers rise Like dust in the night the prayers rise Como pó na noite o orador se eleva Under the sick image of Christ Under the sick image of Christ Sob a imagem doente de Cristo They talk to the nothingness They talk to the nothingness Eles falam aos ninguéns Old wounds were never mended Old wounds were never mended Velhas feridas nunca sararam Something drops from the (autumn) leaves Something drops from the (autumn) leaves Algo cai das folhas (outonais) Again it rains: Again it rains: Chove de novo In a dry corner, salvation again declines In a dry corner, salvation again declines Num canto seco, salvação declina de novo Sleep like a skull in the hard ground Sleep like a skull in the hard ground Durma como uma caveira no chão duro Nothing for ears nothing for eyes Nothing for ears nothing for eyes Nada para ouvir, nada para ver Without a shadow, waiting for nothing Without a shadow, waiting for nothing Sem uma sombra, esperando por nada The dark room, the moist tenement (of earth) The dark room, the moist tenement (of earth) O quarto escuro, o cortiço úmido (da terra) The cold kiss of release, great light The cold kiss of release, great light O beijo frio da liberdade, ótima luz He was never man enough He was never man enough Ele nunca foi homem bastante In a world of cruel faces In a world of cruel faces Num mundo de rostos cruéis He discovered that he was never man enough He discovered that he was never man enough Ele descobriu que nunca foi homem bastante He discovered nothing He discovered nothing Ele não descobriu nada Far above and beyond... Far above and beyond... Longe no alto e além... All in the name of god All in the name of god Tudo em nome de Deus The eyes refused to look ahead... The eyes refused to look ahead... Os olhos se recusaram a olhar em frente...