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A sad and beautiful song. The version I'm familiar with is by Peter, Paul and Mary.

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Yes, theirs is a good version as well. As far as I can tell, over 63 versions have been recorded over the years, in a variety of languages.

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Feb 21Liked by Louise Haynes

When will they/we ever learn? A perennial question and therein lies the sorrow.

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Indeed.

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Such a beautiful song, which stays fresh in its simplicity.

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The song is certainly beautiful. The thing that makes it particularly sad is that we seem no closer to understanding that war doesn't work today, than were the people a century ago.

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