Você se
encaminha pro quarto
Com um
lápis na mão
Você vê
alguém nu e você
você
diz: “Quem é este homem?”
Você se
esforça muito
Mas não
lhe vem a compreensão
Sobre o
que você dirá
Quando
chegar em casa
Porque
há algo acontecendo aqui
Mas
você não sabe o que é
Você
sabe, seu José?
Você
levanta a cabeça
E
pergunta: “É isso onde o quê? “
E
alguém aponta para você e diz: “é dele”
E você
diz: “O que é meu?”
E
alguém diz, “Onde está?”
E você
diz, “Oh meu Deus
Estarei
totalmente só?”
Mas há
algo acontecendo aqui
E você
não sabe o que é
Você
sabe, seu José?
Você
tem na mão o bilhete
E vai
ver um doidão
Que imediatamente
vem a você
E
quando ouve o seu sermão
Ele
diz: “Como você se sente
Em ser
tal aberração?”
E você
diz, “Impossível”
Enquanto
ele te entrega um osso
E há
algo acontecendo aqui
Mas
você não sabe o que é
Você
sabe, seu José?
Você
tem muitos contatos
Entre
os lenhadores
Para
chegar aos fatos
Quando
alguém ataca sua imaginação
Mas
ninguém mais tem respeito
Eles já
esperam de todo jeito
Dar o
cheque perfeito
Para
organizações de caridade
Com
insenção fiscal
Você
esteve entre os professores
Todos
gostaram de sua visagem
Com
grandes advogados você
Discutiu os leprosos e a ladroagem
Você
atravessou toda
A obra
de F. Scott Fitzgerald
Você é
muito letrado
Isso é
bem sabido
Mas há
algo acontecendo aqui
E você
não sabe o que é
Você sabe, seu José?
Bem, o
engolidor de espadas
Ele vem
até você
Então
se ajoelha
Ele se
benze
E então
sobe nos saltos e de esguelha
Sem
mais nem menos
Ele pergunta: a que se assemelha?
E diz: “Eis
sua garganta de volta
Obrigado
pelo empréstimo”.
E você
sabe que há algo acontecendo
Mas você
não sabe o que é
Você
sabe, seu José?
Agora
você vê esse anão caolho
Gritando
a palavra “Caraca”
E você
diz, “Por que razão?”
E ele
diz, “Saca?”
E você
diz, “O que isso significa?”
E ele
grita de volta, “Você é uma vaca!
Me dê um pouco de leite ou vá para casa”
E você
sabe que há algo acontecendo
Mas você
não sabe o que é
Você
sabe, seu José?
Bem,
você se encaminha para o quarto
tal um camelo
cheio de preocupação
Você
tem os olhos no seu bolso
E seu
nariz no chão
Deveria
haver uma lei
Contra
a sua circulação
Você
deveria ser feito para fones de ouvido
E você
sabe que há algo acontecendo
Mas você
não sabe o que é
Você
sabe, seu José?
(Trad. Guilherme Preger)
The Ballad of a Thin Man
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked and you
you say, "Who is that man?"
You try so hard
But you don't understand
Just what you'll say
When you get home
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked and you
you say, "Who is that man?"
You try so hard
But you don't understand
Just what you'll say
When you get home
Because something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You raise up your head
And you ask, "Is this where it is?"
And somebody points to you and says "It's his"
And you say, "What's mine?"
And somebody else says, "Where what is?"
And you say, "Oh, my God
Am I here all alone?"
But something is happening here
and you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
And you ask, "Is this where it is?"
And somebody points to you and says "It's his"
And you say, "What's mine?"
And somebody else says, "Where what is?"
And you say, "Oh, my God
Am I here all alone?"
But something is happening here
and you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You hand in your ticket
And you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
And says, "How does it feel
to be such a freak?"
And you say, "Impossible"
As he hands you a bone
And something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
And you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
And says, "How does it feel
to be such a freak?"
And you say, "Impossible"
As he hands you a bone
And something is happening here
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You have many contacts
Among the lumberjacks
To get you facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To just give a check
To tax-deductible
Charity organizations
Among the lumberjacks
To get you facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To just give a check
To tax-deductible
Charity organizations
You've been with the professors
And they've all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
You've been through
All of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read
It's well known
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
And they've all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
You've been through
All of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You're very well read
It's well known
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Well, the sword swallower
He comes up to you
And then he kneels
He crosses himself
And then he clicks his high heels
And without further notice
He asks you how it feels?
And he says, "Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan"
And you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
He comes up to you
And then he kneels
He crosses himself
And then he clicks his high heels
And without further notice
He asks you how it feels?
And he says, "Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan"
And you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow!
Give me some milk or else go home"
And you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow!
Give me some milk or else go home"
And you know something is happening
But you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Well, you walk into the room
Like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket
And your nose on the ground
There ought to be a law
Against you comin' around
You should be made to wear earphones
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is
Like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket
And your nose on the ground
There ought to be a law
Against you comin' around
You should be made to wear earphones
But something is happening here
And you don't know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
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