Broken Blossoms

Flores Partidas

Broken Blossoms

Eu caminho onde antes a grama era verdeI walk where once the grass was green
E lamento a cotovia que já não canta maisAnd mourn the lark that sings no more
Que pássaro poderia cantar, tendo vistoWhat 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 SolAnd as they lie there in the sun
Quão irrelevante agora pareceHow unimportant now it seems
Quem perdeu e quem venceuJust who has lost and who has won
Quando com eles morreram tantos sonhosWhen with them have died so many dreams

Sonharam que o ódio sem fim teria fimThey dreamed that endless hate would end
Que o medo incessante, um dia, cessariaUnceasing fear, one day, would cease
Sonharam que o inimigo se tornaria amigoThey dreamed that foe would turn to friend
E que a guerra eterna se tornaria pazAnd eternal war would turn to peace

Mas quem pode dizer quantos maisBut 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 viramIn fields they've never seen before
Distantes dos campos que nunca mais verãoFar from fields they'll never see again