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