所属专辑:BillBoard Top 100 Of 1994
歌手: 2Pac
时长: 04:22
Keep Ya Head Up - 2Pac (图派克)[00:00:00]
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Some say tha blacker tha berry[00:00:02]
他们说莓子越黑[00:00:04]
Tha sweeter tha juice[00:00:04]
做成的果汁越甜[00:00:13]
I say tha darker tha flesh and tha deeper tha roots[00:00:13]
我说人的肤色越黑,其历史越久远[00:00:16]
I give a hollar to my sisters on welfare[00:00:16]
我向那些拿救济款的姐妹们喊一声[00:00:19]
Tupac cares but don't nobody else care[00:00:19]
2pac关心着你们而别人不关心你们[00:00:23]
I know they like ta beat ya down a lot[00:00:23]
我了解他们总是打击你们[00:00:26]
And when ya come around tha block brothers clown a lot[00:00:26]
当你们走在街头,他们总是耻笑你们[00:00:29]
But please don't cry dry ya eyes[00:00:29]
但请别哭泣[00:00:30]
Never let up[00:00:30]
擦干眼泪,请别气馁[00:00:32]
Forgive but don't forget girl keep ya head up[00:00:32]
原谅但请不要忘记,女孩们抬起你的头来[00:00:34]
And when he tells you you ain't nothin[00:00:34]
而当他告诉你,你什么都不是的时候[00:00:37]
Don't believe him[00:00:37]
不要相信他[00:00:38]
And if he can't learn ta love ya you should leave him[00:00:38]
当他学不会如何去爱你,你该离开他[00:00:41]
Cuz sister you don't need him[00:00:41]
因为女孩,你并不需要他[00:00:44]
I ain't tryin ta gash up but I just callem how I see em[00:00:44]
我并不是在胡吹乱造,我只是说出我对他们的想法[00:00:49]
Ya know what makes me unhappy[00:00:49]
你要知道他们的做法让我很不爽[00:00:52]
When brothers make babies[00:00:52]
男人们沉醉于造人活动[00:00:54]
And leave a young mother ta be a pappy[00:00:54]
却扔下年轻的母亲让她们去充当爸爸[00:00:57]
And since we all came from a woman[00:00:57]
但既然我们都来自娘胎[00:00:58]
Got our name from a woman[00:00:58]
从女人那得到名字[00:00:59]
And out game from a woman[00:00:59]
从女人那开始我们的人生[00:01:01]
I wonder why we take from our women[00:01:01]
我就想知道为什么我们还能从女人那进行掠夺[00:01:03]
Why we R**e our women[00:01:03]
为什么要折磨她们[00:01:04]
Do we hate our women [00:01:04]
是因为我们憎恨女性吗[00:01:05]
I think it's time ta k**l for our women[00:01:05]
我认为是时候为女人们而战了[00:01:07]
Time ta heal our women[00:01:07]
是该治愈她们[00:01:08]
Be real to our women[00:01:08]
真诚相对的时候了[00:01:09]
And if we don't[00:01:09]
如果我们不这么做[00:01:09]
Well have a race of babies[00:01:09]
就会有一代人[00:01:11]
That hate tha ladies that make tha babies[00:01:11]
去憎恨创造后代的女性[00:01:12]
And since a man can't make one[00:01:12]
既然男人们并不能创造后代[00:01:15]
He has no right ta tell a woman when and where ta create one[00:01:15]
他们就没资格去要求女人,要在什么时间什么地点生小孩[00:01:19]
So will tha real men get up[00:01:19]
那真正的男人能不能站出来呢[00:01:21]
I know your fed up ladies[00:01:21]
我知道你们已经厌倦了女士们但请你昂起你的头来[00:01:24]
But keep ya head up[00:01:24]
抬起你的头来[00:01:25]
Chorus[00:01:25]
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Eeewww child things are gonna get easier[00:01:26]
哦,孩子,事情会变得容易起来[00:01:29]
Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter[00:01:29]
哦,孩子,事情会变得光明起来[00:01:35]
Eeewww child things are gonna get easier[00:01:35]
哦,孩子,事情会变得容易起来[00:01:41]
Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter[00:01:41]
哦,孩子,事情会变得光明起来[00:01:46]
I remember marvin gay usta sing ta me[00:01:46]
我记得Marvin Gaye曾向我歌唱 [00:01:49]
He had me feelin like black was tha thing ta be[00:01:49]
他让我觉得身为黑人是很自然的事[00:01:52]
And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tuff[00:01:52]
突然之间在贫民窟好像也没那么艰难了[00:01:55]
I thought we had it rough we always had enough[00:01:55]
尽管我们过得很苦,但我们知足[00:01:57]
I often huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke tha rules[00:01:57]
我大力吹嘘着我的宵禁,而我将打破这些陈规旧矩[00:02:00]
Ran with tha local crew and had a smoke or two[00:02:00]
与当地帮派混在一起,抽烟[00:02:03]
And realize momma really paid tha price[00:02:03]
后来我意识到确实是母亲在为这一切付出代价[00:02:05]
She nearly gave her life ta raise me right[00:02:05]
她几乎付出她的生命来教导我是非[00:02:09]
And all I had ta give her was my pipe dreams[00:02:09]
而我所能回报给她的却只有这些不找边际的美梦[00:02:12]
Of how I'd rock tha mic and make it to tha big screen[00:02:12]
向她描述我是如何玩转音乐[00:02:15]
I'm tryin ta make a dollar out of fifteen cents[00:02:15]
如何带着自己的音乐出现在荧屏[00:02:17]
Its hard ta be legit and still pay tha rent[00:02:17]
我试着用50美分来赚一美元[00:02:20]
And in tha end it seems I'm headin for tha penn[00:02:20]
但在守法的同时按时付房租还真难做到[00:02:23]
I try and find my friends but they're blowin in tha wind[00:02:23]
但最后我拿起纸笔,我试着去求助于朋友,但他们也生活艰难[00:02:26]
Last night my buddy lost his whole family[00:02:26]
昨晚我的一个兄弟失去了他的全部家人[00:02:28]
Its gonna take tha man in me[00:02:28]
是时候让内心那个强大的我[00:02:30]
Ta conquer this insanity[00:02:30]
去征服这一团糟[00:02:31]
It seems tha rain will never let up[00:02:31]
雨似乎永远不会停[00:02:33]
I try ta keep my head up and still keep from getting wet up[00:02:33]
我努力的抬起头,但仍想避免不让自己淋湿[00:02:37]
You know it's funny when it rains it pours[00:02:37]
一下雨就是倾盆大雨还挺好笑的[00:02:39]
They got money for wars but can't feed tha poor[00:02:39]
他们有财力去打仗,却还不能喂饱穷人[00:02:42]
Sad there ain't no hope for tha youth and tha truth is[00:02:42]
说年轻人没有希望,事实却是[00:02:45]
There ain't no hope for tha future[00:02:45]
对未来失去信心[00:02:48]
And then they wonder why we crazy[00:02:48]
他们疑惑我们的疯狂[00:02:50]
I blame my mother for turning my brother into a crack baby[00:02:50]
我反倒责怪我的母亲,给了我一个生下来就沾有**的兄弟[00:02:54]
We ain't meant ta survive cause it's a setup[00:02:54]
我们本不该活下来,因为一切都已注定[00:02:56]
And even though ya fed up[00:02:56]
尽管你已受够了[00:02:58]
Ya got ta keep ya head up[00:02:58]
你该抬起头来[00:03:03]