| The Beggar Who Gives Alms (original) | The Beggar Who Gives Alms (traducción) |
|---|---|
| There are no mystic jewels | No hay joyas místicas |
| Embedded in my prose | incrustado en mi prosa |
| No moonlit haloed cherubs | Sin querubines iluminados por la luna |
| Perched on my piano | Encaramado en mi piano |
| No lyrics laced with pixie dust | Sin letras mezcladas con polvo de hadas |
| No angels sing along | No hay ángeles cantando |
| I am just a beggar who gives alms | Yo solo soy un mendigo que da limosna |
| Gold and silver have I none | No tengo oro ni plata |
| But such I have give Thee | Pero tales te he dado |
| Borrowed words from the One | Palabras prestadas del Uno |
| Who gave the gift to me | quien me dio el regalo |
| The pearl that I could never buy | La perla que nunca pude comprar |
| This life, this dream, this song | Esta vida, este sueño, esta canción |
| And I am just a beggar | Y yo solo soy un mendigo |
| Who gives alms | quien da limosna |
| I am not the creator | yo no soy el creador |
| But a scribe with a pen | Pero un escriba con una pluma |
| I’m recreating visions through a | Estoy recreando visiones a través de un |
| Cracked and broken lens | Lente agrietada y rota |
| Only One has ever seen | Solo uno ha visto |
| The home for which we long | El hogar que anhelamos |
| And I am just a beggar | Y yo solo soy un mendigo |
| Who gives alms | quien da limosna |
