歌词
T.I.A. - K'naan
T.I.A.(这就是非洲) - K'Naan(柯南)
I hope you got your passports, and vaccine shots
我希望得到你的护照,和注射
I'll take rappers on a field trip any day
某一天我将会把说唱带到旅行到过的地方
They never been opposite real clip any way
相反他们从未真正的修剪过
I know where all the looters and the shooters stay
我知道所有的强盗和杀手在什么地方
Welcome to the city we call Doomsday
欢迎来到我们称之为末日之城的城市
Where ****** are just fried chicken like Tuesday
在那里黑人等同于炸鸡,就像星期二
Oh, you from the hood, huh, who say?
哦,你来自我们的邻居,哼,谁说的?
My Nigerian ****** will call you *****
我的尼日利亚黑人兄弟会叫你们“孬种”
My Somali ****** are quick to grab the Uzi
我的索马里黑人兄弟会迅速夺走乌兹
Around here we only bumpin' Fela Kuti
在这里我们只和费拉·库蒂发生碰撞
Tupac or Bob Marley, Lucky Dube
图派克或者鲍勃·马利,幸运的家伙
So we don't really give a **** about your groupies
所以我们根本不想理会你们的乐迷
This is Africa, hooray
这就是非洲,!
T.I.A.
T.I.A.
(Hooray)
T.I.A.
T.I.A.
(Hooray)
T.I.A.
T.I.A.
(Hooray)
It means, this is Africa
这意味着,这就是非洲
(Hooray)
You don't know how hard it is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets is tricky in these parts here
道路在这些地方很崎岖
You don't know how hard this is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets need this s*it here
在这里街道就是这样该死
You don't know how hard it is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets is tricky in these parts here
道路在这些地方很崎岖
You don't know how hard this is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets need this s*it here
在这里街道就是这样该死
I walk rappers through the killa woods any day
有一天我会走着说唱着穿过死亡森林
They've never been opposite, real goons anyway
相反,他们从来没有变成真正的
I know all the tricky, sticky, icky alley ways
我知道所有的崎岖、恶心、该死的胡同
Welcome to the continent of holidays
欢迎来到度假的非洲大陆
(Africa)
非洲
Where holidays quickly turn to hell days
从此假期迅速变成末日
Stars fall quicker than box of shell case
星辰陨落比一盒弹壳都快(个人认为星星应该是指被杀死的人)
No Bill Gates, no PC's
没有比尔盖茨,没有个人电脑
Why you cats are debatin', actin' and fakin' these days?
为什么这些日子你们这些不停地争辩、作秀、伪装?
I deliver what they need like milk crates
我提供他们所需要的牛奶箱
I learned from the deadly streets, no regrets
我从致命的街道中学会生存,没有遗憾
And I wasn't ever lookin' for a street cred
而且我不是在寻求一个街头信誉
But these streets bred me to be street safe
但是这些街道把我的街头安全意识培养起来
It's no secret we know how to squeeze lead
众所周知我们都明白怎么挤压主角
But the pre-set is not to have to squeeze it
但是预设不必挤压它
Used to be at peace now we use t-s*irts
曾经出于和平时代,现在我们使用T恤
And it reads R.I.P. 'cause the peace dead
并且它说“安息吧”,因为和平已死
When I walk through the slums like nomane
当我穿行在无名的贫民窟
Little children say, "K'naan bumaye"
小孩说:“柯南 bumaye”
The rap game just got itself a new day
说唱就仿佛获得了新生
This is Africa, hooray
这就是非洲,!
T.I.A.
T.I.A.
(Hooray)
T.I.A.
T.I.A.
(Hooray)
T.I.A.
T.I.A.
(Hooray)
It means, this is Africa
这意味着,这就是非洲
(Hooray)
You don't know how hard it is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets is tricky in these parts here
道路在这些地方很崎岖
You don't know how hard this is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets need this s*it here
在这里街道就是这样该死
You don't know how hard it is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets is tricky in these parts here
道路在这些地方很崎岖
You don't know how hard this is here
你并不知道在这里有多艰难
The streets need this s*it here
在这里街道就是这样该死
专辑信息
1.Wavin' Flag
2.Bang Bang
3.Dreamer
4.ABC's (Chubb Rock Version) [Chubb Rock Version/Album Version (Explicit)]
5.Take A Minute
6.15 Minutes Away
7.I Come Prepared
8.If Rap Gets Jealous
9.People Like Me
10.America
11.Fatima
12.Fire In Freetown
13.Somalia (Explicit Version)
14.T.I.A.
15.Does It Really Matter