When I was quite young When I was quite young Quando eu era muito jovem I had learned to fear I had learned to fear Eu tinha aprendido a temer I was taought to listen I was taought to listen Eu estava taought para ouvir But not to hear But not to hear Mas não para ouvir From my mothers arms From my mothers arms De braços da minha mãe I was cruelly torn I was cruelly torn Eu estava cruelmente dilacerado And they whipped my ass And they whipped my ass E eles chicoteados minha bunda On the day I was born On the day I was born No dia em que nasceu Little brother died Little brother died Little irmão morreu At the age of five At the age of five Na idade de cinco They said, he lost his soul, he was not They said, he lost his soul, he was not Eles disseram, ele perdeu sua alma, ele não foi Baptized Baptized Batizado But the river flows But the river flows Mas o rio corre And the heavens cry And the heavens cry E o céu chora And well all be drowned And well all be drowned E assim todos se afogaram In the river, in the river In the river, in the river No rio, no rio In the river, in the river In the river, in the river No rio, no rio I remember my sister I remember my sister Lembro-me de minha irmã On her saddest day On her saddest day Em seu dia mais triste When the boy she loved When the boy she loved Quando o menino que ela amava Had been called away Had been called away Havia sido chamado para longe Seems he gave his life Seems he gave his life Parece que ele deu a sua vida In a foreign land In a foreign land Em uma terra estrangeira Still my sister cries Still my sister cries Ainda assim a minha irmã chora She never understands She never understands Ela não entende Now the world is hard Now the world is hard Agora o mundo é difícil And the cowards lie And the cowards lie E os covardes mentira And the fool loves war And the fool loves war E o bobo gosta de guerra And the gentle die And the gentle die E o gentil morrer But the river flows But the river flows Mas o rio corre And the heavens cry And the heavens cry E o céu chora And well all be drowned And well all be drowned E assim todos se afogaram In the river, in the river In the river, in the river No rio, no rio In the river, in the river In the river, in the river No rio, no rio Well, we built a dam Well, we built a dam Bem, nós construímos uma represa When the first rains fell When the first rains fell Quando caíram as primeiras chuvas We built it high We built it high Fizemo-lo de alta And we built it well And we built it well E nós construímos bem But the waters rose But the waters rose Porém, as águas subiram Like a beast from hell Like a beast from hell Como uma besta do inferno Now my house is gone Now my house is gone Agora minha casa está desaparecido And the town as well And the town as well E a cidade, bem So we gather here So we gather here Então, nos reunimos aqui For a silent prayer For a silent prayer Para uma oração silenciosa For the lives we lost For the lives we lost Pelas vidas que perdemos And the love we shared And the love we shared E o amor que nós compartilhamos Still the river flows Still the river flows Ainda assim, o rio corre And the heavens cry And the heavens cry E o céu chora And well all be found And well all be found E também ser encontrados In the river, in the river In the river, in the river No rio, no rio In the river, in the river In the river, in the river No rio, no rio