Existe um lugar, alegre e antigo There is an inn, a merry old inn Ao pé da colina rara beneath an old grey hill, Lá tem cerveja tão escura And there they brew a beer so brown Que o Homem da Lua veio à procura That the Man in the Moon himself came down Uma noite e encheu a cara one night to drink his fill.
O dono tem um gato alcoólatra The ostler has a tipsy cat Que sabe tocar violino that plays a five-stringed fiddle; Sobe e desce o arco suave And up and down he runs his bow, Em cima agudo, embaixo grave Now squeaking high, now purring low, No meio serrote fino now sawing in the middle.
O dono tem um vira-lata The landlord keeps a little dog Que adora ouvir piadas that is mighty fond of jokes; Quando o povo está animado When there's good cheer among the guests, Empina a orelha concentrado He cocks an ear at all the jests E ri a bandeiras despregadas and laughs until he chokes.
Tem também vaca chifruda They also keep a hornéd cow Orgulhosa como rainha as proud as any queen; Ela gosta de música à beça But music turns her head like ale, Rebola o rabo e arremessa And makes her wave her tufted tail Dançando solta sozinha and dance upon the green.
Ai! Os lindos pratos de prata And O! the rows of silver dishes E os talheres em quantidade! and the store of silver spoons! Há aos domingos um par convidado For Sunday there's a special pair, E tudo é polido e cuidado And these they polish up with care Ao sábado pela tarde on Saturday afternoons.
O Homem da Lua vai bebendo The Man in the Moon was drinking deep, O gato toca com bossa and the cat began to wail; Prato e garfo dançam na hora A dish and a spoon on the table danced, Rebola a vaca lá fora The cow in the garden madly pranced, E o vira-lata o rabo coça and the little dog chased his tail.
O Homem da Lua pede mais uma The Man in the Moon took another mug, Sob a mesa depois cai and rolled beneath his chair; Dorme e sonha com mais cerveja And there he dozed and dreamed of ale, Vai-se a noite benfazeja Till in the sky the stars were pale, E a aurora chegando vai and dawn was in the air.
Diz o dono ao gato alto Then the ostler said to his tipsy cat: - Os cavalos brancos da Lua "The white horses of the Moon, Rinchando mordem o freio They neigh and champ their silver bits; Mas seu dono dorme feio But their master's been and drowned his wits, E o sol já se insinua and the Sun'll be rising soon!"
O gato então de novo ataca So the cat on his fiddle played hey-diddle-diddle, Num som de acordar finado a jig that would wake the dead: Vai serrando enquanto pode He squeaked and sawed and quickened the tune, E o dono o Homem sacode While the landlord shook the Man in the Moon: - São mais de três - diz o coitado "It's after three!" he said.
O homem levam para a colina They rolled the Man slowly up the hill E o enrolam na própria Lua and bundled him into the Moon, Os cavalos atrás galopando While his horses galloped up in rear, Qual veado a vaca saltando And the cow came capering like a deer, E um prato pula pra rua and a dish ran up with the spoon.
Mais depressa toca o violino Now quicker the fiddle went deedle-dum-diddle; O vira-lata põe-se a ladrar the dog began to roar, Cavalo e vaca de bananeira The cow and the horses stood on their heads; Querer dormir é brincadeira The guests all bounded from their beds Todos voltam a dançar and danced upon the floor.
Pingue! Pongue! As cordas se partem! With a ping and a pang the fiddle-strings broke! A vaca pula pra Lua the cow jumped over the Moon, O vira-lata põe-se a rir And the little dog laughed to see such fun, Um prato ameaça fugir And the Saturday dish went off at a run Com colher que não é sua with the silver Sunday spoon.
A Lua redonda foi embora The round Moon rolled behind the hill, E o sol que agora vai surgir as the Sun raised up her head. Não acredita no que vê She hardly believed her fiery eyes; Porque, apesar do amanhecer For though it was day, to her suprise Agora todos vão dormir they all went back to bed.