A Short History of Warfare

Uma Breve História da Guerra

A Short History of Warfare

De volta na Idade Média,Back in the Middle Ages,
Os nobres lutavam as guerras,The nobles fought the wars,
A pior coisa que sofriam era cair do cavalo,The worst thing that they suffered from was falling off a horse,
Todos usavam armaduras pesadas com lanças e escudos,They all wore heavy armour with lances and with shield,
E as lindas damas os assistiam no campo enfeitado.And the lovely ladies watched them at the decorated field.

Mas quando as guerras ficaram sujas,But when the wars got dirty,
Com balas de canhão e tudo mais,With cannon balls and stuff,
Com sujeira pelos arrozais e jogando pesado,With slagging thro the rice paddies and really playing rough,
Com ak ak e metralhadoras, granadas e coisas assim,With ak ak and machine guns, grenades and all like that,
Os nobres deixaram a luta para o proletariado.The nobles gave the fighting to the proletariat.

De armadura havia pouco,Of armour there was little,
De cota de malha não havia nenhuma,Of chain mail there was none,
O cara de cara de cachorro enfrentava as balas com carne e osso expostos,The dog-face met the bullets with his open flesh and bone,
Os grandões ficam e comandam as guerras,The big shots stay and run the wars,
Ficando mais ricos a todo momento, E quem leva a glória,Get richer all the time, And the one who gets the glory,
Póstuma, mas com certeza,Posthumously but surely,
É o soldado da linha.Is the soldier of the line.