Down among the reeds and rushes Down among the reeds and rushes Abaixo entre as canas e pressas A baby boy was found A baby boy was found Um menino de bebê foi achado His eyes as clear as centuries His eyes as clear as centuries Os olhos dele tão claro quanto séculos His silky hair was brown His silky hair was brown O cabelo sedoso dele era castanho Never been lonely Never been lonely Nunca estado só Never been lied to Never been lied to Nunca sido mentido Never had to scuffle in fear Never had to scuffle in fear Nunca tido que lutar em medo Nothing denied to Nothing denied to Nada negou Born at the instant Born at the instant Nascido ao momento The church bells chime The church bells chime O carrilhão de sinos de igreja And the whole world whispering And the whole world whispering E o mundo sussurrando inteiro Born at the right time Born at the right time Nascido no momento certo Me and my buddies we are travelling people Me and my buddies we are travelling people Eu e meus amigos nós somos as pessoas atravessando We like to go down to restaurant row We like to go down to restaurant row Nós gostamos de abaixar fila de restaurante Spend those euro-dollars Spend those euro-dollars Gaste esses euro-dólares All the way from washington to tokyo All the way from washington to tokyo Todo o modo de washington para Tokyo I see them in the airport lounge I see them in the airport lounge Eu os vejo na sala de estar de aeroporto Upon their mother's breast Upon their mother's breast No peito da mãe deles They follow me with open eyes They follow me with open eyes Eles me seguem com olhos abertos Their uninvited guest Their uninvited guest O convidado não convidado deles Never been lonely Never been lonely Nunca estado só Never been lied to Never been lied to Nunca sido mentido Never had to scuffle in fear Never had to scuffle in fear Nunca tido que lutar em medo Nothing denied to Nothing denied to Nada negou Born at the instant Born at the instant Nascido ao momento The church bells chime The church bells chime O carrilhão de sinos de igreja And the whole world whispering And the whole world whispering E o mundo sussurrando inteiro Born at the right time Born at the right time Nascido no momento certo Too many people on the bus from the airport Too many people on the bus from the airport Muitos pessoas no ônibus do aeroporto Too many holes in the crust of the earth Too many holes in the crust of the earth Muitos buracos na crosta da terra The planet groans The planet groans O planeta geme Every time it registers another birth Every time it registers another birth Toda vez registra outro nascimento But among the reeds and rushes But among the reeds and rushes Mas entre as canas e pressas A baby girl was found A baby girl was found Uma menina de bebê foi achada Her eyes as clear as centuries Her eyes as clear as centuries Os olhos dela tão claro quanto séculos Her silky hair was brown Her silky hair was brown O cabelo sedoso dela era castanho Never been lonely Never been lonely Nunca estado só Never been lied to Never been lied to Nunca sido mentido Never had to scuffle in fear Never had to scuffle in fear Nunca tido que lutar em medo Nothing denied to Nothing denied to Nada negou Born at the instant Born at the instant Nascido ao momento The church bells chime The church bells chime O carrilhão de sinos de igreja And the whole world whispering And the whole world whispering E o mundo sussurrando inteiro Born at the right time Born at the right time Nascido no momento certo