There's a story told of a little Japanese There's a story told of a little Japanese Há uma história contada sobre uma pequena japonesa Sitting demurely 'neath the cherry blossom trees Sitting demurely 'neath the cherry blossom trees Sentada recatadamente perto das cerejeiras floridas Miss Butterfly's her name Miss Butterfly's her name Senhorita Borboleta é o nome dela A sweet little innocent child was she A sweet little innocent child was she Uma criança doce e inocente ela era 'Till a fine young American from the sea 'Till a fine young American from the sea Até que um jovem americano do mar To her garden came To her garden came Para seu jardim veio They met 'neath the cherry blossoms everyday They met 'neath the cherry blossoms everyday Eles se encontravam perto das flores de cerejeira todos os dias And he taught her how to love the American way And he taught her how to love the American way E ele lhe ensinou como amar do jeito americano To love with her soul t'was easy to learn To love with her soul t'was easy to learn Amar com a alma foi fácil de aprender Then he sailed away with a promise to return Then he sailed away with a promise to return E então, ele partiu, com a promessa de retornar Poor Butterfly Poor Butterfly Pobre Borboleta 'Neath the blossoms waiting 'Neath the blossoms waiting Perto das flores à espera Poor Butterfly Poor Butterfly Pobre Borboleta For she loved him so For she loved him so Por ela amar ele tanto The moments pass into hours The moments pass into hours Os momentos se tornaram horas The hours pass into years The hours pass into years As horas se tornaram anos And as she smiles through her tears And as she smiles through her tears E a medida que ela sorri através de suas lágrimas She murmurs low She murmurs low Ela murmura baixo The moon and I know that he'll be faithful The moon and I know that he'll be faithful A lua e eu sabemos que ele vai ser fiel I'm sure he'll come to me by and by I'm sure he'll come to me by and by Tenho certeza que ele vai voltar pra mim But if he won't come back then I'll never sigh or cry But if he won't come back then I'll never sigh or cry Mas se ele não voltar, então eu nunca vou suspirar ou chorar I just must die I just must die Eu apenas devo morrer Poor Butterfly Poor Butterfly Pobre Borboleta