Patience

PatiencePaciencia

I wasn't born a fishermanNo nací pescador

and I wasn't born a schoolgirly no nací colegiala

and I wasn't born a tree of leavesy no nací un árbol de hojas

and I wasn't born o lordy lordy no nací, oh Señor

cause I was a bold and tireless workerporque fui un trabajador valiente e incansable

and I wasn't born an indiany no nací indio

and I wasn't born arabiany no nací árabe

and I wasn't born a man with a dream to just let it faltery no nací un hombre con un sueño solo para dejarlo fracasar

and I wasn't born o! a welldiggery no nací, oh, un excavador de pozos

and I wasn't born o! a fleshy thingy no nací, oh, una cosa carnosa

and I wasn't born a thing to be scornedy no nací una cosa para ser despreciada

a thing to be ignoreduna cosa para ser ignorada

and I will align myself with nothingy no me alinearé con nada

and I will enjoin my heart with no-one'sy no uniré mi corazón con el de nadie

cause I was untriedporque era inexperto

when I was applied the light of birthcuando me aplicaron la luz del nacimiento

and I wasn't born o! to tell the truthy no nací, oh, para decir la verdad

and I wasn't born o! to sleep with ruthy no nací, oh, para dormir con Ruth

we're miles apartestamos a kilómetros de distancia

and I have no heart for weeks between couplingy no tengo corazón para semanas entre encuentros

well, i could bide my time with girls that live in townbueno, podría pasar el tiempo con chicas que viven en la ciudad

with those who seem always to be hangeing aroundcon aquellas que siempre parecen estar rondando

but it would not seem right to pass the nightpero no sería correcto pasar la noche

with one not my true lovecon alguien que no es mi verdadero amor

and I will align myself with nothingy no me alinearé con nada

and I will enjoin my heart with no-one'sy no uniré mi corazón con el de nadie

cause I was untriedporque era inexperto

when I was applied the light of birthcuando me aplicaron la luz del nacimiento