歌词与中文翻译
The marchin' band came down along Maine Street
军乐队沿着缅因街奏响布鲁斯
The soldier blues fell in behind
士兵紧随其后
I looked across and there I saw Billy
我的视线穿过人群
Waiting to go and join the line
看到等待加入军队的比利
And with her head upon his shoulder
依偎在他肩上的
His young and lovely fiancee
是他那年轻可爱的未婚妻
From where I stood I saw she was cryin
'我听见她低声哭泣
And through her tears I heard her say
泪眼模糊诉说着：
Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life“
比利，别逞英雄，别拿自己的生命犯傻”
Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife“
比利，别逞英雄，安全归来，让我成为你的妻子”
And as Billy started to go
当比利走时
she said keep your pretty head low
她说：“把你漂亮的头埋低，
Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me
比利，别逞英雄，安全回到我身边吧“
The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside
士兵和布鲁斯永远被留在了山坡上
The battle raging all around
战争肆虐着一切
The sergeant cried, we've got to hang on, boys
中士流着泪说：“我们得坚持下去，男孩们，
We've gotta hold this piece of ground
我们得守住这片土地。
I need a volunteer to ride out
我需要一个志愿者站出来，
And bring us back some extra men
并为我们带回一些额外的男人。”
And Billy's hand was up in a moment
那一瞬间比利高举起手
Forgettin' all the words she said, she said
忘了所有她曾说过的话
Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life
她曾说：“比利，别逞英雄，别拿自己的生命犯傻”
Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife
她曾说：“比利，别逞英雄，安全归来，让我成为你的妻子”
And as Billy started to go
当比利走时
she said, keep your pretty head low
她曾说：“把你漂亮的头埋低，
Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me
比利，别逞英雄，安全回到我身边吧”
I heard his fiancee got a letter
后来我听说他的未婚妻收到一封信
That told how Billy died that day
信里交代了比利在那天如何死去
The letter said that he was a hero
信里说，他是个英雄
She should be proud he died that way
她该为他的牺牲感到骄傲
I heard she threw the letter away
后来我听说她把那封信扔了