I once knew a man I once knew a man Certa vez conheci um homem Been everywhere in the world Been everywhere in the world Já esteve em todo o mundo Gave me a tiny ivory ball Gave me a tiny ivory ball Deu-me uma pequena bola de marfim Said it would bring me good Said it would bring me good Disse que iria me trazer de bom Never believed it would, until Never believed it would, until Nunca acreditei que iria, até I have been loving you I have been loving you Eu ter de te amar Dear old man Dear old man Querido velho He'd seen most everything He'd seen most everything Ele já tinha visto quase tudo Gave me a piece of good advice Gave me a piece of good advice Me deu um bom conselho Said it would do me well Said it would do me well Disse que iria me fazer bem I couldn't really tell, until I couldn't really tell, until Eu realmente não poderia dizer, até I have been loving you I have been loving you Eu ter de te amar Now it seems Now it seems Agora parece que Things are not so strange Things are not so strange As coisas não são tão estranhas I can see more clearly I can see more clearly Eu posso ver mais claramente Suddenly, I've found my way Suddenly, I've found my way De repente, eu encontrei meu caminho I know the old man would laugh I know the old man would laugh Eu sei que o velho iria rir He spoke of love's sweeter days He spoke of love's sweeter days Ele falou de dias mais doces de amor And in his eloquent way And in his eloquent way E em sua maneira eloquente I think he was speaking of you I think he was speaking of you Eu acho que ele estava falando de você You are so lovely You are so lovely Você é tão encantadora You didn't have to say a thing You didn't have to say a thing Você não tem que dizer algo But I remember that old man But I remember that old man Mas lembro-me que o velho Telling me he'd seen the light Telling me he'd seen the light Me dizendo que ele tinha visto a luz Gave me a small brown leather book Gave me a small brown leather book Deu-me um pequeno livro de couro marrom Insisted that he was right Insisted that he was right Insistiu que ele estava certo I only heard him slightly I only heard him slightly Eu só o ouvi ligeiramente 'Til I heard you whisper 'Til I heard you whisper Até que eu ouvi você sussurrar Took you up all in my arms Took you up all in my arms Levou-te tudo em meus braços Dear old man Dear old man Querido velho Wise old man Wise old man Velho sábio Fine old man, now Fine old man, now Velho bem, agora