What’s Left of the Flag

His eyes they closed
阖上双眼
And his last breath spoke
咽下气息
He had seen all to be seen
大千世界一度为他所见
A life once full
生命也曾充实
Now an empty vase
而今宛若空瓶
Wilt the blossoms
倏然凋萎
On his early grave
在伊短折的坟茔

Walk away me boys
走罢，小子们
Walk away me boys
走罢！小子们
And by morning we'll be free
到天亮咱们必得解放！
Wipe that golden tear
与娘亲道别
From your mother dear
将泪水拭去
And raise what's left
目送吾辈残旗
Of the flag for me
冉冉升起
Then the rosary beads
手执玫瑰珠
Count them 1 2 3
计数三二一
Fell apart as they hit the floor
任他四下迸散，砰砰坠地
In a garb of black
置身黯黯阴霾
We must pay respect
须得持秉公心
To the color we were born to mourn
体味悲凉并报以尊敬
Walk away me boys
走罢，小子们
Walk away me boys
走罢！小子们
And by morning we'll be free
到天亮咱们必得解放！
Wipe that golden tear
与娘亲道别
From your mother dear
将泪水拭去
And raise what's left
目送吾辈残旗
Of the flag for me
冉冉升起

In its place grew
孳蕃兮麋集
An angry festered wound
忿烈溃兮毒痈疮
Full of hatered and remorse
悔哉恨哉兮浩浩汤汤
Where I pick and scratch
拾引兮剐凌
Till the blood it matched
急崩涌兮敌血膋
Silent rage that now fills my lungs
以平吾怨兮堂堂皇皇
For there are many ways
彼寇兮曾夸
To kill a man they say
膺屠逆兮繁芜法
With bayonet, axe or sword
刀矛斧剑兮纷纷扬扬
But son a bullet fired
吾辈兮恃凭
From a shapeless guise
赫兮强兮无形铳
Just put the shell of a Thompson gun
推入弹子兮坦坦荡荡

Walk away me boys
走罢，小子们
Walk away me boys
走罢！小子们
And by morning we'll be free
到天亮咱们必得解放！
Wipe that golden tear
与娘亲道别
From your mother dear
将泪水拭去
And raise what's left
目送吾辈残旗
Of the flag for me
冉冉升起

From the east out to the western shore
自东海之埠到西极之滨
Where many men and many more will fall
国土之上，猛士竞殁
But no angel flies with me tonight
然而今夜吾辈并未得蒙神佑
Though freedom reigns on all
尽管“自由无往不胜”
And curse the name for which
而这迫人为奴的仇寇
We slaved our days
实在太堪憎恶
So every men chose Kingdom Come
于是大家都撤往天国

But sure as night turns day
曙更既至
It's the passion play
英灵蒙难
Oh my god“
老天爷！
What have they done
他们都干了什么？”
With madman's rage
掘坟鞭尸
Well they dug our graves
一群肆虐的疯子
But the dead rise again you fools
可惜烈士终将复活

Walk away me boys
走罢，小子们
Walk away me boys
走罢！小子们
And by morning we'll be free
到天亮咱们必得解放！
Wipe that golden tear
与娘亲道别
From your mother dear
将泪水拭去
And raise what's left
目送吾辈残旗
Of the flag for me
冉冉升起

Walk away me boys
走罢，小子们
Walk away me boys
走罢！小子们
And by morning we'll be free
到天亮咱们必得解放！
Wipe that golden tear
与娘亲道别
From your mother dear
将泪水拭去
And raise what's left
目送吾辈残旗
Of the flag for me
冉冉升起