The Last Lincoln Veteran

歌词
They were old when I was young
我尚年轻时,他们已衰老
Now they're all but passed away
如今他们都已离开人世间
Now it's just a second hand
而那件事也已随风而逝
Memory of the day
成为人们的回忆
When from all around the world
当年来自世界各地的人们
They sailed off to Spain
共同向西班牙航行
To fight against the fascists
在那里与法西斯作战
Where so many men were slain
在异乡献出了生命
Who will recall the days
谁还能追忆起那些日子
When they all stood side by side
他们曾肩并肩奋战
Now that the last Lincoln Veteran died
现如今,林肯营的最后一位老兵,离世了
Beside Martin Luther King
在马丁·路德·金身旁
Or in a Veterans Parade
以及老兵游行的队伍中
You could see the men who made the journey
你能看到那个饱经风霜的男人
To join the Fifteenth Brigade
那来自十五旅的战士
When men of many nations
来自许多民族的人们
Of most every creed and hue
各种不同的信仰的色彩
Catholics and Protestants
天主教徒和新教徒
Atheists and Jews
无神论者和犹太人
Joined together in the trenches
在战壕中结拜为兄弟
To turn back the fascist tide
去阻止法西斯的浪潮
Now that the last Lincoln Veteran died
现如今,林肯营的最后一位老兵,离世了
The working class of many nations
来自许多国家的劳动者们
Joined in a desperate bid
决意在此孤注一掷
With what weapons they could find
用所有他们能找到的武器
They fought to save Madrid
为保卫马德里而战
From Brussels and Berlin
从布鲁塞尔到柏林
Galway and London town
从戈尔韦到伦敦城
Who will recall the Brigadistas
那些响应国际纵队号召的人们
Who tried to take the fascists down
誓要把法西斯打倒
There beside the Spanish people
在他们身旁的西班牙人民
Even the figs and olives cried
连无花果与橄榄树也为之哭泣
Now that the last Lincoln Veteran died
现如今,林肯营的最后一位老兵,离世了
The Republic had the people
共和国有它的人民
But the fascists had the tanks
而法西斯分子有坦克
But Il Duce and Der Fuhrer 但那所谓“领袖”和“元首”
Deserve only some of Franco's thanks
只值得弗朗哥说几句“谢谢”
'Cause the fuel to move the armor
因为那驱动装甲的燃料
Came from the USA
来自彼岸的美利坚
And the men that they gunned down
而那些被他们杀害的人们
Were from New York and Frisco Bay
也从纽约和旧金山湾赶来
Uncle Sam said he was neutral
山姆大叔宣称他是中立的
Who will remember how he lied
谁还能记住他可耻的谎言
Now that the last Lincoln Veteran died
现如今,林肯营的最后一位老兵,离世了
They say people get conservative
有人说,人会随着年龄的增长
The older that they age
而变得麻木与保守
They say that being radical
他们说那些激进的举动
Is just a youthful faith
不过是种稚嫩的信仰
But the finest communist I've known
但那位我所知道的最好的GC主义者
Lived to 95 活到了95岁
And he spent his whole life fighting
他的一生都在战斗
For humanity to thrive
为了整个人类的繁荣
To forget these fallen heroes
忘记这些逝去的英雄
Is something I cannot abide
是我所无法忍受的事
Now that the last Lincoln Veteran died
现如今,林肯营的最后一位老兵,离世了
Now that the last Lincoln Veteran died
现如今,林肯营的最后一位老兵,离世了
There's a valley in Spain called Jaramy
在西班牙有个山谷叫雅拉玛
It's a place that we all know so well
一个你我都如此熟悉的地方
It was there that we gave of our manhood
在那里,我们献出了自己的青春
Where so many of our brave comrades fell
在那里,许多勇敢的同志从容就义
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2.The Last Lincoln Veteran
3.Riot Dog
4.Ungdomshuset's Microphone
5.Israeli Geography 101
6.Welcome to the European Union
7.We Will Win (Song for Wisconsin)
8.Tax the Rich
9.The Biggest Windmill
10.No Fracking Way
11.Still Waiting for the Change
12.Osama Bin Laden Is Dead
13.Up the Provos
14.Song for the Mavi Marmara
15.Song for Chelsea Manning
16.John Brown
17.Sugihara
18.Minami Sanriku
19.Pirate Santa
20.East Tennessee
21.I'm a Better Anarchist Than You
22.Cordova
23.Tunisia, 2011