Ballad of October 16th - Pete Seeger

Ballad of October 16th - Pete Seeger
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Written by：Millard Lampell

It was on a Saturday night and the moon was shing bright
那是个月光明亮的周六夜晚
They passed the conscription bill
征兵法案终获通过
And the people they did say for many miles away
千里之外的民众议论纷纷
'Twas the president and his boys on capitol hill
说是总统和他幕僚们在国会山的决策
Oh Franklin Roosevelt told the people how he felt
富兰克林·罗斯福向民众坦露心声
We damned near believed what he said
我们几乎信了他的每句话
He said I hate war and so does Eleanor
他说"我厌恶战争 埃莉诺也是"
But we won't be safe 'till everybody's dead
"但除非所有人都死去 我们才算安全"
When my poor old mother died I was sitting by her side
当我可怜的老母亲离世时 我守在她身旁
A promising to war I'd never go
曾发誓永远不会踏上战场
But now I'm wearing khaki jeans and eating army beans
如今却穿着卡其军裤 嚼着军用豆粮
And I'm told that J P morgan loves me so
听说摩根大亨对我"关怀备至"
I have wandered o'er this land a roaming working man
我曾漂泊在这片土地 是个流浪的工人
No clothes to wear and not much food to eat
衣衫褴褛 食不果腹
But now the government foots the bill
如今政府包揽一切开销
Gives me clothes and feeds me swill
给我衣物 喂我泔水
Gets me shot and puts me underground six feet
让我中弹 将我埋入六尺黄土之下
Oh Franklin Roosevelt told the people how he felt
富兰克林·罗斯福向民众坦露心声
We damned near believed what he said
我们几乎信了他的每句话
He said I hate war and so does Eleanor
他说"我厌恶战争 埃莉诺也是"
But we won't be safe 'till everybody's dead
"但除非所有人都死去 我们才算安全"
Why nothing can be wrong if it makes our country strong
"只要国家强盛 任何手段都无可指摘"
We got to get tough to save democracy
"我们必须强硬 才能捍卫民主"
And though it may mean war
"即便这意味着战争"
We must defend singapore
我们必须保卫新加坡
This don't hurt you half as much as it hurts me
这伤痛不及我心中半分
Oh Franklin Roosevelt told the people how he felt
富兰克林·罗斯福向民众坦露心声
We damned near believed what he said
我们几乎信了他的每句话
He said I hate war and so does Eleanor
他说"我厌恶战争 埃莉诺也是"
But we won't be safe 'till everybody's dead
"但除非所有人都死去 我们才算安全"