Zvino ndichiri jaya ndakatakura
me pack
Uye ndakararama hupenyu hwemahara hwerover.
Kubva pabheseni regirini reMurray kusvika kune guruva rekunze,
Hameno, ndakasimudza Matilda wangu muviri wese.
Zvino muna 1915, nyika yangu yakati,
"Mwanakomana,
Yasvika nguva yekuti umire ramblin ', pane basa rinofanira kuitwa."
Saka vakandipa heti yerata, uye vakandipa pfuti,
Uye vakandiendesa kuhondo.
Uye boka rakaridza "Waltzing Matilda,"
Sezvo ngarava yaisimuka kubva pachiteshi,
Uye pakati pemufaro wese, mureza uchizunguza, uye misodzi,
Takaenda nechikepe kuGallipoli.
Uye ndinorangarira izvozvo zvakanaka sei
zuva rakashata,
Ropa redu rakasvibisa sei jecha nemvura;
Uye sei mugehena iro ravanodaidza kuti Suvla Bay
Takabayiwa semakwayana ari pakubayiwa.
Johnny Turk, aive waitin', akazvibata zvakanaka;
Akatinayisa nemabara, uye akatinayisa nedemheโ
Uye mumaminetsi mashanu akafuratira, akange atiputira tese kugehena,
Yakada kutivhuvhuta tadzokera kuAustralia.
Asi boka rakaridza "Waltzing Matilda,"
Patakamira kuti tivige vakaurayiwa vedu.
Zvakanaka, takaviga zvedu, uye vaTurkey vakaviga yavo,
Takabva tatanga patsva.
Uye avo vakasara, zvakanaka, isu
akaedza kurarama
Munyika iyoyo inopenga yeropa, rufu nemoto.
Ndakazvichengeta ndiri mupenyu kwevhiki dzine gumi;
Nyangwe zvakandikomberedza zvitunha zvakaturikidzana.
Ipapo gomba hombe reTurkey rakandirovera dhongi pamusoro,
Uye pandakapepuka ndiri mumubhedha wechipatara
Uye ndakaona zvainge zvaita, zvakanaka, ndakashuva kuti dai ndafa-
Haana kumboziva kuti kune zvinhu zvakanyanya kuipa kupfuura kufa.
Nekuti ini handichaendi "Waltzing Matilda,"
Kutenderedza gwenzi rakasvibira kure uye mahara -
Kuti hump matende nembambo, murume anoda makumbo ese,
Hapasisina "Waltzing Matilda" kwandiri.
Naizvozvo vakaunganidza zvirema, ivo
vakakuvara, vakaremara,
Uye vakatidzosera kumusha kuAustralia.
Vasina maoko, vasina makumbo, mapofu, vanopenga,
Avo vanodada vakakuvara magamba eSuvla.
Uye sezvo chikepe chedu chaipinda muCircular Quay,
Ndakatarisa kwandaigara makumbo,
Uye ndakatenda Kristu pakanga pasina munhu akandimirira,
Kuchema, kuchema uye kunzwira tsitsi.
Asi boka rakaridza "Waltzing Matilda,"
Pavakatitakura vachidzika negejo,
Asi hapana akapembera, vakangomira vakatarisa,
Vakabva vafuratira vese.
Uye saka zvino Kubvumbi wega wega, ndinogara zvangu
vharanda
Uye ndinoona parade ichipfuura pamberi pangu.
Uye ndinoona shamwari dzangu dzekare, kuti vanofamba sei vachidada,
Kumutsiridza zviroto zvekare zvekubwinya kwakapfuura,
Uye varume vakuru vanofamba zvishoma nezvishoma, mapfupa ose akaoma uye achirwadza.
Vakaneta magamba ekare kubva kuhondo yakakanganwa
Uye vechidiki vanobvunza kuti "Vari kufora chii?"
Uye ini ndinozvibvunza mubvunzo mumwe chete.
Asi boka rinoridza "Waltzing Matilda,"
Uye vakuru vachiri kudaira kufona,
Asi gore rinotevera gore, varume vakuru vakawanda vanonyangarika
Rimwe zuva, hapana achafora ikoko zvachose.
Waltzing Matilda, achisimudza Matilda.
Ndiani achauya achiyedza Matilda neni?
Zvipoko zvavo zvinganzwika sezvavanofamba panhongonya;
Ndiani achauya na-Waltzing Matilda neni?