| I wrote me a letter to Syracuse, it was a letter full of lies
| Me escribi una carta a Syracuse, era una carta llena de mentiras
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| I told them that we were doing fine, very much to their surprise
| Les dije que íbamos bien, para su sorpresa
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| For how were they to know that here the ground was soaked in red
| Porque ¿cómo iban a saber que aquí la tierra estaba empapada de rojo
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| Or that we could fill the valley with our dead
| O que pudiéramos llenar el valle con nuestros muertos
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| I started out and told them that by Christmas we’d begin
| Empecé y les dije que para Navidad comenzaríamos
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| To pack our bags and head on home to bring the new year in
| Para hacer las maletas y volver a casa para recibir el nuevo año
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| While all around me boys who help me sow last season’s crop
| Mientras a mi alrededor muchachos que me ayudan a sembrar la cosecha de la temporada pasada
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| By charging at the cannons till they drop
| Cargando en los cañones hasta que caigan
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| I told my mother not to write cause we’re always moving on
| Le dije a mi madre que no escribiera porque siempre estamos avanzando
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| I told my brother not to join cause he’d only fight me gun
| Le dije a mi hermano que no se uniera porque solo pelearía conmigo con un arma
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| But if we keep on much further retreating all the way
| Pero si seguimos mucho más retrocediendo hasta el final
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| Oh we’d all be going home just any day
| Oh, todos nos iríamos a casa cualquier día
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| I wrote me a letter to Syracuse, it was a letter full of lies
| Me escribi una carta a Syracuse, era una carta llena de mentiras
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| I told them that we were doing fine, very much to their surprise
| Les dije que íbamos bien, para su sorpresa
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| For how were they to know that here the ground was soaked in red
| Porque ¿cómo iban a saber que aquí la tierra estaba empapada de rojo
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| Or that we could fill the valley with our dead | O que pudiéramos llenar el valle con nuestros muertos |