And time will tell you
To stay by my side
To keep on trying’
til there’s no more to hide.
Il tempo ti dirà
di starmi vicino
di continuare a cercare
finché non ci sarà più niente da nascondere.

So leave the ways that are making you be
What you really don’t want to be
Leave the ways that are making you love
What you really don’t want to love.
E allora lascia le strade che ti fanno diventare
quello che non vuoi veramente essere
lascia le strade che ti fanno amare
chi non vuoi veramente amare.

Time has told me
You’re a rare rare find
A troubled cure
For a troubled mind.
Il tempo mi ha detto
che è difficile trovare una come te
una cura tormentata
per una mente piena di problemi.

And time has told me
Not to ask for more
For some day our ocean
Will find its shore.
Il tempo ti dirà
di non chiedermi di più
perchè un giorno il tuo oceano
troverà la sua riva.

Estratto da Time has told me – Nick Drake tratta da “Five leaves Left” – Island Records (1969)

Risposta (“originale”).

When I was younger, younger than before
I never saw the truth hanging from the door
And now I’m older see it face to face
And now I’m older gotta get up clean the place.

And I was green, greener than the hill
Where the flowers grew and the sun shone still
Now I’m darker than the deepest sea
Just hand me down, give me a place to be.

And I was strong, strong in the sun
I thought I’d see when day is done
Now I’m weaker than the palest blue
Oh, so weak in this need for you.

Place to be – Nick Drake tratta da “Pink Moon” – Island Records (1972)