Traducción de la letra de la canción Johnny Come Lately - Catatonia

Johnny Come Lately (original)

I’m sorry you couldn’t make it You could have seen him, so weathered and dated
And I know that you would hate him
If you’d seen his botanical leanings
First prize exhibit and all down to good spirit
He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me If I envied the things that he spoke of How I envied the things that he thought of He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me If I told you that I made some time and stayed behind
To find out how to make a garden grow
But he never ever gave away the secret of this godforsaken soil
He didn’t need us, just tempted us and teased us You could have been here, wishing you were here
He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me He was a Johnny Come Lately
And I know that you would hate me If I told you that I made some time and stayed behind
To find out how to make a garden grow
Where the sun no longer shines
He assured me that the seeds you sold were sound
But I must have cast them all on stony ground
And now the sun won’t shine
I must have asked too many questions
And stayed behind to find out how to make a garden grow
But he never gave away the secret of this godforsaken soil

Johnny Come Lately (traducción)

Lamento que no pudiste venir Podrías haberlo visto, tan desgastado y anticuado
Y sé que lo odiarías
Si hubieras visto sus inclinaciones botánicas
Exhibición del primer premio y todo bajo el buen espíritu
Él era un Johnny Come Últimamente
Y sé que me odiarías si envidiara las cosas de las que hablaba Cómo envidiaba las cosas de las que pensaba Era un Johnny Come Lately
Y sé que me odiarías si te dijera que hice un tiempo y me quedé atrás
Para saber cómo hacer crecer un jardín
Pero él nunca reveló el secreto de este suelo olvidado de Dios.
Él no nos necesitaba, solo nos tentó y se burló de nosotros Podrías haber estado aquí, deseando estar aquí
Él era un Johnny Come Últimamente
Y sé que me odiarías Él era un Johnny Come Lately
Y sé que me odiarías si te dijera que hice un tiempo y me quedé atrás
Para saber cómo hacer crecer un jardín
Donde el sol ya no brilla
Me aseguró que las semillas que vendiste estaban sanas.
Pero debo haberlos arrojado a todos en terreno pedregoso
Y ahora el sol no brillará
Debo haber hecho demasiadas preguntas.
Y se quedó atrás para descubrir cómo hacer crecer un jardín
Pero nunca reveló el secreto de este suelo olvidado de Dios.