O Rei - José Augusto Übersetzung ins Englische

O Rei

Quem vê ele agora sorrindo não sabe o que lhe aconteceu
Não sabe das dores da vida, nem sabe o que ele sofreu
Dormiu em lugares tão frios e viu a esperança morrer
E todas as coisas que ele sonhou
Pensou que não fossem acontecer

Mas hoje ele canta nos palcos da vida
E todos lhe estendem a mão
Valeu sua vida sofrida, seu canto, seu pranto, se fez canção
Mas quando ele canta ninguém imagina
As coisas tão tristes que eu sei
Lhe cobrem de flores e beijos, lhe chamam de Rei

Passava o tempo sonhando um dia poder ser alguém
Nem tudo de bom acontece na vida
Sabia melhor que ninguém
As noites em claro lembrava as mágoas e as desilusões
No dia seguinte esquecia de tudo perdido nas suas canções

The King

Those who see him smiling now don't know what happened to him
They don't know the pains of life, nor do they know what he suffered
He slept in such cold places and saw hope die
And all the things he dreamed of
He thought would never happen

But today he sings on the stages of life
And everyone reaches out to him
His suffering life, his song, his cry, were worth it, they became a song
But when he sings, no one imagines
The sad things that I know
They cover him with flowers and kisses, they call him King

He spent his time dreaming that one day he could be someone
Not everything good happens in life
He knew better than anyone
In the sleepless nights he remembered the sorrows and disappointments
The next day he would forget about everything lost in his songs