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, roses 玫瑰啊，玫瑰 There were roses有很多的玫瑰 And the tears of a people ran together 众人泪流成河 It was on a Sunday morning 在一个礼拜天的上午 When the awful news came round 噩耗传来 Another killing had been done 又一场杀戮展开 Just outside Newry Town 就在新城外 We knew that Isaac danced up there 我们知道伊萨卡在那儿跳舞 We knew he liked the band 我们知道他喜欢乐队 But when we heard that he was dead 可是当我们得知他死了 We just could not understand 这简直难以置信 Now fear it filled the countryside 现在恐惧笼罩乡村 There was fear in every home 恐惧压在每个人的心头 When late at night a car came 深夜来了一辆汽车 Prowling round the Ryan Road 在来恩路徘徊 A Catholic would be killed tonight 一名天主教土今晚即将被杀 To even up the score 为了报复 Oh Christ, it's young MacDonald 噢，基督，是年轻的麦克当纳 They have taken from the door 他们从门边抓走了他 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