歌词
Victor Jara of Chile
来自智利的Victor Jara
Lived like a shooting star
生命像流星一样短暂
He fought for the people of Chile
他为智利的人民而战
With his songs and his guitar
用他的歌声和吉他
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
Victor Jara was a peasant Victor Jara
是一个农民
He worked from a few years old
幼年时便开始工作
He sat upon his father's plow
他坐在父亲的犁上
And watched the earth unfold
看着眼前的土地舒展开来
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
他的邻居举行婚礼
Or one of their children died
或是他们的孩子不幸夭折
His mother sang all night for them
他的母亲为他们彻夜歌唱
With Victor by her side身旁陪伴的是Victor
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
He grew up to be a fighter
他成长为一位斗士
Against the people's wrongs
对抗着人民的不公
He listened to their grief and joy
他聆听着人民的悲伤与快乐
And turned them into songs
将这些写进歌中
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
He sang about the copper miners
他歌颂铜矿工人
And those who worked the land
和那些工作在土地上的人们
He sang about the factory workers
他歌颂工厂工人
And they knew he was their man
他们与他并肩作战
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
He campaigned for Allende
他为Allende总统而战
Working night and day
夜以继日，从未停歇
He sang "Take hold of your brothers hand
他唱着"握住兄弟们的手
You know the future begins today"
心中知晓未来由此开始"
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
Then the generals seized Chile
然后将军们发起政变
They arrested Victor then
他们逮捕了Victor
They caged him in a stadium
他们将他囚禁在体育馆
With five-thousand frightened men
一同的是五千个瑟瑟发抖的人民
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
Victor stood in the stadium Victor
伫立在体育馆的中央
His voice was brave and strong
他的声音充满着勇气和力量
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
他为他的囚犯同伴而放声高歌
Till the guards cut short his song
直至守卫打断了他的歌唱
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
They broke the bones in both his hands
他们折断了他双手的骨头
They beat him on the head
他们重击他的额头
They tore him with electric shocks
他们用电流将他撕裂
And then they shot him dead
然后用一颗子弹结束他的生命
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
Victor Jara of Chile
来自智利的Victor Jara
Lived like a shooting star
生命如同流星一般短暂
And he fought for the people of Chile
他为智利的人民血战
With his songs and his guitar
用他的歌声和吉他
His hands were gentle
他的双手温柔至极
his hands were strong
他的双手铿锵有力
His hands were gentle
他的双手如此温柔
his hands were strong
他的双手如此有力
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