歌词
Ah
I'm goin' back to the South
我将返回南方故土
I'm goin' back, back, back, back
我将重返心念的家乡土地
Where my roots ain't watered down
那故地未被水源滋润浇灌
Growin', growin' like a Baobab tree
即便如此但也如挺拔的猴面包树般生长(猴面包树作为Beyoncé与始祖的纽带)
Of life on fertile ground, ancestors put me on game
沃土生长 始祖为我开启了这场游戏
Ankh charm on gold chains, with my Oshun energy, oh
圣十字金链 饱含体内女神Oshun孕育之力(Ankh起源于埃及神话代表生命)
Drip all on me, woo, Ankh or the Dashiki print
圣十字与Dashiki传统服饰都着于我身
Hol' up, don't I smell like such a nag champa incense?
我的身上是否满溢着精典黄花香味(nag champa是流行于印度的香水)
Yeah, pure ice (Ice), ice (Ice), buss down
如此纯粹透彻 令人深深迷恋
Uh, flooded (Flooded), flooded (Flooded), on my wrist, out
血脉在我身躯内涌动蔓延
Ooh, goin' up, goin' up, motherland, motherland drip on me
故土的气息在我的精神沿袭
Ooh, melanin, melanin, my drip is skin deep, like
我骄傲于我生来便为黑种人
Ooh, motherland, motherland, motherland, motherland drip on me
故土的气息在我的精神沿袭
Ooh, yeah, I can't forget my history is her-story, yeah
我无法忘祖忘根 我定铭记历史
Being black, maybe that's the reason why
生而如此 亲爱的 这便是我们因不公而愤恨的缘由
They always mad, yeah, they always mad, yeah
长久如此 这也是我们为何对此愤恨不已的缘故
Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why
长久如此 这也是我们为何对此愤恨不已的缘故
They all big mad and they always have been
这也是我们为何对此愤恨不已的缘故
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
我的爱慕者们聚集 请来到我的身边(Beyoncé铁杆粉群为Beyhive,结合了单词Yoncé与Beehive)
Whenever mama say so, mama say
母亲开口轻声呢喃着(或引用soul makossa的剧本台词)
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
我高高挺起胸膛 坐上属于我的宝座
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
跟紧我的步伐 游行示威
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), nip that lip like lipo (Lipo)
对我的同伴柔顺地诉说着 宛如紧咬嘴唇般丝滑
You hear them swarmin', right? Bees is known to bite
蜂群嗡嗡作响的声音 你是否能听见呢(Bees指Beyoncé粉丝)
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
如今我们高高踏上属于自己的王座
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
跟紧我的步伐 游行示威
Yeah, yeah, I'm for us, all black
我们为了自己而发声应援
All chrome (Yeah), black-owned (Yeah)
我们自己的权力由我们自己争取维护
Black tints (Yeah), matte black (Yeah, yeah)
黑色系色调 哑光黑色泽
Roll by, my window down, let 'em see who in it
将车驶过让我看看车中有何人
Crack a big smile (Ding)
笑容灿烂拂面
Go figure, me and Jigga, fifty 'leven children
前去探讨 发现是我和Jay-Z还有我们的几个孩子(Jigga指Beyoncé的丈夫Jay-Z)
They like, "Chick, how?"
