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smothered their babies

悶死/捂死孩子

短語動詞 `smother` 在這裡指「捂死」。這句話描繪了極度絕望的場景，母親們寧願親手了結孩子的生命，也不願眼睜睜看著他們餓死。

Kings froze to death in their castles, same as the shepherds in their huts.

And women smothered their babies rather than see them starve,

and wept and felt their tears freeze on their cheeks.