所属专辑:The Blue Note Years
歌手: Marlena Shaw
时长: 10:05
Woman of the Ghetto (Live) - Marlena Shaw[00:00:00]
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(la-la-la-la-la-la-la )[00:01:47]
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I was born raised in a ghetto[00:01:59]
我在贫民窟出生 成长[00:02:03]
I was born and raised in a ghetto[00:02:03]
我在贫民窟出生 成长[00:02:08]
I'm a woman of the ghetto[00:02:08]
我是贫民窟的一个女人[00:02:12]
Won't you listen won't you listen to me legislator [00:02:12]
你没有听过吗 你没有听说过我吗 立法者[00:02:17]
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How do you raise your kids in a ghetto [00:02:29]
在贫民窟你如何抚养你的孩子[00:02:33]
How do you raise your kids in a ghetto [00:02:33]
在贫民窟你如何抚养你的孩子[00:02:38]
Do you feed one child and starve another [00:02:38]
你会喂养一个然后把其他的人都饿死吗[00:02:43]
Won't you tell me legislator [00:02:43]
立法者 为什么不听我说[00:02:47]
Enthralled through[00:02:47]
我们完全被奴役了[00:02:50]
I know that my eyes ain't blue[00:02:50]
我知道我的眼睛不是蓝色的[00:02:53]
But you see I'm a woman[00:02:53]
但是你看见我是一个女人[00:02:55]
Of the ghetto[00:02:55]
在贫民窟里[00:02:57]
I'm proud free [00:02:57]
我很骄傲我很自由[00:03:00]
Black that is me[00:03:00]
黑人就是我[00:03:03]
But I'm a woman of the ghetto[00:03:03]
但是我只是贫民窟的一个女人[00:03:07]
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How does your heart feel late at night [00:03:19]
在深更半夜你的心情如何[00:03:23]
How does your heart feel late at night [00:03:23]
在深更半夜你的心情如何[00:03:27]
Does it beat with shame or does it beat with pride [00:03:27]
你的心是伴随着耻辱而跳动的 还是伴随着骄傲而跳动的[00:03:32]
I won't you tell me tell me legislator [00:03:32]
我不会让你告诉我 告诉我 立法者[00:03:38]
(na-na-na-na-na-na-na )[00:03:38]
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Puts me in the mind of [00:04:02]
把我记在心里[00:04:06]
Come and cross the water in a boat[00:04:06]
乘着船跨过河流[00:04:14]
Chained tied together[00:04:14]
被困在一起[00:04:23]
They said "no no they're really not man and women [00:04:23]
他们说 不要这样 他们真的不是男人 而是女人[00:04:28]
Just chain 'em up tie 'em up chain 'em up tie 'em up [00:04:28]
只是把她们束缚起来[00:04:30]
Chain 'em up tie 'em up work work work"[00:04:30]
束缚起来 工作吧[00:04:35]
There's where the movement came from[00:04:35]
那些运动是来自哪里[00:04:41]
Say no no [00:04:41]
说着不要[00:04:52]
My children learned just the same as yours[00:04:52]
我的孩子们和你的孩子们学的一样[00:04:57]
As long as nobody tries to close the door[00:04:57]
只要没有人试图关上门[00:05:02]
They cry with pain when the knife cuts deep[00:05:02]
当刀深深地扎进身体里 只是伴随着疼痛哭出声来[00:05:07]
They even close their eyes when they wanna sleep[00:05:07]
当他们想要睡觉的时候他们甚至是闭上他们的双眼[00:05:11]
Now peace you say[00:05:11]
现在你说安静了[00:05:14]
Is all that you ask[00:05:14]
这就是全部你说的[00:05:16]
But self-respect is a separate task[00:05:16]
但是自尊是不可分割的任务[00:05:21]
