Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention - John Condon songtekst
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John Condon was een Ierse soldaat. Hij leefde van 1896 tot 1915. Hij stierf dus tijden WO I. Zijn grafsteen staat op de Poelkapelle Begraafplaats te West-Vlaanderen. In de video zie je op zijn grafsteen dat hij slechts 14 jaar oud was. Dat heeft men namelijk lange tijd gedacht. Maar hij was toch echt 18, zo is uit het geboortebewijs gebleken. De grafsteen was toen al gemaakt en men heeft het maar zo gelaten.
Picardy is de streek in Noord-Frankrijk.
Just a day, another day Beneath the Belgian sun Past grave on grave, row on row Until I see the name John Condon Carved in stone with harp and crown Little crosses in the ground And standing there, my silent prayer Is for this boy who died a soldier Wee lad who'll not grow old Heroes that don't come home Here they lie in Belgian fields And Picardy Just a recruit in soldiers boots From Ireland's shores to here This living hell, this Poelkappele Where young men die like you, John Condon And all around, the harp and crown The crosses in the ground Stand up in proof, the bitter truth The waste of youth that lies forgotten Wee lad who'll not grow old Heroes that won't come home Here they lie in Belgian fields And Picardy. Now tell me John, before I go on What did you come here for With Ireland's bold, your life untold 14 years old, to die a soldier? And all around, the harp and crown The crosses in the ground What cause was served ? So undeserved Heroes that don't come home Sing out for all their souls Here they lie in Belgian fields And Picardy