歌词
I am come of the seed of the people, of people who sorrow;
我脱胎于人民的种子，那些愁苦的的人民
That have no treasure but hope,
他们没有希望之外的宝物
No riches laid up but a memory of an ancient glory
没有既有的财富，但有着对一份古老荣耀的记忆
My mother bore me in bondage, in bondage my mother was born,
母亲在绑带中生下了我，她也在绑带中出生
I am of the blood of serfs;
我是农奴们的子裔
The children with whom I have played, the men and women with whom I have eaten
那些与我玩耍的孩子们，那些把我喂养大的男人女人们
Have had masters over them, have been under the lash of masters,
他们都有主子凌驾于其上，他们都曾屈从于主子的鞭挞下
and though gentle, have served churls.
这些温和的人们，服从于吝啬鬼
oh oh freedom, freedom!
啊,啊,自由，自由！
oh oh freedom, freedom oh oh!
啊,啊,自由！自由，哦，哦！
oh oh freedom, freedom!
啊,啊,自由，自由！
oh oh freedom, freedom oh oh!
啊,啊,自由！自由，哦，哦！
The hands that have touched mine,
那双抚摸过我的手
the dear hands whose touch Is familiar to me
那双触感让我感到如此亲切的手
Have worn shameful manacles,
戴着可耻的镣铐，
been bitten at the wrist by manacles,
手腕被镣铐撕咬，
have grown hard with the manacles and the task-work of strangers.
在陌生人的镣铐和支配下，他们艰苦维生。
I am flesh of the flesh of these lowly,
我是这些下等人的血中之血
I am bone of their bone I that have never submitted;
我是这些从未屈服的骨中之骨;
I that have a soul greater than the souls of my people’s masters,
我有着比我的人民的主子更加伟大的灵魂
I that have vision and prophecy, and the gift of fiery speech,
我见证了异象和预言，拥有那炙诚之言的赐福。
I that have spoken with God on the top of his holy hill.
我在神灵的圣山上和他诉说
oh oh freedom, freedom!
啊,啊,自由，自由！
oh oh freedom, freedom oh oh!
啊,啊,自由！自由，哦，哦！
oh oh freedom, freedom!
啊,啊,自由，自由！
oh oh freedom, freedom oh oh!
啊,啊,自由！自由，哦，哦！
And because I am come of the people, I understand the people,
因为我来自人民，我理解着人民，
I am sorrowful with their sorrow, I am hungry hungry hunger with their desire;
我痛苦着他们的痛苦，希望、渴求、渴望着他们的欲求
My heart is heavy with the grief of mothers,
我的心灵因母亲们的悲痛而沉重，
My eyes have been wet with the tears of children,
我的眼眶被孩子们的泪水所湿润
I have yearned with old wistful men,And laughed and cursed with young men;
我与惆怅的老人们一同哀愁，与年轻人一同嬉笑和怒骂
Their shame is my shame,
他们的耻辱就是我的耻辱，
and I have reddened for it,
而我的双脸为此通红
Reddened for that they have served, they who should be free
为这些本应获得自由却遭受磨难的人通红
Reddened for that they have gone in want, while others have been full,
为他们在别人得到满足时却一无所得而通红
Reddened for that they have walked in fear of lawyers and their jailors.
为他们在对律师和狱卒的恐惧中行走而通红
With their Writs of Summons and their handcuffs,
他们拿着法院的传票和他们的手铐
Men mean and cruel.
这些卑鄙而残忍的人啊
I could have borne stripes on my body
我宁愿他们在我身上印上标记
Rather than this shame of my people.
也不愿让我的人民承受这种羞辱
oh oh freedom, freedom!
啊,啊,自由，自由！
oh oh freedom, freedom oh oh!
啊,啊,自由！自由，哦，哦！
oh oh freedom, freedom!
啊,啊,自由，自由！
oh oh freedom, freedom oh oh!
啊,啊,自由！自由，哦，哦！
And now I speak, being full of vision:
现在我要带着我所有见证说
And I speak to my people,
我要对我的人民说
and I speak in my people’s name to the masters of my people:
我要以我的人民的名义对我人民的主子说：
I say to my people that you are holy,
我告诉我的人民，你们是圣洁的，
That you are august despite their chains.
你们是庄严的，尽管戴着他们的枷锁。
That they are greater than those that hold them And stronger and purer,
他们比那些占有他们的人更伟大，更强壮，更纯洁
That they have but need of courage, and to call on the name of their God,
他们只需要勇气，去呼唤他们的神的名字，
God the unforgetting,
那不可遗忘的神明
the dear God who loves the people
那亲切的神明深爱着人民
For whom he died naked, suffering shame.
这些衣衫褴褛，抱愧而死的人民。
And I say to my people’s masters: Beware Beware！
而我对我的人民的主子说：小心了 小心了！
Beware of the thing that is coming, beware of the risen people
小心那即将到来的东西，小心那些站起来的人民
Who would take what ye would even not give.
他们将夺取你们未曾给予的东西
Did ye think to conquer the people, or that law is stronger than life,
你们想要征服人民，让律法凌驾生命，
And than men’s desire to be free?
征服和凌驾人们对自由的渴望？
We will try it out with you ye that have harried and held,
我们倒要和你们这帮掠夺者和占有试试
Ye that have bullied and bribed.
和你们这帮欺人者和行贿犯.
Tyrants?… hypocrites… liars!
暴君......伪君子......骗子！
专辑信息
3.Grace