with its depth of untold melody and pathos.

伤感的旋律充满了整个剧场
The mother whispers her answer to her son.

母亲悄悄的把答案告诉了儿子
"Do you hear what they are playing?

"你听到他们鸣奏的乐曲了吗
That is what Confederates fought for darling."

那就是南方军队要保卫的亲爱的"
And the boy counters, "Did they fight for their homes?"

男孩反问到"他们为了保卫他们的家乡吗"
And with the parent's assurance, the boy bursts into tears,

看到母亲肯定的答案后男孩潸然泪下
and with what the author calls "the intuition of right,"

对此作者解释到这时"对正确事物的直觉"
he hugs his mother and announces,

他拥抱这他的母亲说道
"Oh Mother, I will be a Confederate."

"噢妈妈我要当南方的士兵"
They just fought for their homes,

他们只是为了保卫家乡而战斗
that's all you needed to know.

这就是你们应该知道的
Now it may be all a mother would want her little boy to know.

现在这也许也是一位母亲想让孩子知道的