Once I had a sweetheart

我曾经有个心上人

A sweetheart brave and true

他勇敢而真诚

His hair was dark and straight

他的头发黑又直

His loving eyes were black

他的眼睛是黑色的

He told me that he loved me

他告诉我他爱我

And he often proved it so

他会用行动证明这份爱

And he often came to see me

事情办完就来看我

When the evening sun was low

当夕阳西下的时候

But fate took him away

但命运把他

To this awful German war

送上战场

And when he came to say goodbye

当他跟我说再见

My heart did overflow

我满心是悲伤

He says goodbye little darling

他说 再见，亲爱的

To France I must go

我必须去法国

He takes the golden finger ring

他取下金戒指

And he placed it on my hand

交到我手中

Said remember me little darling

他说 别忘了我

When I'm in no man's land

当我身处绝境

He promised he would write to me

他承诺给我写信

That promise he kept was true

的确如此

And when I read this letter friend

当我读到这封信

I pray the war is through

祈祷战争已经停止

The second letter I got from him

收到第二封信时

The war was just ahead

战争就要开始

The third one wrote by his captain

第三封信来自长官

My darling dear was dead

他已经牺牲

I'll keep all of his letters

我保存了他的信

I'll keep his gold ring too

和戒指

And I'll always live a single life

我将独自生活

For the soldier who was so true

为了这份真挚的感情