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Four Women

Nina SimoneListen on Apple Music

歌词与中文翻译

My skin is black
我肤色黝黑
My arms are long
双臂修长
My hair is woolly
有着毛茸的卷发
My back is strong
和坚实的背膀
Strong enough to take the pain
坚实到足以忍受痛楚
inflicted again and again
它就这样一遍一遍地施加其上
What do they call me?
他们唤我作何?
My name is Aunt Sarah
我被称为莎拉姑妈
My name is Aunt Sarah, Aunt Sarah
称我为莎拉姑妈,姑妈莎拉
My skin is yellow
我肤色棕黄
My hair is long
长发如瀑
Between two worlds,
黑人与白人的世界
I do belong
都有我的一方归属
My father was rich and white
我的生父是有钱的白人
He forced my mother late one night
于某个深夜剥夺了母亲的贞洁
What do they call me?
他们唤我作何?
My name is Siffronia
我被称为萨芬妮娅
My name is Siffronia
称我为萨芬妮娅 (Saffronia<Saffron>名字变形,原意藏红花,具有代表性的黑白混血黑奴女名)
My skin is tan
我肤色暗棕
My hair is fine
秀发如丝
My hips invite you
身段惹火将你引诱
My mouth is like wine
双唇甘若美酒
Whose little girl am I?
而我又属于谁呢
Anyone who has money to buy
理应是为寻欢买单的
What do they call me?
他们唤我作何?
My name is Sweet Thing
我被称为甜心
My name is Sweet Thing
称我为甜心
My skin is brown
我肤色深褐
And my manner is tough
手段强悍残忍
I'll kill the first mother I see
我的爱足以窒息我的生母(影射Toni Morrison著《Beloved》中的情节,宠儿被生母所杀还魂后索取缺失的母爱)
My life has been rough
我命途多舛
I'm awfully bitter these days
整日与苦涩作伴
Because my parents were slaves
只因双亲沦为奴隶
What do they call me?
他们唤我作何?
My name is Peaches
我被称为“蜜桃”(Peach可能被Nina用为双重隐喻,一指极好或漂亮的事物<人>;二指vag1na,同女三一样指代性暗示)

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专辑信息

Wild Is The Wind →
  1. Wild Is The Wind (Live)
  2. What More Can I Say?
  3. Four Women
  4. I Love Your Lovin' Ways
  5. Lilac Wine
  6. That's All I Ask
  7. Break Down And Let It All Out
  8. Why Keep On Breaking My Heart
  9. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Live)
  10. If I Should Lose You
  11. Either Way I Lose