The Ballad Of Ira Hayes

Gather round you people And a story i will tell
聚過來吧各位，我將講一個故事
About a brave young Indian you should remember well
關於一位勇敢年輕，你們應該牢記的印第安人
From the tribe of Pima Indians A proud and a peaceful band
來自皮馬印第安部落，一個自豪且和平的團體
They farmed the Phoenix Valley in Arizona land
他們在亞利桑那州的土地耕種鳳凰山谷
Down their ditches for a thousand years The sparkling water rushed
在他們的溝渠里波光粼粼的水奔流了上千年
Till the white man stole their water rights and the running water hushed
直到白人剝奪了他們的飲水權，流水就此緘默
Now Ira's folks were hungry And their farms grew crops of weeds
現在艾勒的家人都飢腸轆轆，家中的農場雜草叢生
But when war came he volunteered And forgot the white man's greed
但當戰場來臨時艾勒志願出征，忘卻了白人的貪婪
Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他已醉得不省人事
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
Yes, call him, drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
是的，叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他不會再做回答
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
They started up Iwo Jima hill, two hundred and fifty men 250
人向硫磺島衝去
But only 27 lived to walk back down that hill again
卻只有27人活著下山
And when the fight was over And the old glory raised
當戰鬥結束，昔日的榮耀被重舉
One of the men who held it high was the Indian Ira Hayes
其中一位被高高舉起的人，就是印第安的艾勒.海斯
Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他已醉得不省人事
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他不會再做回答
Not the whiskey-drinkingIndian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
Now Ira returned a hero, celebrated throughout the land
現在艾勒成為了英雄，慶祝貫穿這片土地
He was wined and speeched and honored, everybody shook his hand
他受人們賓禮相待，每個人都來和他握手
But he was just a Pima Indian,no money,no crops,no chance
但他只是個皮馬部落的印第安人，沒有錢，沒有莊稼，更沒有機遇
And at home nobody cared what Ira had done And the wind did the Indian's dance
在家裡沒人關心艾勒的事蹟，風吹起印第安之舞
Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他已醉得不省人事
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他不會再做回答
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
And Ira started drinking hard, jail was often his home
艾勒開始酗酒，監獄常是他的住所
They let him raise the flag there and lower it like you'd throw a dog a bone
他們讓他在那升降旗幟，就像丟骨頭給狗吃一樣
He died drunk early one morning, alone in the land he'd fought to save
他在一天清晨死於醉酒，孤身一人在這片他曾拯救過的土地
Two inches of water in a lonely ditch was the grave for Ira Hayes
孤零零水溝裡的兩英寸水就是艾勒·海斯的墳墓
Call him drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他不會再做任何回應了
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
Call him, drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他不會再做任何回應了
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征海軍
Yes, call him, drunken Ira Hayes, but his land is still as dry
是的，叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他的土地依舊乾燥
And his ghost is lying thirsty in the ditch where Ira died
他的靈魂口渴著躺在他死去的水溝裡
Call him, drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他不會再做任何回應了
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍
Call him, drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore
叫他酒鬼艾勒·海斯，他不會再做任何回應了
Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war
不是愛喝威士忌的印第安人，也不是出征的海軍