A Dear John Letter

Dear John: Oh! how I hate to write.
親愛的約翰：唉！我並不想寫下這封信。
Dear John: I must let you know tonight.
但親愛的約翰，有些事我必須今晚告訴你，
That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn.
我對你的愛，已成過眼雲煙，消失不見了。
And tonight I wed another dear John.
而我，今晚就要嫁給別人了。
I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me.
當郵差找到我的時候，我遠渡重洋，身處戰場。
He handed me a letter and I was just as happy as I could be.
當他把信交給我的時候，我欣喜若狂。
Cause the fighting was all over and the battles have all been won.
因為戰爭已然結束，而我們取得了勝利。
But then I opened up the letter and that started dear John.
但當我打開這封信時才發現它是以“親愛的約翰”開場。
Wont you please send back my picture my husband wants it now.
（信的內容）“你介意把我的照片還給我嗎？我丈夫想要。
When I tell you who Im wedding you wont care. Dear,anyhow.
我知道你不會在意我嫁給了誰，無論如何。
And it hurts me so to tell ye that my love for you has gone.
對我而言，向你坦白並不容易。
But tonight I wed your brother dear John.
但親愛的約翰，我今晚就要嫁給你的哥哥了。
And tonight I wed another dear John.
今晚，我要嫁給別人了。