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I WAS ONLY 19 (A WALK IN THE LIGHT GREEN) - REDGUM
Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing-out parade at Puckapunyal
妈妈、爸爸和丹尼看到了帕克普尼亚尔的游行
It was a long march from cadets
这是学员们的长征
The sixth battalion was the next to tour and it was me who drew the card
第六营是下一个巡回的，这是我抽的签
We did Canungra Shoalwater before we left
我们在离开前去了甘伦格拉和浅滩
And Townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay
我们沿着汤斯维尔的人行道一直走向码头
This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean
路边的剪报展现了我们的年轻、强壮和整洁
And there's me in my slouch hat with my SLR and greens
我戴着宽松的帽子，背着SLR步枪和迷彩服
God help me
上帝啊救救我吧
I was only nineteen
我只有19岁
From Vung Tau riding Chinooks to the dust at Nui Dat
坐着支奴干从头顿飞到尼山
I'd been in and out of choppers now for months
我已经在直升机上过了几个月
But we made our tents a home VB and pinups on the lockers
我们把帐篷当成了家在柜子上贴着美女海报
And an Asian orange sunset through the scrub
东南亚夕阳余晖穿过灌木丛
And can you tell me doctor why I stil can't get to sleep
医生你能告诉我为什么我一直睡不着？
And night-time's just a jungle dark and a barking M16
夜晚只有一片黑暗和M16的突突声
And what's this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means
反复越南人又是什么？你能告诉我这是什么意思吗?
God help me
上帝啊救救我吧
I was only ninteen
我只有19岁
A four week operation when each step could mean your last one on two legs
一次为期4周的行动每一步都可能是你的最后一步
It was a war within yourself
这是自己与自己的对抗
But you wouldn't let your mates down til they had you dusted off
你不会让战友倒下除非战死
So you closed your eyes and thought about something else
所以你闭上了眼想起了往事
Then someone yelled out Contact front and the bloke behind me swore
然后有人大喊前方交火，我身后的家伙骂出了声
We hooked in there for hours then a Godalmighty roar
我们被拖在那里几个小时直到炮火响起
Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon
弗兰基就像人类登月那样踩上了地雷
God help me
上帝啊救救我吧
He was going home in June
他六月份就能回家了
I can still see Frankie drinking tinnies in the Grand Hotel
我仿佛看到弗兰基在大酒店喝酒
On a thirty-six hour rec leave in Vung Tau
那次是在头顿市休息36小时
And I can still hear Frankie lying screaming in the jungle
我听到了弗兰基躺在丛林里惨叫
Til the ******** came and killed the bloody row
直到注射了吗啡才结束那血腥的声音
And the Anzac legends didn't mention mud and blood and tears
澳新军团的传奇人物没有提到昵图鲜血和眼泪
And the stories that my father told me never seemed quite real
爸爸给我讲的故事一点都不真实
I caught some pieces in my back that I didn't even feel
我摸到背后插着一些我都没有意识到的碎片
God help me
上帝啊救救我吧
I was only nineteen
我只有19岁
And can you tell me doctor why I still can't get to sleep
医生你能告诉我为什么我一直睡不着？
And why the Channel Seven chopper chills me to my feet
为什么7号直升机吓得我站不起来
And what's this rash that comes and goes can you tell me what it means
反复越南人又是什么？你能告诉我这是什么意思吗?
God help me
上帝啊救救我吧
I was only nineteen
我只有19岁
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