Dahulu kala ada seorang anak yang miskin,
with no father and no mother
tanpa ayah dan tanpa ibu
And everything was dead
Dan segalanya sudah mati
And no one was left in the whole world
Dan tidak ada yang tersisa di seluruh dunia
Everything was dead
Segalanya sudah mati
And the child went on search, day and night
Dan anak itu terus mencari, siang dan malam
And since nobody was left on the earth,
Dan karena tidak ada yang tersisa di bumi,
he wanted to go up into the heavens
dia ingin pergi ke surga
And the moon was looking at him so friendly
Dan bulan memandangnya dengan ramah
And when he finally got to the moon,
Dan ketika dia akhirnya sampai di bulan,
the moon was a piece of rotten wood
bulan itu ternyata hanya sepotong kayu busuk
And then he went to the sun
Lalu dia pergi ke matahari
And when he got there, the sun was a wilted sunflower
Dan ketika dia sampai di sana, matahari itu adalah bunga matahari yang layu
And when he got to the stars, they were little golden flies.
Dan ketika dia sampai di bintang-bintang, mereka adalah lalat-lalat kecil berwarna emas.
Stuck up there, like the shrike sticks 'em on a blackthorn
Terjebak di sana, seperti burung pemangsa menusuknya ke duri hitam
And when he wanted to go back, down to earth,
Dan ketika dia ingin kembali, turun ke bumi,
the earth was an overturned piss pot
bumi itu adalah pot kencing yang terbalik
And he was all alone, and he sat down and he cried
Dan dia sendirian, dia duduk dan menangis
And he is there till this day
Dan dia masih di sana sampai hari ini
All alone:
Sendirian:
Okay, there's your story!
Oke, itu dia ceritanya!
Night-night!
Selamat malam!