there was a decorated general with 有一个普遍的装饰用

a heart of gold, that likened him to 一个心脏的黄金，这比做他

all the stories he told 所有的故事，他告诉

of past battles, won and lost, and 过去的战斗，赢了，输了，而

legends of old a seasoned veteran in 老经验丰富的老将的传说

his own time 他自己的时间

   

on the battlefield, he gained 在战场上，他获得了

respectful fame with many medals 恭敬的名气与许多奖牌

of bravery and stripes to his name 勇敢和条纹来他的名字

he grew a beard as soon as he could 他只要他能留了胡子

to cover the scars on his face 掩盖他脸上的伤疤

and always urged his men on 始终敦促他的手下上

   

but on the eve of a great battle 但一个伟大的战役前夕

with the infantry in dream 在梦想的步兵

the old general tossed in his sleep 老将军扔在睡梦中

and wrestled with its meaning 搏斗的含义

he awoke from the night 他从晚上醒了

just to tell what he had seen 只是告诉他所看到的

and walked slowly out of his tent 并慢慢地走着他的帐篷

   

all the men held tall with their 与所有持有高大男人的

chests in the air, with courage in 箱子在空中，与勇气

their blood and a fire in their stare 他们的血和火在他们的凝视

it was a grey morning and they all 这是一个灰色的早晨，他们都

wondered how they would fare 想知道他们如何生活

till the old general told them to go home 直到老将军告诉他们回家

   

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He said: I have seen the others 他说：我看到了别人

and I have discovered 我也发现了

that this fight is not worth fighting 这场斗争是不值得打

I have seen their mothers 我见过他们的母亲

and I will no other 我也不再等

to follow me where I'm going 跟着我，我要去

   

So,take a shower, shine your shoes 所以，洗澡，照你的鞋

you got no time to lose 你有没有时间可以浪费

you are young men you must be living 你是年轻人，你必须活

Take a shower, shine your shoes 洗澡，照你的鞋

you got no time to lose 你有没有时间可以浪费

you are young men you must be living 你是年轻人，你必须活

go now you are forgiven 请你现在原谅

   

but the men stood fast with their 但男子坚守自己的

guns on their shoulders not knowing 枪在他们的肩膀上，不知道

what to do with the contradicting orders 做什么用的矛盾订单

the general said he would do his own 一般的说，他将尽自己的

duty but would extend it no further 税，但会不会进一步扩大其

the men could go as they pleased 男人可以去为他们高兴

   

but not a man moved, their eyes gazed straight ahead 但没有一个人提出，他们的眼睛直盯着前方

till one by one 直到一个接一个

they stepped back and not a word was said 他们向后退了几步，并没有一个字是说

and the old general was left with his 和老将军留下了他的

own words echoing in his head 自己的话回荡在他的头上

he then prepared to fight 然后，他准备打

   

[CHORUS] [合唱]

   

go now you are forgiven 请你现在原谅