Patience
Patience
I wasn't born a fisherman
and I wasn't born a schoolgirl
and I wasn't born a tree of leaves
and I wasn't born o lordy lord
cause I was a bold and tireless worker
and I wasn't born an indian
and I wasn't born arabian
and I wasn't born a man with a dream to just let it falter
and I wasn't born o! a welldigger
and I wasn't born o! a fleshy thing
and I wasn't born a thing to be scorned
a thing to be ignored
and I will align myself with nothing
and I will enjoin my heart with no-one's
cause I was untried
when I was applied the light of birth
and I wasn't born o! to tell the truth
and I wasn't born o! to sleep with ruth
we're miles apart
and I have no heart for weeks between coupling
well, i could bide my time with girls that live in town
with those who seem always to be hangeing around
but it would not seem right to pass the night
with one not my true love
and I will align myself with nothing
and I will enjoin my heart with no-one's
cause I was untried
when I was applied the light of birth
Paciencia
Paciencia
No nací pescador
y no nací colegiala
y no nací un árbol de hojas
y no nací, oh Señor
porque fui un trabajador valiente e incansable
y no nací indio
y no nací árabe
y no nací un hombre con un sueño solo para dejarlo fracasar
y no nací, oh, un excavador de pozos
y no nací, oh, una cosa carnosa
y no nací una cosa para ser despreciada
una cosa para ser ignorada
y no me alinearé con nada
y no uniré mi corazón con el de nadie
porque era inexperto
cuando me aplicaron la luz del nacimiento
y no nací, oh, para decir la verdad
y no nací, oh, para dormir con Ruth
estamos a kilómetros de distancia
y no tengo corazón para semanas entre encuentros
bueno, podría pasar el tiempo con chicas que viven en la ciudad
con aquellas que siempre parecen estar rondando
pero no parecería correcto pasar la noche
con alguien que no es mi verdadero amor
y no me alinearé con nada
y no uniré mi corazón con el de nadie
porque era inexperto
cuando me aplicaron la luz del nacimiento