Well it rained last night
Kemarin malam hujan turun
and the stars shone bright
dan bintang-bintang bersinar terang
and way off yonder
dan jauh di sana
we heard the whippoorwill.
kami mendengar suara burung whippoorwill.
At the first light of dawn
Saat cahaya pagi pertama muncul
we heard that he was gone.
kami mendengar bahwa dia telah pergi.
Our hearts was empty
Hati kami kosong
and our eyes was filled.
dan mata kami penuh.
Open the gates;
Buka gerbangnya;
welcome him in.
sambut dia masuk.
There's a brand new angel,
Ada malaikat baru,
a brand new angel
malaikat baru
with an old idea.
dengan ide lama.
In music we heard
Dalam musik kami mendengar
all the songs of the birds.
semua lagu burung.
And he said that some songs
Dan dia bilang bahwa beberapa lagu
is like clear fall days.
seperti hari-hari musim gugur yang cerah.
But he played his last refrain
Tapi dia memainkan refrain terakhirnya
oh but the song will remain.
oh tapi lagunya akan tetap ada.
Though he's put his pole down
Meskipun dia sudah menurunkan alatnya
and closed his case.
dan menutup tasnya.
Open the gates;
Buka gerbangnya;
welcome him in.
sambut dia masuk.
'Cause there's a brand new angel,
Karena ada malaikat baru,
there's a brand new angel
ada malaikat baru
with a old idea.
dengan ide lama.