Eu caminho onde antes a grama era verde I walk where once the grass was green E lamento a cotovia que já não canta mais And mourn the lark that sings no more Que pássaro poderia cantar, tendo visto What bird could sing whose eyes have seen Flores partidas no campo de guerra? Broken blossoms on the field of war?
E enquanto jazem sob o Sol And as they lie there in the sun Quão irrelevante agora parece How unimportant now it seems Quem perdeu e quem venceu Just who has lost and who has won Quando com eles morreram tantos sonhos When with them have died so many dreams
Sonharam que o ódio sem fim teria fim They dreamed that endless hate would end Que o medo incessante, um dia, cessaria Unceasing fear, one day, would cease Sonharam que o inimigo se tornaria amigo They dreamed that foe would turn to friend E que a guerra eterna se tornaria paz And eternal war would turn to peace
Mas quem pode dizer quantos mais But who can say how many more Se juntarão a esses jovens e esperançosos homens? Will join these young and hopeful men? Em campos que nunca antes viram In fields they've never seen before Distantes dos campos que nunca mais verão Far from fields they'll never see again