And there was a booming above you And there was a booming above you E lá estava uma florescente acima de você That night, black airplanes flew over the sea That night, black airplanes flew over the sea Aquela noite, aviões negros voaram sobre o mar And they were lowing and shifting like And they were lowing and shifting like E eles foram mugindo e mudando como Beached whales Beached whales Baleias encalhadas Shelled snails Shelled snails Caracóis sem cascas As you strained and you squinted to see As you strained and you squinted to see Enquanto você tenso e você apertou os olhos para ver The retreat of their hairless and blind cavalry The retreat of their hairless and blind cavalry A retirada de sua cavalaria calva e cega You froze in your sand shoal You froze in your sand shoal Você congelou em seu banco de areia Prayed for your poor soul Prayed for your poor soul Orou por sua pobre alma Sky was a bread roll, soaking in a milk-bowl Sky was a bread roll, soaking in a milk-bowl Céu foi um rolo de pão, imergindo em uma tigela de leite And when the bread broke, fell in bricks of wet smoke And when the bread broke, fell in bricks of wet smoke E quando o pão quebrou, caiu em tijolos de fumo molhado My sleeping heart woke, and my waking heart spoke My sleeping heart woke, and my waking heart spoke Meu coração dorminhoco acordou, e meu coração desperto falou Then there was a silence you took to mean something: Then there was a silence you took to mean something: Em seguida, houve um silêncio que você levou para significar algo: Mean, run, sing Mean, run, sing Dizer, correr, cantar For alive you will evermore be For alive you will evermore be Para vivo você sempre será And the plague of the greasy black engines a-skulkin' And the plague of the greasy black engines a-skulkin' E a praga dos gordurosos motores negros a-skulkin' Has gone east Has gone east Tem ido leste While you're left to explain them to me While you're left to explain them to me Enquanto você está à esquerda para explicá-los para mim Released from their hairless and blind cavalry Released from their hairless and blind cavalry Lançado a partir de sua cavalaria calva e cega With your hands in your pockets, stubbily running With your hands in your pockets, stubbily running Com suas mãos em seus bolsos, correndo eriçado To where I'm unfresh, undressed and yawning To where I'm unfresh, undressed and yawning Para onde eu estou acalorada, despida e bocejando Well, what is this craziness? This crazy talking? Well, what is this craziness? This crazy talking? Bem, o que é esta loucura? Esta conversa louca? You caught some small death when you were sleepwalking You caught some small death when you were sleepwalking Você pegou uma pequena morte, quando você estava sonâmbulo It was a dark dream, darlin', it's over It was a dark dream, darlin', it's over Isto foi um sonho sombrio, querido, está acabado The firebreather is beneath the clover The firebreather is beneath the clover O soprador de fogo está abaixo do trevo Beneath his breathing there is cold clay, forever Beneath his breathing there is cold clay, forever Sob sua respiração não é a argila fria, para sempre A toothless hound-dog choking on a feather A toothless hound-dog choking on a feather Um cão de caça desdentado engasgado com uma pena But I took my fishingpole (fearing your fever) But I took my fishingpole (fearing your fever) Mas eu levei a minha vara de pescar (temendo sua febre) Down to the swimminghole, where there grows bitter herb Down to the swimminghole, where there grows bitter herb Baixo para o buraco de natação, onde não cresce erva amarga That blooms but one day a year by the riverside - i'd bring it here: That blooms but one day a year by the riverside - i'd bring it here: Que floresce, mas um dia por ano na beira do rio - gostaria trazê-lo aqui: Apply it gently Apply it gently Aplique-o suavemente To the love you've lent me To the love you've lent me Para o amor que você me emprestou While the river was twisting and braiding, the bait bobbed While the river was twisting and braiding, the bait bobbed Enquanto o rio estava torcendo e trança, a isca balançava And the string sobbed, as it cut through