babyteen Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 There's this song by Sting that I've been listening to for the past few days, and I was listening very carefully to the lyrics. The song is "Children's Crusade", which is taken from "The Dream Of The Blue Turtles".I have a few questions about this song, and I was wondering if you have the answers for me. 1. What is (was) the Children's Crusade? Was it a Peace March in England during World War I? 2. What is the Flower Of England? Does it refer to a flower? A Queen? A Princess? 3. How can a flower be slaughtered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi, babyteen... I think you read this: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8203 2. What is the Flower Of England? Does it refer to a flower? A Queen? A Princess? 3. How can a flower be slaughtered? In this case, the Flower means the youth. Most of the lyrics deal with the savage stupidity of World War I between 1914-18 when the flower of British youth was slaughtered on the battlefields of Belgium and France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Here's a bit more information about the Children's Crusades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyteen Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 My confusion is evidenced in the following lyrics. The flower of England, face down in the mud. And stained in the blood, of a whole generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) I guess that would refer to the young british soldiers in World War 1 Most of the lyrics deal with the savage stupidity of World War I between 1914-18 when the flower of British youth was slaughtered on the battlefields of Belgium and France the flower is the youth, which was murdered and that affected the whole following generation... and Sting compares them to the useless deaths of the Middle Age's Children Crusades... Edited March 12, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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