just before the battle, mother

Just before the battle, mother,
又要開始戰鬥了，母親
I am thinking most of you,
我在戰鬥前想的最多的就是您
While upon the field we're watching
尤其是，在戰場上
With the enemy in view.
在我們剛看見敵人時
Comrades brave are 'round me lying,
我看到戰友們倒在地上
Filled with thoughts of home and God
看到了他們對家鄉最後的思念
For well they know that on the morrow,
他們深知在明天，
Some will sleep beneath the sod.
有些人將再也見不到太陽
Farewell, mother, you may never
所以啊，我的母親，祝我好運吧
Press me to your breast again,
再次讓我體驗一下被你哺乳的感覺吧
But, oh, you'll not forget me, mother,
但是啊，不要忘記我，我的母親
If I'm numbered with the slain.
如果我被編號，被編號為死者
Hark! I hear the bugles sounding,
啊！我聽到行軍號的聲音了，
'Tis the signal for the fight,
這是戰鬥的信號啊，
Now, may God protect us, mother,
現在，只能讓上帝保佑我了
As He ever does the right.
正如他曾經所做的那樣
Hear the 'Battle-Cry of Freedom,'
我聽到“為自由而戰鬥”的吶喊聲
How it swells upon the air,
聽到它如何在空中膨脹
Oh, yes, we'll rally 'round the standard,
哦，是的，我們將團結在自由的旗幟下
Or we'll perish nobly there.
否則我們將高貴地陣亡
Farewell, mother, you may never
所以啊，我的母親
Press me to your breast again,
我也許再也無法體驗一下被你哺乳的感覺了
But, oh, you'll not forget me, mother,
但是啊，如果我在陣亡名單上
If I'm numbered with the slain.
請不要遺忘我.........