the hustling breeze And the string sobbed, as it cut through the hustling breeze E a sequência soluçou, como cortar a brisa apressando And I watched how the water was kneading so neatly And I watched how the water was kneading so neatly E eu observei como a água foi tão bem puramente Gone treacly Gone treacly Ido demasiado doce Nearly slowed to a stop in this heat Nearly slowed to a stop in this heat Quase reduziram para parar com este calor - frenzy coiling flush along the muscles beneath - frenzy coiling flush along the muscles beneath - Frenesi resplendor enrolando ao longo dos músculos por baixo Press on me: we are restless things Press on me: we are restless things Imprensa sobre mim: nós somos as coisas inquietas Webs of seaweed are swaddling Webs of seaweed are swaddling Redes de algas estão invólucros You call upon the dusk You call upon the dusk Você invocou sobre anoitecer Of the musk of a squid Of the musk of a squid Do musgo de uma lula Shot full of ink, until you sink into your crib Shot full of ink, until you sink into your crib Tiro cheio de tinta, até que você se afunda em seu berço Rowing along, among the reeds, among the rushes Rowing along, among the reeds, among the rushes Remando junto, entre os juncos, entre os juncos I heard your song, before my heart had time to hush it! I heard your song, before my heart had time to hush it! Eu ouvi a sua música, antes de meu coração teve tempo de cala-lo! Smell of a stone fruit being cut and being opened Smell of a stone fruit being cut and being opened Cheiro de uma fruta de pedra que está sendo cortado e que está sendo aberto Smell of a low and of a lazy cinder smoking Smell of a low and of a lazy cinder smoking Cheiro de um baixo e de um fumar cinza preguiçoso And when the fire moves away And when the fire moves away E, quando o fogo se afasta Fire moves away, son Fire moves away, son Fogo se afasta, filho Why would you say Why would you say Por que você diz I was the last one? I was the last one? Eu era o último? Scrape your knee; it is only skin Scrape your knee; it is only skin Raspar o joelho; é apenas pele Makes the sound of violins Makes the sound of violins Faz o som de violinos When you cut my hair, and leave the birds the trimmings When you cut my hair, and leave the birds the trimmings Quando você cortar o meu cabelo, e deixar os pássaros as guarnições I am the happiest woman among all women I am the happiest woman among all women Eu sou a mulher mais feliz entre todas as mulheres And the shallow And the shallow E o rasa Water Water Água Stretches as far as I can see Stretches as far as I can see Se estende até onde eu posso ver Knee-deep, trudging along Knee-deep, trudging along Até os joelhos, caminhando com dificuldade A seagull weeps; "so long" A seagull weeps; "so long" Uma gaivota chora; "Tanto tempo" I'm humming a threshing song I'm humming a threshing song Eu estou cantarolando e debulhando uma canção Until the night is over Until the night is over Até a noite acabar Hold on! Hold on! Aguente! Hold on! Hold on! Aguente! Hold your horses back from the fickle dawn Hold your horses back from the fickle dawn Segure seus cavalos para trás desde o alvorecer inconstante I have got some business out at the edge of town I have got some business out at the edge of town Eu tenho alguns negócios fora na borda da cidade Candy weighing both of my pockets down Candy weighing both of my pockets down Doces pesando ambos dos meus bolsos para baixo 'Til I can hardly stay afloat, from the weight of them 'Til I can hardly stay afloat, from the weight of them Até eu dificilmente pode se manter à tona, a partir do peso deles (and knowing how the common-folk condemn (and knowing how the common-folk condemn (E saber como o povo comum condenará What it is I do, to you, to keep you warm What it is I do, to you, to keep you warm O que é que eu faço, para você, para mantê-lo aquecido Being a woman, being a woman) Being a woman, being a woman) Ser uma mulher, ser uma mulher) But always up the mountainside you're clambering But always up the mountainside you're clambering Mas sempre acima da montanha que você está escalando Groping blindly, hungry for anything: