Oh Paddy dear, and did you hear the news that's going round Oh Paddy dear, and did you hear the news that's going round Oh Paddy querido, e você ouviu a notícia que está rolando The Shamrock is forbid by law to drow on Irish ground The Shamrock is forbid by law to drow on Irish ground O Shamrock é proibido por lei de drow em solo irlandês Saint Patrick's Day no more to keep, his color can't be seen Saint Patrick's Day no more to keep, his color can't be seen Dia de São Patrício não mais para guardar, sua cor não pode ser vista For there's a bloody law again the wearing of the green For there's a bloody law again the wearing of the green Pois há uma lei sangrenta de novo sobre o uso do verde I met with Napper Tandy, and he took me by the hand I met with Napper Tandy, and he took me by the hand Eu me encontrei com Napper Tandy, e ele me pegou pela mão And sez he 'How's dear old Ireland, and how does she stand? And sez he 'How's dear old Ireland, and how does she stand? E veja ele 'Como está a querida Irlanda velha, e como ela está? She's the most distressful country that I have ever seen She's the most distressful country that I have ever seen Ela é o país mais angustiante que eu já vi They're hanging men and women for the wearing of the green They're hanging men and women for the wearing of the green Eles estão enforcando homens e mulheres pelo uso do verde When the law can stop the blades of grass from growing as they grow When the law can stop the blades of grass from growing as they grow Quando a lei pode impedir que as folhas de grama cresçam enquanto crescem And when the leaves in summertime their verdure dare not show And when the leaves in summertime their verdure dare not show E quando as folhas no verão sua verdura não ousa aparecer Then I will change the color that I wear in my caubeen Then I will change the color that I wear in my caubeen Então eu vou mudar a cor que eu uso no meu caubeen But till that day, please God, I'll stick to wearing of the green But till that day, please God, I'll stick to wearing of the green Mas até aquele dia, por favor, Deus, vou continuar usando o verde