I saw a comet in the sky
caught it by the tail.
When I held it in my hand
it was a nightingale.
It was a nightingale.
I was happy and took him home,
he was hurt and so alone.
Water, love and seeds
those were all his needs.
In about a week or so
he was fit to go.
He sang a ting, ling, ling, ling, bird song
A swinging, ling, ling, ling, long melody
He sang a ting, ling, ling, ling rock song
A swinging, ling, ling, ling, long song for me
One day at daybreak
he said good-bye.
He flew up and he was like
a comet in the sky.
A comet in the sky.
Versão em inglês de Gilberto Gil, musicada e gravada
por ele no álbum Nightingale (1979)