When the earth was still flat When the earth was still flat Quando a Terra ainda era plana And clouds made of fire And clouds made of fire E as nuvens eram feitas de fogo And mountains stretched up to the sky And mountains stretched up to the sky E as montanhas iam até o céu Sometimes higher Sometimes higher Às vezes além Folks roamed the earth like big rolling kegs Folks roamed the earth like big rolling kegs Povos vagavam a Terra como grandes barris rolantes They had two sets of arms They had two sets of arms Eles tinham dois pares de braços They had two sets of legs They had two sets of legs Eles tinham dois pares de pernas They had two faces peering They had two faces peering Eles tinham dois rostos saindo Out of one giant head Out of one giant head De uma cabeça gigante So they could watch all around them So they could watch all around them Para que pudessem ver tudo em volta deles As they talked; while they read As they talked; while they read Enquanto falavam; enquanto liam And they never knew nothing of love And they never knew nothing of love E eles não sabiam nada do amor It was before the origin of love It was before the origin of love Isso foi antes da origem do amor The origin of love The origin of love A origem do amor And there were three sexes then And there were three sexes then E havia três sexos então One that looked like two men One that looked like two men Um que parecia com dois homens Glued up back to back Glued up back to back Grudados pelas costas Called the children of the sun Called the children of the sun Chamados de Filhos do Sol And similiar in shape and girth And similiar in shape and girth E similares em forma e circunferência Were the children of the earth Were the children of the earth Havia os Filhos da Terra They looked like two girls rolled up in one They looked like two girls rolled up in one Eles pareciam duas garotas enroladas em uma And the children of the moon And the children of the moon E os Filhos da Lua Were like a fork shoved on a spoon Were like a fork shoved on a spoon Eram como um garfo em uma colher They were part sun, part earth, part daughter, part son They were part sun, part earth, part daughter, part son Eles eram parte Sol, parte Terra, parte filha, parte filho The origin of love The origin of love A origem do amor When the gods grew quite scared When the gods grew quite scared Quando os deuses ficaram um pouco assustados Of our strength and defiance Of our strength and defiance Com nossa força e intimidação And Thor said: I'm gonna kill them all with my hammer And Thor said: I'm gonna kill them all with my hammer E Thor disse: Eu vou matar todos com meu martelo Like I killed the giants Like I killed the giants Como matei os gigantes But Zeus said: No But Zeus said: No Mas Zeus disse: Não You better let me use my lightning like scissors You better let me use my lightning like scissors É melhor deixar-me usar meus raios como tesouras Like I cut the legs off the whales Like I cut the legs off the whales Como quando cortei as pernas das baleias And dinosaurs into lizards And dinosaurs into lizards E transformei dinossauros em lagartos Then he grabbed up some bolts Then he grabbed up some bolts Então ele pegou alguns relâmpagos And he let out a laugh And he let out a laugh E deixou escapar uma risada Said: I'll split them right down the middle Said: I'll split them right down the middle Disse: Eu os dividirei bem ao meio Gonna cut them right up in half Gonna cut them right up in half Vou cortá-los bem na metade And the storm clouds gathered above And the storm clouds gathered above E nuvens de tempestade se juntaram lá em cima Into great balls of fire Into great balls of fire Como grandes bolas de fogo And then fire shot down from the sky in bolts And then fire shot down from the sky in bolts E então fogo caiu do céu em raios Like shining blades of a knife Like shining blades of a knife Como lâminas brilhantes de facas And it ripped right through the flesh And it ripped right through the flesh E rasgaram direto a carne Of the children of the sun and the moon Of the children of the sun and the moon Dos Filhos do Sol e da Lua And the earth And the earth E da Terra And some Indian God sewed the wound up And some Indian God sewed the wound up E algum Deus hindu costurou o ferimento Into a hole Into a hole E transformou-o num buraco Pulled it 'round to our bellies Pulled it 'round to our bellies Colocou-o em nossas barrigas To remind us the price we pay To remind us the price we pay Para lembrar-nos do preço que pagamos And Osiris and the gods of the Nile And Osiris and the gods of the Nile E Osiris e os deuses do Nilo Gathered up a big storm Gathered up a big storm Fizeram uma grande tempestade To blow a hurricane To blow a hurricane Para soprar um furação To scatter us away To scatter us away Para nos espalhar A flood of wind and rain A flood of wind and rain Numa enchente de vento e chuva A sea of tidal waves A sea of tidal waves Num oceano de maremotos To wash us all away To wash us all away Para nos levar para longe And if we don't behave And if we don't behave E se não nos comportarmos They'll cut us down again They'll cut us down again Eles vão nos cortar de novo We'll be hopping around on one foot We'll be hopping around on one foot Nós estaremos pulando sobre um pé And looking through one eye And looking through one eye E olhando por um olho The last time I saw you The last time I saw you Na última vez em que te vi We had just split in two We had just split in two Nós tínhamos acabado de nos separar You was looking at me You was looking at me Você estava olhando para mim I was looking at you I was looking at you Eu estava olhando para você You had a way so familiar You had a way so familiar Você tinha um jeito tão familiar But I could not recognize But I could not recognize Mas eu não pude reconhecer 'Cause you had blood in your face 'Cause you had blood in your face Porque você tinha sangue em seu rosto And I had blood in my eyes And I had blood in my eyes E eu tinha sangue nos meus olhos But I could swear by your expression But I could swear by your expression Mas poderia jurar pela sua expressão That the pain down in your soul That the pain down in your soul Que a dor na sua alma Was the same as the one down in mine Was the same as the one down in mine Era a mesma que a dor na minha That's the pain That's the pain Essa é a dor That cuts a straight line down through the heart That cuts a straight line down through the heart Que corta uma linha através do coração We call it love We call it love Nós a chamamos de amor So we wrapped our arms around each other So we wrapped our arms around each other Então nos envolvemos nos braços um do outro Trying to shove ourselves back together Trying to shove ourselves back together Tentando nos unir de volta We were making love We were making love Nós estávamos fazendo amor Making love Making love Fazendo amor It was a cold dark evening such a long time ago It was a cold dark evening such a long time ago Foi uma fria e sombria noite há muito tempo atrás When by the might hand of Jove When by the might hand of Jove Quando pela força da mão de Jupiter It was a sad story how we became It was a sad story how we became Foi uma triste história de como viramos Lonely two-legged creatures Lonely two-legged creatures Solitárias criaturas bípedes It's the story It's the story É a história The origin of love The origin of love A origem do amor That's the origin of love That's the origin of love Essa é a origem do amor