Between the Wars - The Young'uns

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Written by：Billy Bragg

Written by：Billy Bragg

I was a miner

我曾经是个矿工

I was a docker

我是个码头工人

I was a railway man

我曾经是个铁路工人

Between the wars

在战争之间

I raised a family

我组建了一个家庭

In times of austerity

在困难时期

With sweat at the foundry

在铸造厂汗流浃背

Between the wars

在战争之间

I paid the union and as times got harder

我给工会交了钱日子越来越艰难

I looked to the government to help the working man

我指望政府帮助工人

And they brought prosperity down at the armoury

他们给武器库带来了繁荣

We're arming for peace me boys

我们准备争取和平朋友们

Between the wars

在战争之间

I kept the faith and I kept voting

我坚定信念我坚持不懈

Not for the iron fist but for the helping hand

不求铁拳只求援手

For theirs is a land with a wall around it

他们的世界被高墙包围

And mine is a faith in my fellow man

我相信我的同胞

Theirs is a land of hope and glory

这是一片充满希望和荣耀的土地

Mine is the green field and the factory floor

我的世界就是绿油油的田野工厂里

Theirs are the skies all dark with bombers

天空一片漆黑到处都是轰炸机

And mine is the peace we knew

我拥有我们熟悉的宁静

Between the wars

在战争之间

Call up the craftsmen

叫来工匠

Bring me the draughtsmen

把绘图员带来

Build me a path from cradle to grave

为我开辟一条从生到死的道路

And I'll give my consent

我会同意的

To any government

对任何一个政府

That does not deny a man a living wage

这并不能否定一个人的谋生之道

Go find the young men never to fight again

去找那些年轻人吧别再抵抗了

Bring up the banners from the days gone by

把过去那些日子的旗帜举起来

Sweet moderation

温和的节制

Heart of this nation

这个国家的心脏

Desert us not we are

不会抛弃我们我们会

Between the wars

在战争之间