1. 1. 1. This summer I went swimming, This summer I went swimming, Este Verão eu fui nadar, This summer I might have drowned This summer I might have drowned Este Verão eu poderei me ter afogado But I held my breath and I kicked my feet But I held my breath and I kicked my feet Mas eu conti a respiração e bati os pés And I moved my arms around, I moved my arms around. And I moved my arms around, I moved my arms around. E rodei os braços, e rodei os braços. 2. 2. 2. This summer I swam in the ocean, This summer I swam in the ocean, Este Verão eu nadei no oceano, And I swam in a swimming pool, And I swam in a swimming pool, E nadei numa piscina, Salt my wounds, chlorine my eyes, Salt my wounds, chlorine my eyes, Salguei as minhas feridas, "clorinei" os meus olhos, I'm a self-destructive fool, a self-destructive fool. I'm a self-destructive fool, a self-destructive fool. Eu sou um tolo autodestrutivo, um tolo autodestrutivo. 3. 3. 3. This summer I swam in a public place This summer I swam in a public place Este Verão eu nadei num lugar público And a reservoir, to boot, And a reservoir, to boot, E para além disso, num reservatório, At the latter I was informal, At the latter I was informal, No último eu estava informal, At the former I wore my suit, I wore my swimming suit. At the former I wore my suit, I wore my swimming suit. No anterior eu usei o meu fato, eu usei o meu fato de natação. 4. 4. 4. This summer I did the backstroke This summer I did the backstroke Este Verão eu fiz costas And you know that's not all And you know that's not all E tu sabes que isso não é tudo I did the breast stroke and the butterfly I did the breast stroke and the butterfly Eu fiz bruços e mariposa And the old Australian crawl, the old Australian crawl. And the old Australian crawl, the old Australian crawl. E o velho crawl australiano, o velho crawl australiano. 5. 5. 5. This summer I did swan dives This summer I did swan dives Este Verão eu fiz mergulhos de cisne And jackknifes for you all And jackknifes for you all E jacknifes(?) para vocês todos And once when you weren't looking And once when you weren't looking E uma vez que tu não estavas a olhar I did a cannonball, I did a cannonball. I did a cannonball, I did a cannonball. Eu fiz uma bomba de canhão(mergulho), eu fiz uma bomba de canhão.