On a hot summer's night On a hot summer's night Numa noite quente de verão In the year of '75 In the year of '75 No ano de 75 Jimmy Doyle took his child bride Jimmy Doyle took his child bride Jimmy Doyle levou sua jovem noiva Amanda, for a drive Amanda, for a drive Amanda, para uma volta She was only seventeen She was only seventeen Ela tinha só dezessete He just lived to see her smile He just lived to see her smile Ele só vivia para ver seu sorriso Their commitment to each other Their commitment to each other Seu compromisso um com o outro Burned like a forest fire Burned like a forest fire queimava como um incêndio na floresta Otis on the radio singing "Stand By Me" Otis on the radio singing "Stand By Me" Otis no rádio cantando "Stand by me" As a trooper pulled them over As a trooper pulled them over Como um soldado puxou-os And said Jimmy where you been And said Jimmy where you been E disse "Jimmy, onde você estava Someone matching your description Someone matching your description Alguém que corresponde à sua descrição Has just robbed the liquor store Has just robbed the liquor store Roubou a loja de licor Amanda said "He's been with me" Amanda said "He's been with me" Amanda disse " Ele estva comigo" But they weren't listening anymore But they weren't listening anymore mas eles não estavam ouvindo mais Down at Precinct Number Five Down at Precinct Number Five Baixou na Delegacia número cinco They questioned Jimmy through the night They questioned Jimmy through the night Eles interrogaram Jimmy por toda a noite The sheriff said "He's gotta stand trial" The sheriff said "He's gotta stand trial" O xerife disse " Ele ficará preso" Armed robbery is the charge Armed robbery is the charge Assalto a mão armada é a acusação Amanda said "This cannot be" Amanda said "This cannot be" Amanda disse "Não pode ser" Gonna stay right here until you set him free Gonna stay right here until you set him free Vou ficar bem aqui até que vocês o libertem And I love him And I love him E eu o amo Here to eternity Here to eternity daqui até a eternidade Forever Forever para sempre Unto eternity Unto eternity Até a eternidade Oh God gave me something Oh God gave me something Oh, Deus, dá-me algo I must hold on to I must hold on to Que eu possa manter-me firme Gonna hold on him Gonna hold on him Vou esperar por ele No matter what you do No matter what you do Não importa o que vocês façam The old courthouse was crowded The old courthouse was crowded O velho tribunal estava lotado As the judge reviewed the case As the judge reviewed the case Como o juiz reviu o caso In a year of re-election In a year of re-election Num ano de reeleição He was desperate to impress He was desperate to impress Ele estava desesperado para impressionar Innocent or guilty Innocent or guilty Inocente ou culpado He saw an opportunity He saw an opportunity Ele viu a oportunidade To send Jimmy down for life To send Jimmy down for life de enviar Jimmy para viver To the Penitentiary To the Penitentiary Para a penitenciária Disbelief and anger Disbelief and anger descrença e raiva As they dragged him away As they dragged him away À medida que o arrastavam In a cell below the courthouse In a cell below the courthouse a uma cela abaixo do tribunal They beat him like a slave They beat him like a slave les batem nele como num escravo But his use of martial arts But his use of martial arts mas seu uso de artes marciais Struck a blow for liberty Struck a blow for liberty desferiu um golpe para se libertar Felled a guard with a fist of iron Felled a guard with a fist of iron Abateu um guarda com um punho de ferro And killed him instantly And killed him instantly E o matou instantaneamente All the press surrounded Amanda All the press surrounded Amanda Toda a imprensa cercou Amanda Coming down the courthouse steps Coming down the courthouse steps Descendo a escadaria do tribunal Pleading for her young man's life Pleading for her young man's life Implorando pela vida de seu jovem homem And in a moment seen by millions And in a moment seen by millions E num instante que parecia milhões She bowed her head and cried She bowed her head and cried Ela baixou a cabeça e chorou Show my man some mercy Show my man some mercy Mostrem ao meu homem um pouco de misericórdia He's the father of my child He's the father of my child Ele é o pai do meu filho I love him I love him Eu o amo Here to eternity Here to eternity daqui até a eternidade Forever Forever Para sempre Unto eternity Unto eternity até a eternidade Oh God gave me something Oh God gave me something Oh, Deus dá-me algo I must hold on to I must hold on to Que eu possa manter-me firme Gonna hold on him Gonna hold on him Vou esperar por ele No matter what you do No matter what you do Não importa o que vocês façam I love him I love him Eu o amo Here to eternity Here to eternity daqui até a eternidade Jimmy Doyle appeared again Jimmy Doyle appeared again Jimmy Doyle apareceu novamente In a second public trail In a second public trail Numa segunda audiência pública For the murder of a prison guard For the murder of a prison guard Pelo assassinato de um guarda da prisão They sentenced him to die They sentenced him to die Eles o sentenciaram a morrer But Amanda with her long red hair But Amanda with her long red hair Mas, Amanda com seus longos cabelos vermelhos Made one last plea Made one last plea Fez um último apelo As the court fell into silence As the court fell into silence Como a corte ficou em silêncio She cried out desperately She cried out desperately Ela chorou desesperadamente This man of mine is innocent This man of mine is innocent Esse meu homem é inocente As one day I shall prove As one day I shall prove Como um dia eu vou provar It's an open case of self defense It's an open case of self defense É um processo aberto de auto-defesa All this circumstantial evidence All this circumstantial evidence Todas essas evidências circunstanciais You place before your court You place before your court Vocês colocaram antes da corte Has robbed me of my husband Has robbed me of my husband Roubaram-me meu marido Forget I will not Forget I will not Esquecer eu não vou I love him I love him Eu o amo Here to eternity Here to eternity daqui até a eternidade Forever Forever Para sempre Unto eternity Unto eternity Até a eternidade Oh goodbye my Jimmy Oh goodbye my Jimmy Oh, adeus meu Jimmy 'Til we meet again 'Til we meet again Até nos encontrarmos novamente In a better world than this In a better world than this Num mundo melhor que esse I swear I'll clear your name I swear I'll clear your name Eu juro limparei seu nome 'Cos I love you 'Cos I love you Porque eu te amo Here to eternity Here to eternity Daqui até a eternidade