Where Have all the Flowers Gone

Pete Seeger

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Original	LATINO / LATIN / LATIN
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE	UBI FLORES ABEUNT?

Where have all the flowers gone,	Ubi flores abeunt?
long time passing?	Praeteritis
Where have all the flowers gone,	Ubi flores abeunt?
long time ago?	Per omnium saec'lum
Where have all the flowers gone?	Ubi flores abeunt?
Gone to young girls, every one!	Puellae illos capiunt.
When will they ever learn,	Et quand'orbis desinet?
when will they ever learn?	Vae, vae, nunquam desinet.

Where have all the young girls gone,	Ubi puell'abeunt?
long time passing?	Praeteritis
Where have all the young girls gone,	Ubi puell'abeunt?
long time ago?	Per omnium saec'lum
Where have all the young girls gone?	Ubi puell'abeunt?
Gone to young men, every one!	Viri illas capiunt.
When will they ever learn,	Et quand'orbis desinet?
when will they ever learn?	Vae, vae, numquam desinet.

Where have all the young men gone,	Ubi viri abeunt?
long time passing?	Praeteritis
Where have all the young men gone,	Ubi viri abeunt?
long time ago?	Per omnium saec'lum
Where have all the young men gone?	Ubi viri abeunt?
Gone to soldiers, every one!	Agmin'illos capiunt.
When will they ever learn,	Et quand'orbis desinet?
when will they ever learn?	Vae, vae, numquam desinet.

And where have all the soldiers gone,	Ubi agmin'abeunt?
long time passing?	Praeteritis
Where have all the soldiers gone,	Ubi agmin'abeunt?
long time ago?	Per omnium saec'lum?
Where have all the soldiers gone?	Ubi agmin'abeunt?
Gone to graveyards, every one!	Agri illa capiunt.
When will they ever learn,	Et quand'orbis desinet?
when will they ever learn?	Vae, vae, numquam desinet.

And where have all the graveyards gone,	Ubi agri abeunt?
long time passing?	Prateritis
Where have all the graveyards gone,	Ubi agri abeunt
long time ago?	Per omnium saec'lum?
Where have all the graveyards gone?	Ubi agri abeunt?
Gone to flowers, every one!	Flores illos capiunt.
When will they ever learn,	Et quand'orbis desinet?
oh when will they ever learn?	Vae, vae, numquam desinet.

Where have all the flowers gone?	Ubi flores abeunt?
Long time passing.	Praeteritis
Where have all the flowers gone?	Ubi flores abeunt?
Long time ago.	Per omnium saec'lum
Where have all the flowers gone?	Ubi flores abeunt?
Young girls picked them, every one.	Puellae illos capiunt.
Oh, when will they ever learn?	Et quand'orbis desinet?
Oh, when will they ever learn?	Vae, vae, nunquam desinet.

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