There was a decorated General with a heart of gold There was a decorated General with a heart of gold Existia um general condecorado com um coração de ouro That likened him to all the stories he told, That likened him to all the stories he told, Que era conhecido por todas as histórias que contou Of past battles won and lost Of past battles won and lost De lutas passadas vencidas e derrotas And legends of old And legends of old E lendas antigas A seasoned veteran in his own time A seasoned veteran in his own time Um veterano em seu próprio tempo On the battlefield he gained respectful fame On the battlefield he gained respectful fame No campo de batalha ele ganhou fama respeitada With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name Com várias medalhas de bravura e faixas com seu nome He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on hisface He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on hisface Deixou crescer a barba o quanto pode pra que pudesse cobrir as cicatrizes no rosto And always urged his men on And always urged his men on E sempre incitou seu homens But on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream But on the eve of a great battle with the infantry in dream Mas na noite da grande batalha com a infantaria em sonho The Old General tossed in his sleep and wrestled with themeaning The Old General tossed in his sleep and wrestled with themeaning O velho general lançou-se de seu sono e e lutou com o significado He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen Ele acordou durante a noite pra contar o que tinha visto And walked slowly out of his tent And walked slowly out of his tent E andou vagarosamente pra fora de sua tenda All the men held tall with their chests in the air All the men held tall with their chests in the air Todos os homens esperaram de pé com seus peitos no ar With the courage in their blood and a fire in their stare With the courage in their blood and a fire in their stare Com coragem em seu sangue e um fogo em seu olhar It was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare It was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare Era uma manhã cinzenta e eles queriam saber como eles agiriam Till the old general told them to go home Till the old general told them to go home Até que o velho general lhes disse pra ir pra casa He said: I have seen the others He said: I have seen the others Ele disse: Eu vi os outros And I have discovered And I have discovered E eu descobri That this fight is not worth fighting That this fight is not worth fighting Que esta luta não vale a pena lutar And I've seen their mothers And I've seen their mothers E eu vi as mães deles And I will no other, to follow me where I'm going And I will no other, to follow me where I'm going E eu não farei com que qualquer outro me siga pra onde vou So So Então Take a shower, shine your shoes Take a shower, shine your shoes Tomem um banho, limpem os sapatos You got no time to lose You got no time to lose Vocês não têm tempo a perder You are young men you must be living You are young men you must be living São jovens homens, vocês devem estar vivendo Take a shower, shine your shoes Take a shower, shine your shoes Tomem um banho, limpem os sapatos You got no time to lose You got no time to lose Vocês não têm tempo a perder You are young men you must be living You are young men you must be living São jovens homens, vocês devem estar vivendo Go now you are forgiven Go now you are forgiven Vão agora, estão perdoados But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders Mas os homens ficaram com suas armas nos ombros Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders Não sabendo o que fazer com as ordens contraditórias The General said he would do his own duty but he would extend itno further The General said he would do his own duty but he would extend itno further O general falou que ia seguir seu dever mas não ia extender demais The men can go as they pleased The men can go as they pleased Os homens partiram como eles pediram Not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead, Not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead, Nenhum homem moveu seu olhar direto adiante, Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said Até que um por um eles voltaram e nenhuma palavra foi dita And the old general was left with his own words echoing in hishead And the old general was left with his own words echoing in hishead E o velho general foi deixado com suas próprias palavras ecoando em sua cabeça He then prepared to fight He then prepared to fight Ele depois se preparou para lutar He said: I have seen the others He said: I have seen the others Ele disse: Eu vi os outros And I have discovered And I have discovered E eu descobri That this fight is not worth fighting That this fight is not worth fighting Que esta luta não vale a pena lutar No, And I've seen their mothers No, And I've seen their mothers E eu vi as mães deles and I will no other and I will no other E eu não farei com que qualquer outro to follow me where I'm going to follow me where I'm going me siga pra onde vou So So Então Take a shower shine your shoes Take a shower shine your shoes Tomem um banho, limpem os sapatos You got no time to lose You got no time to lose Vocês não têm tempo a perder You are young men you must be living You are young men you must be living São jovens homens, vocês devem estar vivendo So So Então Take a shower shine your shoes Take a shower shine your shoes Tomem um banho, limpem os sapatos You got no time to lose You got no time to lose Vocês não têm tempo a perder You are young men you must be living You are young men you must be living São jovens homens, vocês devem estar vivendo Go now you are forgiven. Go now you are forgiven. Vão agora, estão perdoados