The Little Brown Sparrow And Me
One green April mornin', when I was a young boy
I lay by the window, a-watchin' the rain
And I wondered if ever the sun would come shinin'
So I could go somewhere to play
Then down from the sky flew a little brown sparrow
And he lit on the branch of an old willow tree
And he sit there, watchin', as I lay wond'rin'
Just the little brown sparrow and me
On a green April mornin', when I was a young boy
And little brown sparrows were free
Then he looked in my window and he spied his reflection
There was the willow, there was the sky
And he wondered if ever the sun would come shinin'
And which was the way for the sparrow to fly
Well, he spread out his wings and he flew to the window
Fast as the wind, sure as could be
But the sky in the window was only a wishin'
For the little brown sparrow and me
On a green April mornin', when I was a young boy
And little brown sparrows were free
So there by the window, the sparrow had fallen
He died on the ground in the cold April rain
And I wondered if ever the sun would come shinin'
And someone could only explain
Then I laid there and saw the wind blow through the willow
And cover him over with yesterday's leaves
And there in the rain, I cried for a sparrow
For a little brown sparrow and me
On a green April mornin', when I was a young boy
And little brown sparrows were free
On a green April mornin', when life was a window
For a little brown sparrow and me
O Pardal Marrom e Eu
Uma manhã verde de abril, quando eu era um garoto
Eu deitava na janela, vendo a chuva cair
E me perguntava se algum dia o sol ia brilhar
Pra eu poder sair e brincar
Então, lá do céu, veio um pardal marrom
E pousou no galho de um velho salgueiro
E ficou ali, observando, enquanto eu me perguntava
Só o pardal marrom e eu
Numa manhã verde de abril, quando eu era um garoto
E os pardais marrons eram livres
Então ele olhou pela minha janela e viu seu reflexo
Ali estava o salgueiro, ali estava o céu
E ele se perguntava se algum dia o sol ia brilhar
E qual seria o caminho para o pardal voar
Bem, ele abriu suas asas e voou até a janela
Rápido como o vento, certo como poderia ser
Mas o céu na janela era só um desejo
Para o pardal marrom e eu
Numa manhã verde de abril, quando eu era um garoto
E os pardais marrons eram livres
Então ali, pela janela, o pardal caiu
Ele morreu no chão, na fria chuva de abril
E eu me perguntava se algum dia o sol ia brilhar
E alguém poderia apenas explicar
Então eu fiquei ali e vi o vento passar pelo salgueiro
E cobri-lo com as folhas de ontem
E ali na chuva, eu chorei por um pardal
Por um pardal marrom e eu
Numa manhã verde de abril, quando eu era um garoto
E os pardais marrons eram livres
Numa manhã verde de abril, quando a vida era uma janela
Para um pardal marrom e eu