歌词与中文翻译
I ,I don't know...I never got to meet him. His name is Charles.
我也不知道...我从未见过他。他叫查尔斯。
They called him Charlie.
人们叫他查理
And when... when Charlie, who was my dad's older brother,
然后...查理是我父亲的兄长
and when Charlie was in high school,
当查理在高中时
he had really big plans.
他已经有人生目标了
He was gonna go on, maybe a doctor,
他要继续深造，或许要去当一位医生
held all these grand grand plans, you know, really smart guy.
他有好多这些雄伟的计划什么的，就是那种特别聪明的人
And he heard JFK, he heard his president,
然后他听到肯尼迪，他的总统
he gave beautiful speech,
肯尼迪发表的一个美妙的演讲
and he was so moved by the words of this leader
查理被国家领导者的话所深深感动
that he changed the whole future put it on the whole...
他改变了自己的未来，下了巨大的赌注
And he said, ”I'm gonna serve my country. I'm gonna volunteer to go to war.”
他说，“我要服务我的国家，我要志愿参军”
I never got to, I never got to meet my uncle because of that choice,
因为他的这个决定，我从未，我从未见到他
you know, because of that choice.
嗯，就是这个决定
But I admire for him. When I think of my uncle Charlie.
但每当我想起他时，我便感到敬畏
I think it's the idea that...it's the words about our leader they really do matter.
我觉得，对于我伯父来说，当时对他引起巨大影响的是领导者的话
It matters to my uncle back then.
当时这对他来说很重要
And it matters right now.
现在也是
So this one is for my uncle Charlie.
所以这首歌献给我的伯父查理
This is about him, this is called “Charlie Boy”.
这是有关于他的故事，这首歌叫“男孩查理”
.
One, two, three, four...
一，二，三，四...
.
Charlie boy, don't go to war
查理，孩子，不要去打仗
First born in forty four
他在44年出生
Kennedy made him believe
肯尼迪使他相信
that we could do much more
我们可以做更多
Oh oh oh, oh oh ,oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh ,oh oh
.
Lillian, don't hang your head,
Lilian，不要低着头
love should make you feel good
爱情应该让你快乐
In uniform you raised a man,
你身穿制服，带大了一个孩子
who volunteered to stand
他要去征兵
Oh oh oh, oh oh ,oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh ,oh oh
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Play the bugle, play the taps
军号拉响，打起节拍
Make your mothers proud
让你们的母亲骄傲
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
男孩们，举起你的步枪，对着天空
Fire that volley loud .
把枪打得响亮
.
News was bad on Upland Ave
阿普兰大道的情况不乐观
Metuchen mourn our loss
梅塔钦城为阵亡的士兵哀悼
Sons rebelled, while fathers yelled
儿子们反抗着，父亲们叫喊着
And mothers clutched the cross
母亲们则紧抓着十字架
Oh oh oh, oh oh ,oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh ,oh oh
.
Play the bugle, play the taps
军号拉响，打起节拍
Make your fathers proud
让你们的父亲骄傲
Raise your rifles to the sky boys
男孩们，举起你的步枪，对着天空
Fire that volley loud, -ley loud...
把枪打得响亮啊响亮