You may be sitting up there[00:05:21]
你也会熬夜[00:05:23]
In your ivory tower[00:05:23]
在你的象牙塔里[00:05:27]
60 stories tall[00:05:27]
60层高的楼里[00:05:31]
I know that you may have checked out at least one ghetto[00:05:31]
我以为你也许至少会检查一个贫民窟[00:05:36]
But I wonder have you lived there at all [00:05:36]
但是我想知道你是否能在那里生活[00:05:40]
Places like Watts [00:05:40]
像Watts一样的地方[00:05:42]
Ah Holland tell me[00:05:42]
Holland 告诉我[00:05:45]
Chicago ah tell me[00:05:45]
Chicago告诉我[00:05:48]
Washington got some too[00:05:48]
Washington也是一样[00:05:51]
I have been up on the mountains I[00:05:51]
我一直都在山顶[00:05:55]
And I'm free at last[00:05:55]
最后我会自由[00:05:58]
I say I'm free at last[00:05:58]
我说最后我会自由[00:06:01]
I've seen the children dying[00:06:01]
我已经看见孩子们死去[00:06:11]
And I've been one of the mothers who was crying[00:06:11]
我是那些哭泣的人其中一个人的母亲[00:06:18]
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I am a woman[00:06:36]
我是个女人[00:06:39]
I am a woman[00:06:39]
我是个女人[00:06:41]
I am a woman yes I[00:06:41]
我是个女人 是的 我是[00:06:44]
I said that I am [00:06:44]
我说我是[00:06:47]
I mean that I am [00:06:47]
我的意思是[00:06:49]
I'm the woman I'm the woman I'm the woman of the ghetto[00:06:49]
我是贫民窟的一个女人[00:06:56]
Strong true [00:06:56]
很坚强和真诚[00:07:01]
A woman[00:07:01]
一个女人[00:07:05]
A woman[00:07:05]
一个女人[00:07:09]
You can walk through the streets of the ghetto at night[00:07:09]
在晚上你可以走过贫民窟的街道[00:07:13]
Whole lotta pretty some ugly sites[00:07:13]
所有美丽的和丑陋的地方[00:07:20]
Along comes the sleek limousine[00:07:20]
沿路都是豪华轿车[00:07:25]
Say "hey baby I got ten [00:07:25]
说着 宝贝 我有十辆[00:07:31]
Look at me I'm clean"[00:07:31]
看着我 我很干净[00:07:34]
So she takes a little dope[00:07:34]
所以她会带着一点**[00:07:37]
What the hell everybody got to go[00:07:37]
所有人究竟要去哪里[00:07:40]
I got a baby[00:07:40]
我有个孩子[00:07:42]
I got a baby[00:07:42]
我有个孩子[00:07:45]
I got a baby i want to feed and I'm not really giving it all[00:07:45]
我有个孩子 我想去抚养 但是我真的什么都不能给[00:07:50]
Up just a little ten-cent piece or two[00:07:50]
只有一些零碎的钱[00:07:55]
Ah the black woman [00:07:55]
黑人女性[00:08:03]
But I ain't gonna raise your babies no more[00:08:03]
但是我不再抚养你的孩子[00:08:06]
I got a few on my own [00:08:06]
我自己也有几个[00:08:08]
I wanna keep strolling [00:08:08]
我想继续巡回演出[00:08:11]
I say I am a woman[00:08:11]
我说我是一个女人[00:08:15]
Gi-gi-gi-gi-ging I am[00:08:15]
我是一个女人[00:08:31]
I am[00:08:31]
我是[00:08:33]
I am[00:08:33]
我是[00:08:41]
Remember me[00:08:41]
记得我[00:08:44]
I'm the one who had your babies I[00:08:44]
我有了你的孩子[00:08:50]
Gi-gi-gi-gi-ging I am[00:08:50]
我是一个女人[00:08:59]
I am a woman[00:08:59]
我是一个女人[00:09:04]
Of the ghetto[00:09:04]
在贫民窟[00:09:09]
Woman [00:09:09]
女人[00:09:11]
I'm a woman yeah yeah yeah[00:09:11]
我是一个女人[00:09:14]
Just a woman[00:09:14]
只是一个女人[00:09:19]