Jedidiah 1777 - Eliza Gilkyson

Jedidiah out in the snow
Jedidiah在雪地里
Walkin' the frozen trenchlines
走在结冰的贫民区
Wet boots and his wool coat comin' apart at the seams
湿透的靴子和他的羊毛大衣已经撕裂
Rations of hard baked dough
定量的生面团
Handfuls of melting snow
一把把融化的雪
What else can a man live on but his dreams
除了梦想一个人还能靠什么活下去
Not twenty miles away
不到二十英里
In the mansions of Philadelphia
在费城的豪宅里
Loyalists lay their money down on the king
效忠于国王的人把钱都押在国王身上
We've provision enough for the day
我们有足够的准备
But if victory were just for the wealthy
但如果胜利只属于有钱人
Our noble cause wouldn't be worth the hardship we're suffering
我们崇高的事业根本不值得我们承受这些磨难
Send the cloth for a good waistcoat
送布去买件好马甲
I dream of your hearth and the fields of oat
我梦见你的家和燕麦田
I awake to the drum and the trembling note of the fifer
我在鼓声和小提琴的颤动声中醒来
May it please God in His great mercy
但愿这能让仁慈的上帝感到高兴
To shelter our friends and our family
为我们的朋友和家人遮风挡雨
I remain your son most faithfully
我依然是你最忠诚的儿子
Jedidiah

I have seen a man who has seen a man
我见过一个人
Who has heard the king
谁听到了国王的声音
Tell of his intention our independence to declare
告诉他我们宣布独立的意图
The peace will undoubtedly bring
和平无疑会带来
A great revolution in commerce
一场伟大的商业革命
May it be our rightful fortune to come in for a share
希望这是我们应得的财富来分享
My regards to a certain Miss Moore
向摩尔小姐致以问候
I've stated my honorable intentions for her
我已经向她表明了我崇高的愿望
That upon my return from this necessary war she'll be my wife
等我打完这场必要的仗回来她就是我的妻子
May it please God in His great mercy
但愿这能让仁慈的上帝感到高兴
To restore the joys of domesticity
恢复家庭生活的乐趣
Salutations to the family
向你的家人致以问候
Jedidiah

I rejoice that the cause we're engaged in
我很高兴我们所从事的事业
Is in the hands of an Almighty Sovereign
都在万能的君主手中
Who I doubt not is accomplishing the ends of His desire
我毫不怀疑他正在实现他的愿望
My love to you and the fair Miss Moore
我爱你还有美丽的摩尔小姐
Spare me a bottle from the cellar store
在地下商店给我留一瓶酒
And in my name let the contents pour
以我的名义让我心满意足
Jedidiah