I Am Not My Hair (Konvict Remix) - India Arie (印地雅·艾瑞)/Akon (阿肯)
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Written by:Shannon Sanders/Alecia Moore/India Arie Simpson/Andrew Ramsey
See I can kinda recall a lil' ways back
依稀记得年少时光
Small tryin' to ball always been black
小小年纪就渴望出人头地
And my hair I tried it all I even went flat
尝试过所有发型 甚至剃平头
Had a lumpy curly top and all that crap now
顶着蓬乱卷发 经历种种挫败
Just tryin' to be appreciated
只求获得他人认可
Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
顶着自然卷的兄弟总难觅芳心
And I hit the barber shop real quick
匆匆走进理发店
Had 'em give me lil' twist and it drove 'em crazy crazy
让师傅编个小辫 却引发轰动
Then I couldn't get no job
那时我四处碰壁找不到工作
'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
因为公司不愿雇佣脏辫青年
Then I thought about my dogs from the block
想起街区里那些兄弟的处境
Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob
突然明白他们为何选择偷抢
Was it the hair that got me this far
难道这发型带我走到今天
All these girls these cribs these cars
这些豪宅香车美人环绕
I hate to say it but it seem so flawed
不愿承认但实在荒谬
'Cause success didn't come till I cut it all off
直到剃光头发才获得成功
Little girl with the press and curl
小女孩顶着卷发夹烫发
Age eight I got a Jheri curl
八岁时我烫了杰里卷
Thirteen and I got a relaxer
十三岁开始用直发剂
I was a source of so much laughter
成为众人嘲笑的对象
At fifteen when it all broke off
十五岁时头发全断掉
Eighteen and went all natural
十八岁回归自然发型
February 2002
2002年2月
I went on and did what I had to do
我毅然前行 做我该做之事
Because it was time to change my life
因是时候改变我的人生
To become the woman that I am inside
成为内心真实的自己
Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
九十七条脏辫尽数剪去
I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that
初次对镜凝视 恍然发觉
Hey hey
I am not my hair
发丝非我本色
I am not this skin
皮囊非我真我
I am not your expectations no hey
我不符合你的期待 不
I am not my hair
发丝非我本色
I am not this skin
皮囊非我真我
I am the soul that lives within
我是内在栖居的灵魂
Good hair means curls and waves no
好发型不等于卷发波浪 不
Bad hair means you look like a slave no
坏发型不意味着你像个奴隶 不
At the turn of the century
在这个世纪之交
It's time for us to redefine who we be
是时候重新定义我们的模样
You can shave it off like a South African beauty
你可以剃光头发 像南非美人那样
Or get in on lock like Bob Marley
也可以编成脏辫 像鲍勃马利一样
You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey
你可以拉直秀发 像奥普拉那般
If it's not what's on your head it's what's underneath and say
重要的不是头顶发型 而是内在光芒 让我们齐声唱
Hey hey
I am not my hair
发丝非我本色
I am not this skin
皮囊非我真我
I am not your expectations no hey
我不符合你的期待 不
I am not my hair
发丝非我本色
I am not this skin
皮囊非我真我
I am the soul that lives within
我是内在栖居的灵魂
Who cares if you don't like that
谁在乎你嗤之以鼻的目光
With nothin' to lose postin' with the wave cap
戴着发网无所畏惧走在街上
And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got waves
警察因我的卷发百般刁难
Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days
这般荒唐前所未见
Man you gotta change all these feelings
是时候改变这些成见
Steady judging one another by their appearance
人们总是以貌取人妄加评判
Yes India I feel ya girl
印度姑娘 我懂你的感受
Now go ahead talk to the rest of the world 'cause
现在去向世界证明自己吧
Whoa whoa whoa
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person
我的发型能让我变得更高尚吗
Whoa whoa whoa
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend Oh
我的发型能让我成为更好的朋友吗
Whoa whoa whoa
Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity
我的发型是否决定了我的人格
Whoa whoa whoa
I am expressing my creativity
我在展现我的创造力
Whoa whoa whoa
Breast cancer and chemotherapy
乳腺癌与化疗
Took away her crownin' glory
夺走了她的骄傲秀发
She promised God if she was to survive
她向神明许愿若能活下来
She would enjoy every day of her life oh
她本可享受生命的每一天
On national television
在万众瞩目的荧幕前
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
那双明眸如钻石般璀璨
Bald-headed like a full moon shining
光头如满月般皎洁闪耀
Singing out to the whole wide world like hey
向全世界放声歌唱
Hey hey
I am not my hair
发丝非我本色
I am not this skin
皮囊非我真我
I am not your expectations no hey
我不符合你的期待 不
I am not my hair
发丝非我本色
I am not this skin
皮囊非我真我
I am the soul that lives within
我是内在栖居的灵魂
Hey hey
I am not my hair
发丝非我本色
I am not this skin
皮囊非我真我
I am not your expectations no hey
我不符合你的期待 不