Traducción de la letra de la canción from Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man - Joan Baez

from Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man (original)

Once upon a time and a very good time it was
There was a moocow coming down along the road
And this moocow that was down along the road
Met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo
His father told him that story
His father looked at him through a glass: he had a hairy face
He was baby tuckoo.
The moocow came down the road where Betty Byrne lived
She sold lemon platt
O, the wild rose blossoms
On the little green place
He sang that song.
That was his song
O, the green wothe botheth
When you wet the bed, first it’s warm then it gets cold
His mother put on the oilsheet.
That had the queer smell
His mother had a nicer smell than his father
She played on the piano the sailor’s hornpipe for him to dance.
He danced
Tralala lala
Tralala tralaladdy
Tralala lala
Tralala lala
Uncle Charles and Dante clapped
They were older than his father and mother
But uncle Charles was older than Dante
Dante had two brushes in her press
The brush with the maroon velvet back was for Michael Davitt
And the brush with the green velvet back was for Parnell
Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper
The Vances lived in number seven.
They had a different father and mother
They were Eileen’s father and mother
When they were grown up he was going to marry Eileen
He hid under the table.
His mother said
O, Stephen will apologize
Dante said
O, if not, the eagles will come and pull out his eyes
Pull out his eyes
Apologize
Apologize
Pull out his eyes
Apologize
Pull out his eyes
Pull out his eyes
Apologize

from Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man (traducción)

Érase una vez y muy buen tiempo fue
Había un moocow bajando por el camino
Y este moocow que estaba en el camino
Conocí a un niño agradable llamado Baby Tuckoo
Su padre le contó esa historia.
Su padre lo miró a través de un espejo: tenía la cara peluda
Él era bebé tuckoo.
El moocow vino por el camino donde vivía Betty Byrne
ella vendio limon platt
Oh, las flores de las rosas silvestres
En el pequeño lugar verde
Él cantó esa canción.
esa era su cancion
Oh, el verde wothe tanto
Cuando mojas la cama, primero hace calor y luego hace frío
Su madre se puso la hoja de aceite.
Que tenía el olor extraño
Su madre tenía un olor más agradable que su padre.
Ella tocó en el piano la flauta de marinero para que él la bailara.
El bailó
Tralala lala
Tralala tralalady
Tralala lala
Tralala lala
Tío Charles y Dante aplaudieron
Eran mayores que su padre y su madre.
Pero el tío Charles era mayor que Dante.
Dante tenía dos pinceles en su prensa
El cepillo con el reverso de terciopelo granate era para Michael Davitt
Y el cepillo con la espalda de terciopelo verde era para Parnell
Dante le daba un cachou cada vez que le traía un trozo de papel de seda
Los Vance vivían en el número siete.
Tuvieron un padre y una madre diferentes.
Eran el padre y la madre de Eileen.
Cuando fueran mayores se iba a casar con Eileen
Se escondió debajo de la mesa.
su madre dijo
Oh, Stephen se disculpará
Dante dijo
Oh, si no, vendrán las águilas y le sacarán los ojos
sacale los ojos
Disculparse
Disculparse
sacale los ojos
Disculparse
sacale los ojos
sacale los ojos
Disculparse