Hold me now, oh hold me now Hold me now, oh hold me now Abrace-me agora, oh abrace-me agora 'til this hour has gone around 'til this hour has gone around Até essa hora se acabar And I'm gone on the rising tide And I'm gone on the rising tide E eu for embora na maré que sobe For to face Van Diemen's land For to face Van Diemen's land Para encarar a terra de Van Diemen It's a bitter pill I swallow here It's a bitter pill I swallow here É uma pílula amarga e eu a engulo To be rent from one so dear To be rent from one so dear Para ser alugado de alguém tão querido We fought for justice and not for gain We fought for justice and not for gain Lutamos por justiça e não por lucro But the magistrate sent me away But the magistrate sent me away Mas o magistrado me mandou embora Now kings will rule and the poor will toil Now kings will rule and the poor will toil Agora reis dominarão e os pobres trabalharão arduamente And tear their hands as they tear the soil And tear their hands as they tear the soil E rasgar-se-á suas mãos como eles rasgam o solo But a day will come in this dawning age But a day will come in this dawning age Mas o dia virá neste amanhecer When an honest man sees an honest wage When an honest man sees an honest wage Quando um homem honesto ver um salário honesto Hold me now, oh hold me now Hold me now, oh hold me now Abrace-me agora, oh abrace-me agora 'til this hour has gone around 'til this hour has gone around Até essa hora se acabar And I'm gone on the rising tide And I'm gone on the rising tide E eu for embora na maré que sobe For to face Van Diemen's land For to face Van Diemen's land Para encarar a terra de Van Diemen