1917 Lyrics in English Linda Ronstadt , Emmylou Harris
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song 1917 by Linda Ronstadt from Spanish to English.
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The strange young man who comes to me
The strange young man who comes to me
A soldier on a three day spree
A soldier on a three day spree
He needs one night's cheap ecstasy
He needs one night's cheap ecstasy
And a woman's arms to hide him
And a woman's arms to hide him
He greets me with a courtly bow
He greets me with a courtly bow
And hides his pain by acting proud
And he hides his pain by acting proud
He drinks too much and he laughs too loud
He drinks too much and he laughs too loud
How can I deny him?
How can I deny him?
Let us dance beneath the moon
Let us dance under the moon
I'll sing to you 'Claire de Lune'
I'll sing to you 'Claire de Lune'
The morning always comes too soon
The morning always comes too soon
But tonight the war is over
But tonight the war is over
He speaks to me in schoolboy French
He speaks to me in schoolboy French
Of a soldier's life inside a trench
Of a soldier's life inside a trench coat
Of the look of death and the ghastly stench
Of the look of death and the ghastly stench
I do my best to please him
I do my best to please him
He puts two roses in a vase
He puts two roses in a vase
Two roses sadly out of place
Two roses sadly out of place
Like the gallant smile on his haggard face
Like the gallant smile on his haggard face
Playfully I tease him
Playfully I tease him
Hold me 'neath the Paris skies
Hold me 'neath the Paris skies
Let's not talk of how or why
Let's not talk about how or why
Tomorrow's soon enough to die
Tomorrow's soon enough to die
But tonight the war is over
But tonight the war is over
We make love too hard, too fast
We make love too hard, too fast
He falls asleep, his face a mask
He falls asleep, his face a mask
He wakes with the shakes, and he drinks from his flask
He wakes with the shakes, and he drinks from his flask
I put my arms around him
I put my arms around him
They die in the trenches and they die in the air
They die in the trench coats and they die in the air
In Belgium and France the dead are everywhere
In Belgium and France the dead are everywhere
They die so, so fast there's no time to prepare
They die so, so fast there's no time to prepare
A decent grave to surround them
A decent grave to surround them
Old world glory, old world fame
Old world glory, old world fame
The old world's gone, gone up in flames
The old world's gone, gone up in flames
Nothing will ever be the same
Nothing will ever be the same
And nothing lasts forever
And nothing lasts forever
Oh, I'd pray for him but I've forgotten how
Oh, I'd pray for him but I've forgotten how
And there's nothing, nothing that can save him now
And there's nothing, nothing that can save him now
There's always another with the same funny bow
There's always another with the same funny bow
And who am I to deny them?
And who am I to deny them?
Lux aeterna Luceat eis
Lux aeterna Luceat eis
Domine, cum sancris tuis in aeternum
Domine, cum sancris tuis in aeternum
Quia pius es
Quia pius is
Requiem aeternaum dona eis, Domine
Requiem aeternaum dona eis, Domine
Quia pius es
Quia pius is
Requiem aeternaum dona eis, Domine
Requiem aeternaum dona eis, Domine
Quia pius es
Quia pius is
Et lux perpetua luceat eis cum sancris tuis ina cap
Et lux perpetua luceat eis cum sancris tuis ina cap
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