There was There was Havia A wicked messenger A wicked messenger Um mau mensageiro From Eli he did come From Eli he did come De Eli ele veio, With a mind With a mind Com uma mente That multiplied That multiplied Que multiplica The smallest matter The smallest matter As coisas de pouca importancia When questioned When questioned Quando questionado Who had sent for him Who had sent for him Quem tinha enviado ele, He answered He answered Respondeu With his thumb With his thumb Com seu polegar, For his tongue For his tongue Porque sua lingua It could not speak It could not speak Não poderia falar, But only flatter But only flatter Mas apenas avizar He stayed behind He stayed behind Permaneceu atrás The assembly hall The assembly hall Do salão, It was there It was there Era lá He made his bed He made his bed Que ele fez sua cama, Oftentimes Oftentimes Em breve He could be He could be Ele estaria Seen returning Seen returning Retornando. Until one day Until one day Até que um dia He just appeared He just appeared Ele apareceu With a note With a note Com uma nota In his hand In his hand Em sua mão Which read Which read E ele leu, The soles of my feet The soles of my feet "As solas de meus pés, I swear I swear Eu juro They're burning They're burning Estão queimando". Oh, the leaves Oh, the leaves Oh, as folhas Began to fallin' Began to fallin' Começaram a cair And the seas And the seas E os mares Began to part Began to part Começaram a partir, And the people And the people E as pessoas That confronted him That confronted him Que o confrontaram Were many Were many Eram muitas And he was told And he was told E ele foi avisado But these few words But these few words Mas estas poucas palavras, Which opened up Which opened up Dais quais abriram His heart His heart Seu coração If ye cannot bring If ye cannot bring "Se você não pode trazer Good news Good news Boas notícias, Then don't bring any Then don't bring any Não traga nenhuma."