Melhor seria para mim Better it would be for me E melhor teria sido And better it would have been Se eu não tivesse nascido, não tivesse crescido Had I not been born, not grown Não tivesse sido trazido à esse mundo Not been brought into the world Não tivesse que descer à esta Terra Not had to come to this earth Não tivesse sido amamentado pelo mundo Not been suckled for the world
Se eu moresse com três dias de vida If I'd died a three night old Ter sido perdido em minha cama coberta Been lost in my swaddling hand Eu não precisaria de nada além de uma faixa de acaso I'd have needed but a span of doth Uma faixa a mais de madeira A span more of wood Além de um cúbito de terra tola But a cubit of good earth Duas palavras do sacerdote Two words from the priest Três versos do cantor Three verses from the cantor Um soar do sino One clang from the bell
Better it would be for me And better it would have been Had I not been born, not grown Not been brought into the world Not had to come to this earth Not been suckled for the world I'd rather die, I'd rather be better unborn
If I'd died a three night old Been lost in my swaddling hand I'd have needed but a span of doth A span more of wood But a cubit of good earth Two words from the priest Three verses from the cantor One clang from the bell
Better it would be for me And better it would have been Had I not been born, not grown Not been brought into the world Not had to come to this earth Not been suckled for the world I'd rather die, I'd rather be better unborn