Killing Me Softly With His Song Killing Me Softly With His Song Me Matando Suavamente Com a Canção Dele Roberta Flack Roberta Flack Roberta Flack Strumming my pain with his fingers, Strumming my pain with his fingers, singing my life with his words, singing my life with his words, Dedilhando minha dor com seus dedos killing me softly with his song, killing me softly with his song, Cantando minha vida 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, Matando-me suavemente com sua canção killing me softly with his song killing me softly with his song Contando minha vida inteira com suas palavras 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. Matando-me suavemente com sua canção And so I came to see him to listen for a while. And so I came to see him to listen for a while. And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes. And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes. Eu ouvi dizer que ele cantava muito bem, Eu ouvi dizer que ele tinha um estilo I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd, I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd, E então eu vim vê-lo e ouvi-lo por um momento I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud. I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud. E lá estava ele, este jovem menino, um estranho aos meus olhos I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on. I prayed that he would finish but he just kept right on. He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair Eu me senti toda vermelha de febre, com vergonha do público 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. Eu senti que ele encontrou minhas cartas e leu cada uma em voz alta But he just came to singing, singing clear and strong. But he just came to singing, singing clear and strong. Eu rezei para que ele acabasse mas ele apenas continuou