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There once was a man who just couldn’t cry
Pernah ada orang yang tidak bisa menangis
He hadn’t cried for years and for years
Dia tidak pernah menangis selama bertahun-tahun
Napalmed babies and the movie love story
Bayi yang baru lahir dan kisah cinta film
For instance could not produce tears
Misalnya tidak bisa menghasilkan air mata
As a child he had cried as all children will
Sebagai anak kecil dia menangis seperti semua anak
Then at some point his tear ducts ran dry
Kemudian di beberapa titik saluran air matanya mengering
He grew to be a man, the feces hit the fan
Dia tumbuh menjadi seorang pria, kotorannya menabrak kipas angin
Things got bad, but he couldn’t cry
Hal-hal menjadi buruk, tapi dia tidak bisa menangis


His dog was run over, his wife up and left him
Anjingnya dilindas, istrinya bangun dan meninggalkannya
And after that he got sacked from his job
Dan setelah itu dia dipecat dari pekerjaannya
Lost his arm in the war, was laughed at by a whore
Kehilangan lengannya dalam perang, ditertawakan oleh pelacur
Ah, but sill not a sniffle or sob
Ah, tapi tidak mengendus atau terisak


His novel was refused, his movie was panned
Novelnya ditolak, filmnya menyorot
And his big Broadway show was a flop
Dan pertunjukan Broadway yang besar itu gagal


He got sent off to jail; you guessed it, no bail
Dia dikirim ke penjara; Anda bisa menebaknya, tidak ada jaminan
Oh, but still not a dribble or drop
Oh, tapi tetap saja tidak menggiring bola atau menjatuhkannya


In jail he was beaten, bullied and buggered
Di penjara dia dipukuli, diintimidasi dan diganggu
And made to make license plates
Dan dibuat untuk membuat plat nomor
Water and bread was all he was fed
Air dan roti adalah semua yang dia makan
But not once did a tear stain his face
Tapi tidak sekali pun air mata menodai wajahnya


Doctors were called in, scientists, too
Dokter dipanggil masuk, ilmuwan juga
Theologians were last and practically least
Para teolog terakhir dan praktis paling sedikit


They all agreed sure enough; this was sure no cream puff
Mereka semua setuju cukup yakin; ini pasti tidak ada krim puff
But in fact an insensitive beast
Tapi sebenarnya binatang yang tidak peka


He was removed from jail and placed in a place
Dia dikeluarkan dari penjara dan ditempatkan di suatu tempat
For the insensitive and the insane
Bagi yang tidak peka dan gila
He played lots of chess and made lots of friends
Dia banyak bermain catur dan banyak berteman
And he wept every time it would rain
Dan dia menangis setiap kali hujan


Once it rained forty days and it rained forty nights
Setelah hujan turun empat puluh hari dan hujan turun empat puluh malam
And he cried and he cried and he cried and he cried
Dan dia menangis dan dia menangis dan dia menangis dan dia menangis


On the forty-first day, he passed away
Pada hari ke empat puluh satu, dia meninggal dunia
He just dehydrated and died
Dia hanya mengalami dehidrasi dan meninggal


Well, he went up to heaven, located his dog
Nah, dia naik ke surga, menemukan anjingnya
Not only that, but he rejoined his arm
Tidak hanya itu, tapi dia bergabung kembali dengan lengannya
Down below, all the critics, they loot it all back
Di bawah, semua kritikus, mereka menjarah semuanya
Cancer robbed the whore of her charm
Kanker merampok pelacur pesonanya


His ex-wife died of stretch marks, his ex-employer went broke
Mantan istrinya meninggal karena stretch mark, mantan majikannya bangkrut
The theologians were finally found out
Para teolog akhirnya ditemukan


Right down to the ground, that old jail house burned down
Begitu sampai di tanah, rumah penjara tua itu terbakar habis
The earth suffered perpetual drought
Bumi menderita kekeringan abadi