Intro: | | | | | |% verse 1: | |% | |% I walk where once the grass was green. |% | | |% And mourn the lark that sings no more. |% | | | What bird could sing whose eyes have seen. | | | |% | Broken blossoms on the field of war. verse 2: |% | |% And as they lie there in the sun. |% | | |% How unim-portant now it seems. |% | | | Just who has lost and who has won. | | | |% | When with them have died so many dreams. verse 3: |% | |% They dreamed that endless hate would end. |% | | |% Un-ceasing fear one day would cease. |% | | | They dreamed that foe would turn to friend. | | | |% | And e-ternal war would turn to peace. verse 4: |% | |% But who can say how many more. |% | | |% Will join these young and hopeful men. (Slow >) |% | | | In fields they’ve never seen be-fore. / (Break) | | | |% | Far from fields they’ll never see a-gain.

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la douleur et la mélancolie d'un monde touché par la guerre, où l'on se souvient d’un passé plus serein. L'artiste dépeint des images poignantes de la nature, naguère épanouie, désormais assombrie par la perte et les rêves écrasés. Elle questionne la véritable signification de la victoire et de la défaite, puisque tant de jeunes vies pleines d'espoir se sont éteintes, laissant derrière elles un champ dévasté. Dans ce contexte, l'œuvre reflète une profonde tristesse face à l'absurdité des conflits, soulignant l'ardent désir de paix face à des luttes éternelles. La quête d’un avenir meilleur, où l'entraide remplacerait l'hostilité, reste un rêve inachevé, laissé au gré des souffrances passées et présentes.