hello Vietnam
Kiss me goodbye and write me while
與我吻別吧!要記得在我不在的日子裡寫信
I'm gone goodbye my sweetheart hello Vietnam
再見了,心上人!我即將奔赴越南戰場
America has heard the bugle call
戰鬥的號角已經傳遍了美國
And you know it involves us one and all
你知道的,在這場戰爭中任何人都無法獨善其身
I don't suppose that war will ever end
我明白這一切永無止盡
There's fighting that will break us up again
總會有下一場戰事會讓我們再次分離
Goodbye my darling hello
再見了,心上人!我即將投身越南戰爭
Vietnam a hill to take a battle to be won
攻克那裡的山巒,總是需要付出火的洗禮與血的代價
Kiss me goodbye and write me while
與我吻別吧!一定不要忘記給我寄信
I'm gone goodbye my sweetheart hello Vietnam
我即將與我的摯愛天各一方,踏上那片陌生的土地
A ship is waiting for us at the dock
軍艦已在碼頭整裝待發
America has trouble to be stopped
山姆大叔在東南亞遇上大麻煩了
We must stop communism in that land
我們一定要扼殺這風起雲湧的越南
Or freedom will start slipping through our hands
不然,自由就會悄悄地溜出我們的手掌心
Goodbye my darling
所以再見了,我的摯愛!
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
我多麼渴望有一天全世界都能領悟
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
若不滅星火,其必將燎原
We must save freedom now at any cost
今天,我們必須不惜一切代價捍衛自由
Or someday our own freedom will be lost
否則終有一天我們自己也將身陷囫圇
Kiss me goodbye and write me while I'm gone
與我吻別吧!我無窮的思念也只能寄託於薄薄的信紙
Goodbye my sweetheart Hello Vietnam
再見了,吾愛!你好,越南!