歌词
Father, yes, I am a prisoner
父亲,我已沦为一名阶下囚
Fear not to relay my crime
不要畏惧于坦白我的罪名
The crime is loving the forsaken
那罪名是对无助者的关照
Only silence is shame
保持沉默才是唯一的耻辱
And now I'll tell you what's against us
而现在我要跟你说,是什么在针对着我们
An art that's lived for centuries
这“艺术”已经运作了数百年之久
Go through the years and you will find
在许多年以后,你们将会知晓
What's blackened all of history
那玷污了我们历史的,名为何物
Against us is the law with its immensity of strength and power
针对和攻击我们的是这神通广大的严刑峻法
Against us is the law!
是这法律在针对我们!
Police know how to make a man a guilty or an innocent
警察知道怎样使一个人背负罪名或无罪释放
Against us is the power of police!
针对我们的是那警察的权力!
The shameless lies that men have told will ever more be paid in gold
靠着无耻的谎言可以让一个人收获无尽的金钱与回报
Against us is the power of the gold!
针对我们的是资本的权力!
Against us is racial hatred and the simple fact
针对我们的是种族仇恨以及一个简明扼要的事实:
that we are poor
因为我们是穷人
My father dear, I am a prisoner
亲爱的父亲啊,我已是一名阶下囚
Don't be ashamed to tell my crime
不要畏惧跟人诉说我的罪名
The crime of love and brotherhood
罪名是与关心穷人和与他们为伍
And only silence is shame
而保持沉默才是我们唯一的耻辱
With me I have my love, my innocence the workers, and the poor
我心中的所有的只是对所有工人和穷人们纯粹的爱
For all of this I'm safe and strong and hope is mine
正是这些让我得以安心、坚韧并满怀希望
Rebellion, revolution don't need dollars they need this instead
起义和革命需要的不是钞票而是这些品质:
Imagination, suffering, light and love and care for every human being
想象力、忍受力、光明与爱,以及对每个人类的真诚关怀
You never steal, you never kill you are a part of hope and life
你们从未偷盗、从未杀戮,因为你们是正直和生命的一份子
The revolution goes from man to man and heart to heart
革命将从一个人传到另一个人,从一颗心传到另一颗心
And I sense when I look at the stars that we are children of life
当我最后一次仰望星空之时,我深知我们即是生命的孩子
Death is small
死亡微不足道
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