《Christmas In The Trenches》歌词

[00:00:05] Oh my name is francis tolliver I come from liverpool

[00:00:12] Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school

[00:00:19] From belgium and to flanders germany to here

[00:00:26] I fought for king and country I love dear

[00:00:33] Twas christmas in the trenches and the frost so bitter hung

[00:00:40] The frozen fields of france where still no christmas songs were sung

[00:00:46] Our families back in england were toasting us that day

[00:00:53] There brave and glorious lads so far away

[00:01:01] I was lying with my mess mates on the cold and rocky ground

[00:01:08] When across the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound

[00:01:15] Says I now listen up me boys each soldier strained to hear

[00:01:22] As one young german voice sang out so clear

[00:01:29] Hes singing bloody well you know my partner says to me

[00:01:36] Soon one by one each german voice joined in in harmony

[00:01:44] The cannons rested silent and the gas cloud rolled no more

[00:01:51] As christmas brought us respite from the war

[00:02:13] As soon as they were finished and a reverent pause was spent

[00:02:20] God rest ye merry gentlemen struck up some lads from kent

[00:02:27] The next thing sang was stille nach tis silent night says i

[00:02:34] And in two tongues one song filled up that sky

[00:02:42] Theres someone coming towards us now the front line sentry said

[00:02:49] All sights were fixed on one lone figure trudging from their side

[00:02:56] His truce flag like a christmas star shone on the plane so bright

[00:03:03] As he bravely trudged unarmed into the night

[00:03:11] Then one by one on either side walked in to no mans land

[00:03:19] With neither gun nor bayonet we met there hand to hand

[00:03:25] We shared some secret brandy and we wished each other well

[00:03:32] And in a flare lit football game we gave them hell

[00:03:40] We traded chocolates cigarettes and photographs from home

[00:03:47] These sons and father far away from families of their own

[00:03:54] Ton sanders played the squeeze box and they had a violin

[00:04:02] This curious and unlikely band of men

[00:04:25] Soon daylight stole upon us and france was france once more

[00:04:34] With sad farewells we each began to settle back to war

[00:04:40] But the question haunted every heart that lived that wonderous night

[00:04:48] Whose family have I fixed within my sights

[00:04:55] Twas christmas in the trenches and the frost so bitter hung

[00:05:02] The frozen fields of france were warmed the songs of peace were sung

[00:05:09] For the walls theyd kept between us to exact the work of war

[00:05:17] Had been crumbled and were gone forever more

[00:05:40] Oh my name is francis tolliver from liverpool I dwell

[00:05:47] Each christmas comes since world war I have learned its lesson well

[00:05:55] For the one who calls the shots wont be among the dead and lame

[00:06:02] And on each end of the rifle were the same