Strumming my pain with his fingers, Strumming my pain with his fingers, Dedilhando minha dor com seus dedos singing my life with his words, singing my life with his words, Cantando minha vida com suas palavras killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, Matando-me suavemente com suas palavras killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, Matando-me suavemente com sua canção telling my whole life with his words, telling my whole life with his words, Contando minha vida inteira com suas palavras killing me softly with his song killing me softly with his song Matando-me suavemente com sua canção I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style. I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style. Eu ouvi dizer que ele cantava muito bem eu ouvi dizer que ele tinha um estilo And so I came to see him to listen for a while. And so I came to see him to listen for a while. E então eu vim vê-lo e ouvi-lo por um momento And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes. And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes. E lá estava ele, este jovem menino um estranho aos meus olhos I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd, I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd, Eu me senti toda vermelha de febre com vergonha do público I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud. I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud. Eu senti que ele encontrou minhas cartas e leu cada uma em voz alta I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on. I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on. Eu rezei para que ele acabasse mas ele apenas continuou He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair Ele cantava como se me conhecesse e meu profundo desespero and then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there. and then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there. Então ele olhou através de mim como se eu não estivesse lá But he just came to singing, singing clear and strong. But he just came to singing, singing clear and strong. E ele continuou cantando cantando alto e claro