| La versione inglese di Dennis Criteser [2014]
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THE BALLAD OF THE HERO | BALLAD OF THE HERO |
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He left one day, and went to war | He had gone off to fight in the war, |
to give his help to his fatherland, | to give help to his country. |
he was given badges and stars | They had given him the patches and the stars |
and then the advice to die hard. | and the advice to fight to the bitter end. |
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But when he was ordered to advance | And when they told him to move ahead, |
he went too far looking for the truth. | too far he pushed on, searching for the truth. |
Now that he is dead, they sing the glory | Now that he’s dead, his fatherland boasts |
of still another hero's memory. | of another hero added to its memory. |
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But she, who loved him, waited for the return | But she who loved him waited for the return |
of a living soldier, of a dead hero what will she make | of a living soldier. What will she make of a dead hero |
if, by the bedside, she's alone with the glory | if beside her in bed she is left with the glory |
of a gold medal in his memory. | of a commemorative medallion? |