he butterfly sailed on the breeze he butterfly sailed on the breeze O borboleta navega na brisa Past a field of barbed wire trees Past a field of barbed wire trees Passando por um campo de arvores de arame farpado Where golden dragons chased around Where golden dragons chased around Onde dragões dourados perseguem Pampered poppies on the ground Pampered poppies on the ground Papoilas fofas no chão Two silver trout sat way on high Two silver trout sat way on high Duas trutas prateadas ficam no alto do caminho And watched a royal samurai And watched a royal samurai E observam um samurai real Plant two black orchids in a box Plant two black orchids in a box Plantar duas orquideas negras numa caixa And strap it to a laughing fox And strap it to a laughing fox E a amarra em uma raposa risonha A minstrel bought a crooked spoon A minstrel bought a crooked spoon Um menestrel comprou uma colher torta He gave it to a blue baboon He gave it to a blue baboon Ele a deu para um babuino azul Who filled it full of virgin snow Who filled it full of virgin snow Que a preencheu com neve virgem And watched it in the afterglow And watched it in the afterglow E a obervou no amanhecer Fat toad stood in his ballet shoes Fat toad stood in his ballet shoes Um sapo gordo com seus sapatos de balet Teaching sixteen kangaroos Teaching sixteen kangaroos Ensina dezesseis cangurus How to skip across a lake How to skip across a lake A como passar em um lago They found it hard to stay awake They found it hard to stay awake Eles acharam dificil ficar acordado A pharaoh played a merry tune A pharaoh played a merry tune Um faraó toca em tom alegre And watched nine cats dance on the moon And watched nine cats dance on the moon E assiste nove gatos dançarem na lua I didn't know what all this meant I didn't know what all this meant Eu não sei o que isso tudo significa I didn't know why I'd been sent. I didn't know why I'd been sent. Eu não sei porque fui enviado The Insignificance version of Nine Cats has the The Insignificance version of Nine Cats has the A insignificançia do verso dos nove gatos tem os following additional verse at the end: following additional verse at the end: seguintes versículos adicionais no final: I threw 5 clocks down on my bed I threw 5 clocks down on my bed Eu joguei cinco relogios na minha cama The chimes danced out on golden threads The chimes danced out on golden threads Os sinos dançam em fios dourados And turned to footprints on my wall And turned to footprints on my wall E se tornam pegadas em meu muro Sequined tears began to fall Sequined tears began to fall Lantejolas em forma de lagrimas começam a cair