A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind 有雾状光晕草地和柔软的风

Breathes a whisper through the trees 呼吸穿过树林耳语

As I lean against a hickory I close my eyes and I can almost see 当我靠在山核桃我闭上眼睛，我几乎可以看到

The ghostly forms of blue and gray 蓝色和灰色的幽灵形式

And I can almost hear the cannons blast 我几乎可以听到大炮爆炸

Standin' in the presence of the past 站在在过去的存在

   

The first few waves came cheerin' 前几波来到cheerin “

Fear and hatred runnin' through their blood 恐惧和仇恨，通过他们的血在天边

When the day was finally over 当这一天终于结束了

Those left were wadin' through a crimson flood 那些离开了wadin “通过绯红洪水

To think I could be right here 认为我可以在这里

In the spot where some young soldier breathed his last 在一些年轻的士兵咽了最后一口气现货

Standin' in the presence of the past 站在在过去的存在

   

Brother fightin' brother 兄弟争斗的兄弟

Father fightin' son 父亲奋力抗争的儿子

By the time the sun was settin' 等到太阳设置搜索

Looked like the South had won 看起来像南方赢得

Now my mouth's as dry as cotton 现在，我的嘴的干棉

And my heart is beatin' fast 而我的心脏是beatin 快

Standin' in the presence of the past 站在在过去的存在

   

Sunrise caught the rebels sleepin' and they woke 日出抓到叛军睡，他们醒来

To hear a Yankee bugle blow 听到洋基吹号角

Bullets flew like angry hornets 子弹飞像愤怒的黄蜂

Till the peach tree blossoms drifted down like snow 直到桃树开花飘了过来如雪

It must have been like hell on earth 那一定是像人间地狱

What happened here is more than we can grasp 这里发生的事情是比我们更能够把握

Standin' in the presence of the past 站在在过去的存在

   

Brother fightin' brother 兄弟争斗的兄弟

Father fightin' son 父亲奋力抗争的儿子

By the time the smoke had lifted 等到硝烟已解除

They knew the North had won 他们知道北赢了

Lord my soul feels empty 主啊，我的灵魂会觉得空虚

As my tears fall on this grass 至于我的眼泪落在这种草

Standin' in the presence of the past 站在在过去的存在

   

Brother killin' brother 弟弟杀人哥哥

Father slayin' son 父亲slayin的儿子

From the looks of this old graveyard 从这个古老墓地的外观

Hell nobody really won 地狱没有人真的赢了

Somethin's changed inside me 有些事是我内心的改变

It sure can happen fast 它肯定会发生快

Standin' in the presence of the past 站在在过去的存在

   

A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind 有雾状光晕草地和柔软的风

Breathes a whisper through the trees 呼吸穿过树林耳语