The Black And Thans

Os Pretos e os Marrons

The Black And Thans

O exército britânico tá vindo pela colina de novo.The british army is coming over the hill again.
Pra queimar a loja da vila, levar o pão e te trancar.To burn the village shop, take the bread and lock you up.
Aqueles soldados endurecidos tão lutando já faz sete longos anos.Those hardened soldiers have been fighting now for seven long years.
Eles viram o horror dos campos da Flandres e trouxeram pra colina de Galway.They've seen the horror of the flanders fields and brought it to the galway hills.

O tenente-coronel Smyth, passou a ordem e disse:Lieutenant-colonel smyth, has passed the order he has said:
"O Sinn Féin já se divertiu, agora vocês podem quebrá-los com a espada."sinn fein has had its sport, now you may break them with the sword.
Tomem as casas deles, deixem elas apodrecerem e atirem neles se nãoCommandeer their houses, let them rot and shoot them if they don't
Levantarem as mãos rápido o suficiente, quanto mais vocês atirarem, mais vamos ficar com tudo."Raise their hands fast enough, the more you shoot the more we'll get to own."

O legado duradouro dos pretos e marrons e auxiliares,The lasting legacy of the black and tans and auxiliaries,
É medo, desconfiança e dor, que mesmo agora ainda permanece.Is fear, distrust and pain, that even now still remains.
E as atrocidades cometidas, levaram a esses amargurados,And the atrocities committed, have led to those embittered,
Carregando os problemas até hoje.Carrying on the troubles still today.