A Church Is Burning - Paul Simon (保罗·西蒙)
A church is burning
教堂失火了
The flames rise higher
火焰高高地晃动
Like hands that are praying
就像祈祷的双手
They grow in the sky
火光直冲天际
Like hands that are praying
就像祈祷的双手
The fire ascends
火焰节节攀升
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但我将自由
Three hooded men through the back roads did creep
三个蒙面人穿过后街制造了这场恶行
Torches in their hands
他们手里拿着火把
While the village lies asleep
夜深人静时
Down to the church where
教堂里
Just hours before
几个小时之前
Voices were singing and
还传来颂歌的声音
Hands were meeting and
人们手拉着手
Saying I won't be a slave anymore
唱着 不再做奴隶
A church is burning
教堂失火了
The flames rise higher
火焰高高地晃动
Like hands that are praying
就像祈祷的双手
They glow in the sky
火光直冲天际
Like hands that are praying
就像祈祷的双手
The fire ascends
火焰节节攀升
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但是我将自由
Three hooded men their hands lit the spark
三个蒙面人 点燃火花
And they faded in the night
他们消失在夜里
They vanished in the dark
他们消失在黑暗中
And in the cold light of morning
在冰冷的晨光里
There was nothing that remained
什么也没留下
But the ashes of a bible and a can of kerosene
只有那**的灰烬和一罐煤油
A church is burning
教堂失火了
The flames rise higher
火焰高高地晃动
Like hands that are praying
就像祈祷的双手
They glow in the sky
火光直冲天际
Like hands that are prayin'
就像祈祷的双手
The fire ascends
火焰节节攀升
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但我将自由
A church is more than just timber and stone
教堂不过是木材和石料
And freedom is a dark road
自由是一条昏暗的路
When you're walking it alone
当你独自行走时
But the future is now
未来已经来了
And it's time to take a stand
是时候表态了
So the lost bells of freedom
失去的自由
Can ring out in my land
出现在我的领地
A church is burning
教堂失火了
The flames rise higher
火焰高高地晃动
Like hands that are praying
就像祈祷的双手
They glow in the sky
火光直冲天际
Like hands that are praying
就像祈祷的双手
The fire ascends
火焰节节攀升
You can burn down my churches
你可以烧毁我的教堂
But I shall be free
但是我会自由