Smashing of the Van
Attend you gallant Irishmen and listen for a while
爾等英勇愛爾蘭人且允我唱一歌
I'll sing to you the praises of the sons of Erin's Isle
我將向您唱曲愛爾蘭之子的頌歌
It's of those gallant heroes who voluntarily ran
為了讚美那些自願鬥爭的英雄好漢
To release two Irish shamrocks from an English prison van
拯救兩朵愛爾蘭之花於一囚車打自英格蘭
The eighteenth of September,it was in that dreadful year
在那九月的第十八天,這一年多混亂
When sorrow and excitement ran throughout all Lancashire
整個蘭開夏郡被悲傷與興奮貫穿
At a gathering of the Irish boys they volunteered each man
在愛爾蘭小子們的集會上,他們彼此相許諾
To release those Irish prisoners out of the prison van
將囚車上的愛爾蘭囚犯救出於水火
Hurrah!My lads for freedom,let's all join heart and hand
萬歲!我的男孩為自由,一起來手牽手
May the Lord have mercy on the boys that helped to smash the van
願主垂憐那些打破牢籠的小伙子勝果收
In Manchester one morning those good heroes did agree
一個清晨大英雄們在曼徹斯特做下了決定
Their leaders,Kelly and Deasy,should have their liberty
其領袖,凱利還有迪西,當把自由享
They drank a health to Ireland,and soon made up a plan
他們為了愛爾蘭長青乾杯,並定下了計劃
To meet the prisoners on the road and take and smash the van
在那大道上把囚犯遇並把牢車砸開花
Hurrah!My lads for freedom,let's all join heart and hand
萬歲!我的男孩為自由,一起來手牽手
May the Lord have mercy on the boys that helped to smash the van
願主垂憐那些打破牢籠的小伙子勝果收
With courage bold those heroes went and soon the van did stop
憑藉過人的膽量英雄們將囚車逼停
They cleared the guards from back and front and then smashed in the top
他們將看守頭顱一擊,囚車前後清乾淨
But in blowing open of the lock,they chanced to kill a man
但就正當他們開鎖時碰巧將一人殺害
So three must die on the scaffold high for smashing of the van
因此這三人必將天誅地滅高懸絞架台
Hurrah!My lads for freedom,let's all join heart and hand
萬歲!我的男孩為自由,一起來手牽手
May the Lord have mercy on the boys that helped to smash the van
願主垂憐那些打破牢籠的小伙子勝果收
So now kind friends I will conclude,I think it would be right
而如今,朋友們,我推測,我認定有一事不賴
That all true-hearted Irishmen together should unite
所有真誠的愛爾蘭人當聯合起來
Together should sympathise,my friends,and do the best we can
朋友們呀,請一起來,為其祈禱並儘我們所能
To keep the memories ever green of the boys that smashed the van
為讓英勇抗爭的小伙子之故事永遠不被忘卻
Hurrah!My lads for freedom,let's all join heart and hand
萬歲!我的男孩為自由,一起來手牽手
May the Lord have mercy on the boys that helped to smash the van
願主垂憐那些打破牢籠的小伙子勝果收