To Thee Old Cause
To thee old cause!
Thou peerless, passionate, good cause,
Thou stern, remorseless, sweet idea,
Deathless throughout the ages, races,lands,
After a strange sad war, great war forthee,
(I think all war through time was reallyfought, and ever will be
really fought, for thee,)
These chants for thee, the eternal march ofthee.
(A war O soldiers not for itself alone,
Far, far more stood silently waitingbehind, now to advance in this book.)
给你,崇高的目的
给你,崇高的目的哟!
你无比的、热情的、美好的目的,
你严峻、坚定而美妙的理想,
永存于所有的时代、民族和疆域,
在一场奇怪而悲惨但对你极为重要的战争之后。
(我想正是为了你,古往今来的战争才真正打起来,或将要真正地打
起,)
这些歌曲献给你呀,作为你永恒的进行曲。
(士兵们啊,一场不仅仅为其自身,
而是有更多更多的东西悄悄地等在后面的战争,如今就要在这本书中前进。)
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