Anda pernah mendengar tentang bencana besar itu
Where a terrible price was paid.
Dimana harga yang mengerikan dibayar.
One hundred and forty colliers lost, and
Seratus empat puluh colliers hilang, dan
twenty only saved.
dua puluh hanya diselamatkan
Down in the ground they`re lying
Turun di tanah mereka berbohong
With a dirt so thick inside.
Dengan kotoran di dalamnya yang tebal.
There were many lost in the dark and
Ada banyak yang hilang dalam kegelapan dan
dust
debu
When the colliers called out
Saat colliers memanggil
“Hold your fire!”
“Pegang apimu!”
The gas in the old deep section
Gas di bagian dalam yang tua
Packed like a wintery drift.
Dikemas seperti drift musim dingin.
And many a man had a blackened face
Dan banyak pria memiliki wajah yang menghitam
before he’d finished his shift.
sebelum dia selesai bergeser.
The manager had been told
Manajer telah diberitahu
“Don`t fire that shot, we’ll die!”
“Jangan api yang tertembak, kita akan mati!”
There were many lost in the dark and
Ada banyak yang hilang dalam kegelapan dan
dust
debu
When the colliers called out
Saat colliers memanggil
“Hold your fire!”
“Pegang apimu!”
The firemen report their missing,
Petugas pemadam melaporkan mereka hilang,
Some say forty days.
Ada yang bilang empat puluh hari.
The manager he ignored them to cover
Manajer dia mengabaikan mereka untuk menutupi
his criminal ways.
cara kriminalnya.
Now down in the dark they’re lying
Sekarang dalam kegelapan mereka berbohong
With a dirt so thick inside.
Dengan kotoran di dalamnya yang tebal.
There were many lost in the dark and
Ada banyak yang hilang dalam kegelapan dan
dust
debu
When the colliers called out
Saat colliers memanggil
“Hold your fire!”
“Pegang apimu!”
The family sent white lillies,
Keluarga tersebut mengirimkan seekor lillies putih,
And paid for their Sunday best,
Dan membayar hari Minggu mereka yang terbaik,
And the manager found, well all comes
Dan manajer menemukan, semuanya baik-baik saja
down
turun
The colliers had their rest.
Para colliers beristirahat.
We`ll go one more time unto the mine
Kita akan pergi sekali lagi ke tambang
To hear those colliers cry!
Mendengar tangisan itu menangis!
There were many lost in the dark and
Ada banyak yang hilang dalam kegelapan dan
dust
debu
When the colliers called out
Saat colliers memanggil
“Hold your fire!”
“Pegang apimu!”