The Orange And The Green

O Laranja e o Verde

The Orange And The Green

Oh, é a maior confusãoOh, it is the biggest mix-up
Que você já viu.That you have ever seen.
Meu pai era laranjaMy father, he was orange
E minha mãe, ela era verde.And me mother, she was green.

Meu pai era um homem do Ulster, orgulhoso protestante que era.My father was an ulster man, proud protestant was he.
Minha mãe era uma garota católica, de County Cork, ela era.My mother was a catholic girl, from county cork was she.
Eles se casaram em duas igrejas, viveram felizes o suficiente,They were married in two churches, lived happily enough,
Até o dia em que eu nasci e as coisas ficaram bem difíceis.Until the day that i was born and things got rather tough.

Batizado pelo padre Riley, fui levado de carro,Baptized by father riley, i was rushed away by car,
Para me tornar um pequeno laranjinha, a estrela brilhante do meu pai.To be made a little orangeman, my father's shining star.
Fui batizado de "David Anthony", mas ainda assim, apesar disso,I was christened "david anthony," but still, inspite of that,
Para meu pai, eu era William, enquanto minha mãe me chamava de Pat.To me father, i was william, while my mother called me pat.

Com minha mãe, todo domingo, para a missa eu ia orgulhoso.With mother every sunday, to mass i'd proudly stroll.
Depois disso, a loja laranja tentava salvar minha alma.Then after that, the orange lodge would try to save my soul.
Pois os dois lados tentavam me reivindicar, mas eu era esperto porqueFor both sides tried to claim me, but i was smart because
Eu tocava flauta ou tocava harpa, dependendo de onde eu estava.I'd play the flute or play the harp, depending where i was.

Agora, quando eu cantava aquelas músicas rebeldes, para alegria da minha mãe,Now when i'd sing those rebel songs, much to me mother's joy,
Meu pai pulava e dizia: "Olha aqui, meu garoto.Me father would jump up and say, "look here would you me boy.
Já chega dessa palhaçada", ele então me jogava uma moedaThat's quite enough of that lot", he'd then toss me a coin
E me fazia tocar a flauta laranja ou os heróis do Boyne.And he'd have me sing the orange flute or the heros of the boyne

Um dia, os parentes da minha mãe vieram me visitar.One day me ma's relations came round to visit me.
Justo quando os parentes do meu pai estavam todos sentados para o chá.Just as my father's kinfolk were all sitting down to tea.
Tentamos apaziguar as coisas, mas todos começaram a brigar.We tried to smooth things over, but they all began to fight.
E eu, sendo estritamente neutro, bati em todo mundo à vista.And me, being strictly neutral, i bashed everyone in sight.

Meus pais nunca conseguiram concordar sobre o tipo de escola que eu deveria ter.My parents never could agree about my type of school.
Meu aprendizado foi todo feito em casa, por isso sou tão idiota.My learning was all done at home, that's why i'm such a fool.
Ambos já se foram, que Deus os tenha, mas me deixaram preso entreThey've both passed on, god rest 'em, but left me caught between
Esse terrível problema de cores do laranja e do verde.That awful color problem of the orange and the green.