Burke And Wills And Me

Burke, Wills e Eu

Burke And Wills And Me

Em 1859, três homens saíram de Melbourne, pisando numa estrada empoeiradaIn 1859 three men left Melbourne town, tramping down a dusty road
Seguindo para o norte, o chão estava seco, mas as esperanças estavam altasHeaded northward bound, the ground was dry, but hopes were high
Será que Burke e Wills seriam os carasCould Burke and Will be the men
Para atravessar a Austrália de norte a sul e voltar de novo?To cross Australia north to south and make it back again

Onde estão todas as gaivotas, será que vamos chegar ao mar?Where are all the seagulls, will we reach the sea?
Nós vamos encontrar essas gaivotas, Burke, Wills e euWe will find those seagulls, Burke and wills and me

Duas mil milhas de areia do deserto e mais tarde naquele diaTwo thousand miles of desert sand and later on that day
3 de junho, acho que foi, chegamos ao lugarJune the 3rd I think it was, we made it to the place
Eu me virei para Burke e disse: Bom homem, os suprimentos estão acabandoI turned to Burke and said Good man, supplies are running low
Vamos voltar para Cooper's Creek, de lá, não sei o que fazerWe'll make it back to Cooper's Creek, from there I just don't know

Onde estão todas as gaivotas, será que vamos chegar ao mar?Where are all the seagulls, will we reach the sea?
Nós vamos encontrar essas gaivotas, Burke, Wills e euWe will find those seagulls, Burke and wills and me

Sim, eles voltaram para Cooper's Creek e se perguntaram o porquêYes they made it back to Cooper's Creek and asked the question why
O depósito estava abandonado lá, oh Senhor, eles iam morrer?The depot was abandoned there, oh Lord were they to die
Eles andaram mais uma milha antes de descansarThey made it just another mile before they came to rest
Burke se virou para Wills e disse: Meu amigo, fizemos o nosso melhorBurke turned to Wills and said My man we did our very best

Sim, nós vimos as gaivotas, e vimos o mar?Yes we saw the seagulls, and we saw the sea?
Sim, nós vimos aquelas gaivotas, Burke, Wills e euYes we saw those seagulls, Burke and wills and me