Groping blindly, hungry for anything: Tateando às cegas, com fome por qualquer coisa: Picking through your pocket linings - well, what is this? Picking through your pocket linings - well, what is this? Escolhendo através de seus forros de bolso - bem, o que é isso? Scrap of sassafras, eh sisyphus? Scrap of sassafras, eh sisyphus? Sucata de sassafras, eh Sísifo? I see the blossoms broke and wet after the rain I see the blossoms broke and wet after the rain Eu vejo as flores quebradas e molhada após a chuva Little sister, he will be back again Little sister, he will be back again Irmã mais nova, ele estará de volta novamente I have washed a thousand spiders down the drain I have washed a thousand spiders down the drain Já lavei mil aranhas pelo ralo Spiders ghosts hang soaked and dangelin' Spiders ghosts hang soaked and dangelin' Aranhas fantasmas pendurar encharcado e balançando Silently from all the blooming cherry trees Silently from all the blooming cherry trees Silenciosamente de todas as cerejeiras florescendo In tiny nooses, safe from everyone In tiny nooses, safe from everyone Em minúsculas laços, a salvo de todos - nothing but a nuisance; gone now, dead and done - nothing but a nuisance; gone now, dead and done - Nada além de um incômodo; foi agora, mortos e feito Be a woman, be a woman! Be a woman, be a woman! Ser uma mulher, ser uma mulher! Though we felt the spray of the waves Though we felt the spray of the waves Embora nós sentimos o borrifo das ondas We decided to stay till the tide rose too far We decided to stay till the tide rose too far Decidimos ficar até a maré subiu muito longe We weren't afraid, cause we know what you are We weren't afraid, cause we know what you are Nós não tínhamos medo, porque nós sabemos que você é And you know that we know what you are And you know that we know what you are E você sabe que nós sabemos o que você está Awful atoll Awful atoll Impressionante recife de corais O, incalculable indiscreetness and sorrow! O, incalculable indiscreetness and sorrow! O, indescritivelmente incalculável e triste! Bawl, bellow: Bawl, bellow: Berro, abaixo: Sibyl sea-cow, all done up in a bow Sibyl sea-cow, all done up in a bow Sibila vaca-marinha, tudo feito até em uma curva Toddle and roll; Toddle and roll; Passear e rolar; Teeth an impalpable bit of leather Teeth an impalpable bit of leather Dentes um pouco impalpável de couro While yarrow, heather and hollyhock While yarrow, heather and hollyhock Enquanto milefólio , urze e malva-rosa Awkwardly molt along the shore Awkwardly molt along the shore Desajeitadamente muda ao longo da costa Are you mine? Are you mine? Você é meu? My heart? My heart? Meu coração? Mine anymore? Mine anymore? Mais meu? Stay with me for awhile Stay with me for awhile Fique comigo por algum tempo That's an awfully real gun That's an awfully real gun Isso é uma arma terrivelmente verdadeiro I know life will lay you down I know life will lay you down Eu sei que a vida vai te deitar As the lightning has lately done As the lightning has lately done Assim como o relâmpago tem feito ultimamente Failing this, failing this, Failing this, failing this, Caso contrário, na sua falta, Follow me, my sweetest friend Follow me, my sweetest friend Siga-me, meu amigo mais doce To see what you anointed in pointing your gun there To see what you anointed in pointing your gun there Para ver o que você ungido em apontar sua arma lá Lay it down! Nice and slow! Lay it down! Nice and slow! Colocá-lo para baixo! Agradável e lento! There is nowhere to go, save up There is nowhere to go, save up Não há nenhum lugar para ir, salvar-se Up where the light, undiluted, is weaving in a drunk dream Up where the light, undiluted, is weaving in a drunk dream Até onde a luz, não diluída, está tecendo em um sonho bêbado At the sight of my baby, out back: At the sight of my baby, out back: Ao ver o meu bebê, de volta para fora: Back on the patio watching the bats bring night in Back on the patio watching the bats bring night in Voltar no pátio assistindo os morcegos trazer a noite - while, elsewhere, estuaries of wax-white - while, elsewhere, estuaries of wax-white - Enquanto, em outros lugares, estuários