Текст и перевод песни The Almanac Singers - The Sinking Of The Reuben James

The Sinking Of The Reuben James

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James
Manned by hard working men both of honor and fame
She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free
But tonight she′s in her grave on the bottom of the sea

Tell me: what were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?

One hundred men were drowned in that dark watery grave
When that good ship went down only 44 were saved
Was the last day of october we saved the 44
From that cold icy waters of that cold iceland shore

Tell me: what were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?

It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
That we watched for the u-boats and waited for a fight
Then a whine and a rock, and the great explosion roared
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor

Tell me: what were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?

Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright
In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight
And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main
And remember the name of that good Reuben James

Tell me: what were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
What were their names?
Tell me: what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?

Гибель «Рубена Джеймса»

Дорогая, слышала ли ты о корабле «Рубен Джеймс»?
На нём служили работяги, честные и славные.
Он нёс звёзды и полосы земли свободы,
Но сегодня он покоится на дне морском.

Скажи мне, как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?
Как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?

Сто человек утонули в той тёмной водяной могиле,
Когда корабль затонул, лишь 44 спаслись.
В последний день октября мы спасли тех 44
Из ледяных вод у берегов Исландии.

Скажи мне, как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?
Как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?

Там, в темноте той тревожной ночи,
Мы высматривали подлодки, готовые к бою.
Потом свист, толчок, и раздался мощный взрыв,
И «Рубен Джеймс» лёг на холодное океанское дно.

Скажи мне, как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?
Как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?

Сегодня ночью в нашей стране горят яркие огни,
На фермах и в городах говорят о битве.
И теперь наши могучие корабли будут бороздить моря,
И помнить имя славного «Рубена Джеймса».

Скажи мне, как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?
Как их звали?
Скажи мне, как их звали?
Был ли у тебя друг на «Рубене Джеймсе»?