These are the blues These are the blues Estes são os azuis Nothing but blues Nothing but blues Nada, mas de blues Oh, they say some people long ago Oh, they say some people long ago Oh, eles dizem algumas pessoas há muito tempo Were searching for a diffrent tune Were searching for a diffrent tune Estavam à procura de uma música diferente One that they could croon One that they could croon Que eles poderiam croon As only they can As only they can Como só eles podem They only had the rhythm They only had the rhythm Eles só tinham o ritmo They started swaying to and fro They started swaying to and fro Eles começaram a balançar para lá e para cá They didn't know just what to use They didn't know just what to use Eles não sabiam exatamente o que usar That is how the blues really began That is how the blues really began É assim que o blues realmente começou They heard the breeze in the trees They heard the breeze in the trees Eles ouviram a brisa nas árvores Singing weird melodies Singing weird melodies Cantando melodias estranhas And they made that the start, the start of the blues And they made that the start, the start of the blues E eles fizeram que o início, o início do blues And from a jail came the wail And from a jail came the wail E de uma prisão veio o lamento Of a down-hearted frail Of a down-hearted frail De um down-hearted frágil And they played that And they played that E eles tocaram que As part of the blues As part of the blues Como parte do blues From a whippoorwill From a whippoorwill A partir de uma ave Way up on a hill Way up on a hill Forma-se sobre uma colina They took a new note They took a new note Eles tomaram uma nova nota Pushed it through a horn Pushed it through a horn Empurrou-o através de um corno Until it was worn Until it was worn Até que foi gasto Into a blue note Into a blue note Em uma nota azul And then they nursed it And then they nursed it E então eles criou-o They rehearsed it They rehearsed it Eles ensaiaram-lo And then sent out that news And then sent out that news E, em seguida, enviou essa notícia That the Southland gave birth to the blues That the Southland gave birth to the blues Southland que o deu à luz o blues They nursed it They nursed it Eles criou-o And they rehearsed it And they rehearsed it E ensaiamos That the Southland they gave birth to the blues That the Southland they gave birth to the blues Southland que o que deu origem ao blues