de cera branca Wend, endlessly, towards seashores unmapped Wend, endlessly, towards seashores unmapped Dirigir-se, incessantemente, em direção a praias não mapeadas Last week our picture window produced a half-word Last week our picture window produced a half-word Semana passada, a nossa janela de imagem produzida uma meia-palavra Heavy and hollow, hit by a brown bird Heavy and hollow, hit by a brown bird Pesado e oco, atingido por um pássaro marrom We stood and watched her gape like a rattlesnake We stood and watched her gape like a rattlesnake Nós nos levantamos e observamos bocejar como uma cascavel And pant and labour over every intake And pant and labour over every intake E arfar e trabalhar sobre cada ingestão I said a sort of prayer for some sort of rare grace I said a sort of prayer for some sort of rare grace Eu disse uma espécie de oração por algum tipo de graça rara Then thought I ought to take her to a higher place Then thought I ought to take her to a higher place Então pensei que eu deveria levá-la para um lugar mais alto Said: "dog nor vulture nor cat shall toy with you Said: "dog nor vulture nor cat shall toy with you Disse: "cão nem gato, nem abutre deve brincar com você And though you die, bird, you will have a fine view" And though you die, bird, you will have a fine view" E apesar de você morrer, pássaro, você terá uma bela vista " Then in my hot hand Then in my hot hand Então, na minha mão quente She slumped her sick weight She slumped her sick weight Ela caiu seu peso doente We tramped through the poison oak We tramped through the poison oak Nós atravessávamos o carvalho de veneno Heartbroke and inchoate Heartbroke and inchoate Coração partido e rudimentar The dogs were snapping The dogs were snapping Os cães foram tirando So you cuffed their collars So you cuffed their collars Então você algemado seus colares While I climbed the tree-house While I climbed the tree-house Enquanto eu subia a casa na árvore Then how I hollered! Then how I hollered! Então, como eu gritei! Cause she'd lain, as still as a stone, in my palm, for a lifetime or two Cause she'd lain, as still as a stone, in my palm, for a lifetime or two Porque ela tinha deitado, imóvel como uma pedra, na palma da minha mão, para uma vida ou duas Then, saw the treetops, cocked her head and up and flew Then, saw the treetops, cocked her head and up and flew Em seguida, viu as copas das árvores, inclinou a cabeça e para cima e voou (while, back in the world that moves, often (while, back in the world that moves, often (Enquanto, de volta ao mundo que se move, muitas vezes According to the hoarding of these clues According to the hoarding of these clues De acordo com a acumulação destas pistas Dogs still run roughly around Dogs still run roughly around Cães ainda correm envolta Little tufts of finch-down) Little tufts of finch-down) Pequenos tufos de tentilhão-baixo) The cities we passed were a flickering wasteland The cities we passed were a flickering wasteland As cidades que nós passamos eram um terreno baldio bruxuleante But his hand in my hand made them hale and harmless But his hand in my hand made them hale and harmless Mas sua mão na minha mão fez robusto e inofensivo While down in the lowlands the crops are all coming; While down in the lowlands the crops are all coming; Enquanto para baixo nas planícies as culturas são todos próximos; We have everything We have everything Nós temos tudo Life is thundering blissful towards death Life is thundering blissful towards death A vida é trovejante feliz em direção a morte In a stampede of his fumbling green gentleness In a stampede of his fumbling green gentleness Em uma debandada de seu desastrado gentileza verde You stopped by, I was all alive You stopped by, I was all alive Você parado por, eu estava vivo In my doorway, we shucked and jived In my doorway, we shucked and jived Na minha porta, nós sem concha e danificado And when you wept, I was gone: And when you wept, I was gone: E quando você chorou, eu tinha ido embora: See, I got gone when I got wise See, I got gone when I got wise Veja, eu tenho ido embora quando eu tenho bom senso But I can't with certainty say we survived But I