When The War Came

With all the grain of Babylon
用巴比伦的所有粮食
To cultivate, to make us strong
培养，让我们身体强壮
And hidden here behind the walls
躲藏在这里，围墙后面
Are shoulders wide and timber long
是肩膀宽厚和木料粗长
'Til the war came
直到战争来临
'Til the war came
直到战争来临

A terrible autonomy
一种糟糕的自治权
Has grafted on to you and me
嫁接到你和我身上
Our trust put in the government
我们对政府报以信任
They told their lies as heaven sent
他们把谎言说成上天恩赏
'Til the war came
直到战争来临
'Til the war came
直到战争来临

And the war came with a curse and a caterwaul
战争带着赌咒和猫嗥来临
And the war came with all the poise of a cannonball
战争带着炮弹的盘旋来临
And they're picking out our eyes by coal and candlelight
他们用煤和烛火挑选我们的眼睛
When the war came, the war came hard
当战争来临，战争来得很凶猛

We made our oath to Vavilov
我们向瓦维洛夫发过誓
We'd not betray the Solanum
我们绝不会出卖茄子
The acres of asteraceae
和这几亩紫菀菊
To our own pangs of starvation
给我们自己的饥饿折磨
When the war came
当战争来临
When the war came
当战争来临

And the war came with a curse and a caterwaul
战争带着赌咒和猫嗥来临
And the war came with all the poise of a cannonball
战争带着炮弹的盘旋来临
And they're picking out our eyes by coal and candlelight
他们用煤和烛火挑选我们的眼睛
When the war came, the war came hard
当战争来临，战争来得很凶猛

With all the grain of Babylon
用巴比伦所有的粮食