歌词
制作人 : Lin-Manuel Miranda
议题：
混音 : Tim Latham
费城的桂格代表团提出请求国会
编程 : Lin-Manuel Miranda
结束黑奴贸易、
母带工程师 : Chris Gehringer
废除一切形式的奴隶制
The issue on the table
这请求是本杰明·富兰克林起草并署名的
A petition from a Quaker delegation in Philadelphia calling on Congress
不容忽视
To end the African slave trade and abolish slavery
得在国会里投票，
In all its forms
所以政府的意见是？
This petition was written and signed by Benjamin Franklin
杰斐逊部长你先来
别着急
It cannot go ignored
总统先生
This comes to a vote in Congress
宪法说得很明白
What is the White House's position
国家得等到
Secretary Jefferson you first
1808年再辩论
Tread lightly
是否停止贩奴
Sir
不管你们想不想
The constitution clearly states
这是我们最后的妥协了
That the states have to wait
等等
Until eighteen oh eight to debate
但退一万步说就算我们能一致通过
On whether to end the slave trade
解放奴隶，解放啦！是挺好吧。
And whether or not you want it guys
但是我们没法抹去偏见和理所应当的仇恨
That is the final compromise we made
所以让他们回非洲？还是让他们自己建国？
Sir wait
1784年我试着在西边宣传废奴
But for a second let us say that we can legislate
根本没人投我票
Unanimous emancipation freedom reigns and yes it's great
奴隶制有罪，而且在蔓延
We cannot cure prejudice or righteous desperate hate
但是我们不知答案也就无从谈问题。
So back to Africa or do they get a separate state
轮到我了？
好
In 1784 I tried to float banning slavery in the West
蓄奴州里面全在打保票
My notion didn't get a single vote
你知道这些人浪费了多少珍贵时间吗？
Slavery's a sin it's growing like a cancer
把奴隶制系统化麻烦就越来越大
But we can't address the question if we do not have an answer
等到19世纪开头他们人数就翻倍了
你们都知道
Is it my turn
这是我们灵魂上的、民主制上的污点
Good
自由人的土地？（指美国）
不！讽刺至极！
Plantation states are packed with promise makers
压迫、非人化一整个种族，说他们是财产
Do you realize the precious time these legislators wasted
还说你们也没办法，你们没点前瞻吗？
Institutionalizing slavery only multiplies our troubles
总统先生，连你，也有上百奴隶
Wait till the 1800's and their population doubles
咱们百年之后他们的后代会恨死我们的
You all know
南方以后上哪找劳动力？
This is the stain on our soul and democracy
T·杰斐逊上哪找他下一个情人？
A land of the free
你！？
No it's not it's hypocrisy
嗯，人们还是没头苍蝇一般
To subjugate dehumanize a race call 'em property
跟着你们走，你还和你家Sally嘿咻
And say that we are powerless to stop it can you not foresee
够了
Sir even you you have hundreds of slaves
哦，你问我怎么想
Whose descendants will curse our names when we're safe in our graves
我不假装知道答案，但是问题不小
How will the south find labor for its businesses
总统先生？
How will Thomas Jefferson find his next mistresses
麦迪逊
我们就在这建立起先例
How dare you
首先，我们不把您搅和进来
Yet still people follow like lemmings
想想全国会辩论这事，简直可怕
All your hemming and hawing while you're hee hawing with Sally Hemings
我这就向南方确认
That's enough
我们还是1808年再谈
Well you asked how I feel
这给我们时间、稀释恐惧
I don't pretend to know the answer but the question is real
我这就告诉北方我们最迟会在
那年1月1号禁止奴隶贸易
If I may Mr President
没意见的话我就动笔
Madison
这件事我们先不予讨论
Let's take this moment to establish a precedent
总统！
First of all sir we won't involve you in this
汉密尔顿，如果咱们废奴
Imagine this debate with all of congress it's ruinous
所有奴隶主都会索要赔偿
I'll reassure the South 1808 is still the year
至于拿杰斐逊情人的事黑他嘛……
That was agreed upon
你真的想
That buys us time and assuages fear
真的想那么干吗？
I'll tell the North that on January 1st
不。
Of that year we'll ban importation handling the worst
麦迪逊，动笔吧
Once I get all this agreed upon I'll pick up a pen
咱们只能指望下一代人有点好办法了
And introduce a notion never to discuss this again
Mr President
Hamilton if we support emancipation
Every single slave owner will demand compensation
And as for slandering Jefferson with talk of mistresses
Do you really wanna
Do you really wanna have that conversation
No
Madison execute your plan to the letter
Let's hope the next generation thinks of something better
专辑信息
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