When I was young When I was young Quando eu era jovem It seemed that life was so wonderful It seemed that life was so wonderful A vida parecia ser tão maravilhosa A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical Um milagre, oh, era linga, mágica And all the birds in the trees And all the birds in the trees E todos os pássaros nass árvores Well they'd be singing so happily Well they'd be singing so happily Cantavam felizes Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me Oh, alegremente, me olhavam divertidos But then they sent me away But then they sent me away Mas então me mandaram embora To teach me how to be sensible To teach me how to be sensible Pra que me ensinassem a ser sensível Logical, oh responsible, practical Logical, oh responsible, practical Lógico, oh, responsável, prático And they showed me a world And they showed me a world E me mostraram um mundo Where I could be so dependable Where I could be so dependable No qual eu podia ser tão dependente Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical Oh, cético, oh, intelectual, cínico There are times when all the world's asleep There are times when all the world's asleep Há momentos em que o mundo todo adormece The questions run too deep The questions run too deep As questões tornam-se muito profundas For such a simple man For such a simple man Para um homem tão simplório Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned Você poderia, por favor, me dizer o que aprendemos? I know it sounds absurd I know it sounds absurd Eu sei que parece absurdo But please tell me who I am But please tell me who I am Mas, por favor, me diga quem que sou Now watch what you say Now watch what you say Agora, cuidado com o que dizes Or they'll be calling you a radical Or they'll be calling you a radical Ou o chamarão de radical A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal Um liberal, oh, fanático, criminoso Oh won't you sign up your name Oh won't you sign up your name Oh, é melhor se inscrever We'd like to feel you're We'd like to feel you're Queremos que se sinta Acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable Acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable Aceitável, respeitável, oh, apresentável, um vegetal At night when all the world's asleep At night when all the world's asleep À noite, quando todo o mundo adormece The questions run soo deep The questions run soo deep As questões tornam-se muito profundas For such a simple man For such a simple man Para um homem tão simplório Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned Você poderia, por favor, me dizer o que aprendemos? I know it sounds absurd I know it sounds absurd Eu sei que parece absurdo But please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am But please tell me who I am, who I am, who I am, who I am Mas, por favor, me diga quem que sou, quem eu sou, quem eu sou, quem eu sou