With God on Our Side - Joan Baez (琼·贝兹)

Oh my name it means nothin'

我的名字没有任何意义

My age it means less

我的年纪尚小

The country I come from

我来自的国家

Is called the Midwest

被称为中西部地区

I's taught and brought up there

我在那里受到抚养和教育

The laws to abide

遵守法律

And that land that I live in

我住的那片土地

Has God on its side

有上帝住在边上

Oh the history books tell it

哦 历史书籍告诉它

They tell it so well

他们说的很好

The cavalries charged

骑兵向前冲

The Indians fell

印第安人倒下了

The cavalries charged

骑兵向前冲

The Indians died

印第安人死掉了

Oh the country was young

哦 这个国家是年轻的

With God on its side

上帝就在它边上

Oh the Spanish-American

哦 西班牙裔美国人

War had its day

战争迟早有一天

And the Civil War too

内战也一样

Was soon laid away

很快就会被埋葬

And the names of the heroes

和那英雄的名字

I's made to memorize

我的记忆里

With guns in their hands

他们的手里拿着枪

And God on their side

上帝就在他们身边

Oh the First World War boys

哦 第一次世界大战 小伙子们

It closed out its fate

他结束了他的命运

The reason for fighting

战争的原因

I never got straight

我从未明确过

But I learned to accept it

但我学会了接受它

Accept it with pride

骄傲的接受它

For you don't count the dead

因为你不计算何时死去

When God's on your side

当上帝在你身边时

When the Second World War

当第二次世界大战时

Came to an end

直到结束

We forgave the Germans

我们原谅了德国人

And we were friends

我们成为了朋友

Though they murdered six million

虽然他们谋杀了600万人

In the ovens they fried

在他们油炸过的烤箱里

The Germans now too

德国人现在也是一样的

Have God on their side

有上帝在他们身边

I've learned to hate Russians

我学会了恨俄罗斯

All through my whole life

用尽我整个生命

If another war starts

如果另一场战争开始

It's them we must fight

是他们使我们必须战斗

To hate them and fear them

恨他们怕他们

To run and to hide

逃离着躲藏着

And accept it all bravely

然后勇敢的接受这一切

With God on my side

上帝在我身边

But now we got weapons

但我们现在有了武器

Of the chemical dust

化学粉剂

If fire them we're forced to

我们必须迫使自己开火

Then fire them we must

当向他们开火时 我们必须

One push of the button

推下开关

And a shot the world wide

然后向全世界发射

And you never ask questions

你永远不会问为什么

When God's on your side

当上帝在你身边的时候

In a many dark hour

在许多黑暗的时刻

I've been thinkin' about this

我一直在关于这思考

That Jesus Christ

那个救世主耶稣

Was betrayed by a kiss

被一个吻背叛了

But I can't think for you

但我不能为你考虑

You'll have to decide

你必须决定

Whether Judas Iscariot

就算是犹太人

Had God on his side

也会有上帝在他的身边

So now as I'm leavin'

现在 我走了

I'm weary as Hell

我厌倦了地狱

The confusion I'm feelin'

我感到不知所措

Ain't no tongue can tell

不是没有舌头可以述说

The words fill my head

这些话填满了我的大脑

And fall to the floor

然后倒在地板上

If God's on our side

如果上帝在我们身边

He'll stop the next war

他将停止下一场战争