看已至此 他们或许会惊呼尖叫
I charge my crystals in a full moon
满月时分 我给水晶注满皎洁能量
You could send them missiles, I'ma send my goons
你我各自委兵派部
Baby sister reppin' Yemaya (Yemaya)
姐妹同心代表Yemaya女神散发圣贤之光(Yemaya女神为守护圣贤的守护神)
Trust me, they gon' need an army (Ah)
请信任我吧 他们着实需要更多军队子民
Rubber bullets bouncin' off me (Ah)
橡皮子弹或是种族压迫都无法令我停驻争夺自由的斗争脚步
Made a picket sign off your picket fence (Ah)
传统生活烙印上抗议的标志(picket fence象征美国传统生活 sign代表黑人运动正在影响着既定秩序有所影响)
Take it as a warning (Ah, ah)
请一定要引以为戒
Waist beads from Yoruba (Woo)
我身穿戴来自约鲁巴的腰珠(Beyoncé长期穿戴腰珠体现她对非洲血统的敬意)
Four hunnid billi', Mansa Musa (Woo)
曼萨穆萨时期见证着黑人繁荣史(曼萨穆萨执政期间是黑人历史上最富有的人)
Stroll line to the barbeque
漫步线满溢着骄傲的文化涵养(在由希腊字母组成的stroll line漫步线中穿越为不敬的表现)
Put us any-damn-where, we gon' make it look cute
即便将我们放置于荆棘遍布的险恶要塞我们也能活得精彩漂亮
Pandemic fly on the runway, in my hazmat
疾病肆意蔓延扩散 但我们需要做好防护措施
Judgin', runnin' through the house to my art, all black
大赏一番我家中的艺术珍宝 皆为与我们肤色血肉相融的黑色气息
Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat
挂于墙上壁画之上的始祖们仿佛轻声私语
(Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat)
(挂于墙上壁画之上的始祖们仿佛轻声私语)
Hold my hands, we gon' pray together
双手紧密相牵 我们虔诚祈祷
Lay down, face down in the gravel
面朝黑土 诚心祈求
Woo, wearin' all attire white to the funeral
身着白色葬服参加送葬仪式
Black love, we gon' stay together
相亲相爱的黑人同胞们 我们永结同心
Curtis Mayfield on the speaker (Woo)
将柯蒂斯梅菲尔德的心声放大(Curtis Mayfield为非裔美国灵魂歌手,为美国黑人斗争有所贡献)
Lil' Malcolm, Martin mixed with mama Tina (Woo)
马尔科姆X 马丁路德金还有我的母亲(都为对Beyoncé有影响的人物)
Need another march, lemme call Tamika (Woo)
还需要由塔米卡马洛里这样的先锋人物组织(Tamika Mallory是社会活动家,以女性游行以及拥护黑人生活问题闻名, Beyoncé对此表示赞许)
Need peace and reparation for my people (Woo)
人民需要和平的生活以及遭受不公平对待的赔偿
Fxck these laid edges, I'ma let it shrivel up (Shrivel up)
发髻边缘或许光滑 但我宁愿其皱缩
Fxck this fade and waves, I'ma let it dread all up (Dread all up)
褪色卷曲的发丝 我能令其重焕光彩
Put your fists up in the air, show black love (Show black love)
握紧拳头高举过头顶 显示我们的团结与爱(该动作在2014年被定义为Black Lives Matter的标志)
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
故土的气息在我的精神沿袭
Honey, come around my way, around my hive
我的爱慕者们聚集 请来到我的身边
Whenever mama say so, mama say
母亲开口轻声呢喃着
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high
我高高挺起胸膛 坐上属于我的宝座
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
跟紧我的步伐 游行示威
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), nip that lip like lipo (Lipo)
对我的同伴柔顺地诉说着 宛如紧咬嘴唇般丝滑
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
蜂群嗡嗡作响的声音 你是否能听见呢
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
如今我们高高踏上属于自己的王座
Follow my parade, oh, my parade
跟紧我的步伐 游行示威
We got rhythm (We got rhythm), we got pride (We got pride)
我们引亢高歌 高昂激情地前行
We birth kings (We birth kings), we birth tribes (We birth tribes)
我们孕育了新生的希望 代代相传延续
Holy river (Holy river), holy tongue (Holy tongue)
神圣的河水流传着古老的传说
Speak the glory (Speak the glory), feel the love (Feel the love)
光芒四射 绽放爱意的火光
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
故土的气息在我的精神沿袭
Motherland, motherland drip on me, hey, hey, hey
故土的气息在我的精神沿袭
I can't forget my history, it's her-story
我无法忘祖忘根 我定铭记历史
Motherland drip on me, motherland, motherland drip on me
故土的气息在我的精神沿袭
(Woo, woo)
Being black, maybe that's the reason why
生而如此 亲爱的 这便是我们因不公而愤恨的缘由
They always mad, yeah, they always mad, yeah
因不公而愤恨的缘由
Been past 'em, I know that's the reason why
长久如此 这也是我们为何对此愤恨不已的缘故
They all big mad and they always have been
因不公而愤恨的缘由
Honey, come around my way, around my hive (My)
我的爱慕者们聚集 请来到我的身边
Whenever mama say so (Hey), mama say (Hey, hey)
母亲开口轻声呢喃着
Here I come on my throne, sittin' high (High)
我高高挺起胸膛 坐上属于我的宝座
Follow my parade, oh, my parade (Hey, hey, hey)
跟紧我的步伐 游行示威
Talkin' slick to my folk (My folk), nip that lip like lipo (Lipo)
对我的同伴柔顺地诉说着 宛如紧咬嘴唇般丝滑
Hear 'em swarmin', right? (Zz) Bees is known to bite (Zz, zz)
蜂群嗡嗡作响的声音 你是否能听见呢
Now here we come on our thrones, sittin' high
如今我们高高踏上属于自己的王座
Follow my parade, oh, black parade
跟紧我的步伐 游行示威
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