can't with certainty say we survived Mas eu não posso dizer com certeza nós sobrevivemos Then down, and down Then down, and down Em seguida, para baixo, e para baixo And down, and down And down, and down E para baixo, e para baixo And down, and deeper And down, and deeper E para baixo, e mais profundo Stoke without sound Stoke without sound Stoke sem som The blameless flames The blameless flames As chamas inocentes You endless sleeper You endless sleeper Você dorminhoco sem fim Through fire below, and fire above, and fire within Through fire below, and fire above, and fire within Através do fogo abaixo, e fogo de cima, e fogo dentro Sleeped through the things that couldn't have been if you hadn't have been Sleeped through the things that couldn't have been if you hadn't have been Dormido através das coisas que não poderiam ter sido se não tivesse sido And when the fire moves away And when the fire moves away E, quando o fogo se afasta Fire moves away, son Fire moves away, son Fogo se afasta, filho Why would you say Why would you say Por que você diz I was the last one? I was the last one? Eu era o último? All my bones they are gone, gone, gone All my bones they are gone, gone, gone Todos os meus ossos que eles se foram, foram, foram Take my bones, I don't need none Take my bones, I don't need none Tome meus ossos, eu não preciso de nenhum Cold, cold cupboard, lord, nothing to chew on! Cold, cold cupboard, lord, nothing to chew on! Frio, armário frio, Senhor, nada de mastigar! Suck all day on a cherry stone Suck all day on a cherry stone Sugar todo o dia em uma pedra de cereja Dig a little hole, not three inches round Dig a little hole, not three inches round Cavar um pequeno buraco, e não três polegadas em volta Spit your pit in the hole in the ground Spit your pit in the hole in the ground Cuspir seu poço no buraco no chão Weep upon the spot for the starving of me! Weep upon the spot for the starving of me! Chorar sobre o local para a fome de mim! Till up grow a fine young cherry tree Till up grow a fine young cherry tree Até se crescer uma árvore de cereja bem jovem Well when the bough breaks, what'll you make for me? Well when the bough breaks, what'll you make for me? Bem, quando o ramo quebrar, o que vai você fazer para mim? A little willow cabin to rest on your knee A little willow cabin to rest on your knee A pequena cabana de salgueiro para descansar em seu joelho What'll I do with a trinket such as this? What'll I do with a trinket such as this? O que vou fazer com uma bugiganga como este? Think of your woman, who's gone to the west Think of your woman, who's gone to the west Pense em sua mulher, que foi para o oeste But I'm starving and freezing in my measly old bed! But I'm starving and freezing in my measly old bed! Mas eu estou morrendo de fome e congelamento na minha cama com sarampo velho! Then i'll crawl across the salt flats to stroke your sweet head Then i'll crawl across the salt flats to stroke your sweet head Então eu vou rastejar através dos planos de sal para acariciar sua cabeça doce Come across the desert with no shoes on! Come across the desert with no shoes on! Venha através do deserto sem sapatos! I love you truly, or I love no-one I love you truly, or I love no-one Eu te amo verdadeiramente, ou eu amo ninguém Fire Fire Fogo Moves Moves Move Away Away Longe Fire moves away, son Fire moves away, son Fogo se afasta, filho Why would you say Why would you say Por que você diz I was the last one? I was the last one? Eu era o último? Clear the room! There's a fire, a fire, a fire Clear the room! There's a fire, a fire, a fire Limpe o quarto! Há um fogo, um fogo, um fogo Get going, and I'm going to be right behind you Get going, and I'm going to be right behind you Indo, e eu vou estar bem atrás de você And if the love of a woman or two, dear, And if the love of a woman or two, dear, E se o amor de uma mulher ou duas, querido, Couldn't move you to such heights, then all I can do Couldn't move you to such heights, then all I can do Não foi possível mover a tais alturas, então tudo o que posso fazer Is do, my darling, right by you Is do, my darling, right by you É fazer, meu querido, certo por você