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There Were Roses My song for you this evening 今晚我的歌为你而唱 Is not to make you sad 不是要使你悲伤 Nor for adding to the sorrows 也不是要增添忧愁 Of this troubled northern land 关于这片困扰的北方大地 But lately I’ve been thinking 但是最近我在思考 And it just wont leave my mind 思考从没有停止 I’ll tell you about two friends one time 我将告诉你曾经的两个朋友 Who were both good friends of mine 他们都曾是我的好友 Isaac he was Protestant 伊萨卡他是一名清教徒 And Sean was Catholic born 西恩是天主教徒 But it never made a difference 但是这从来没有影响什么 For the friendship it was strong 因为友谊坚固 And sometimes in the evening 有时候在夜里 When they heard the sound of drums 当他们听到鼓声的时候 They said they wont divide us 他们说他们决不分离 We will always be as one 始终如一 There Were Roses Isaac was my friend he cried 我的朋友伊萨卡哭喊着 He begged them with his tears 他流泪乞求他们 But centuries of hatred 但是几个世纪的仇恨 Have ears that do not hear 不是泪水可以融化的 An eye for an eye 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 That was all that filled their minds 这是他们唯一的信条 And another eye for another eye 同归于尽 Now I don’t know where the moral is 现在我不知道道德都去了哪儿Or where the song should end 歌声什么时候停止 But I wonder just how many wars 但是我只是想，有多少战争 Are fought between good friends 让好朋友对抗 And those who give the orders 发出命令的人 Are not the ones to die 却不是牺牲的人 It’s Scott and young MacDonald 牺牲的，是年轻的生命 And the likes of you and I 还有你我的亲朋 There were roses, roses 玫瑰啊，玫瑰啊 There were roses 有很多的玫瑰 And the tears of a people ran together 众人泪流成河 * Words and Phrases 1、inarticulateness n. 不善辞令；无言以对 inarticulate adj. (of people) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily 不善于表达的； 不善于说话的 (of speech) not using clear words; not express clearly词不达意的；表达得不清楚的 articulate v. adj.发音清晰（的）；表达能