Here come the drums
鼓声隆隆,激情四溢!
Here come the drums
鼓声隆隆,激情上演
Bass in your face
低音震撼来袭
Not an eight track
绝不再是八音轨
Gettin' it good to the wood
尽情享受音乐之美
So the people give you some a dat
人们尽情享受这节奏
Reactin' to the fax
反响传真来
That I kick and it stick
我踢出的球粘住了
And it stay around
它依然留存
Pointin' to the joint put the Buddha down
指着大麻把佛祖放下
Goin' goin' gettin' to the roots
探寻根源,不断深入
Ain't givin' it up
绝不放弃
So turn me loose
那就放我自由
But then again I got a story
但话说回来我有一个故事
That's harder than the hardcore
那是极其艰难的
Cost of the holocaust
大屠杀的代价
I'm talin' 'bout the one still goin' on
我说的是一场仍在进行的战斗
I know where I'm from not dum diddie dum
我自知来处,并非无知傻瓜
From the base motherland the place of the drum
从鼓声响起的地方,非洲文化的源头
Invaded by the wack diddie wack
劣质入侵无章法
Fooled the black left us faded
欺骗使我们疲惫不堪
King and chief probably had a big beef
国王和首领可能曾有过重大争执
Because of dat now I grit my teeth
因此我咬紧牙关
So here's a song to the strong
所以这首歌献给强者
'Bout a shake of a snake
狡猾如蛇的诡计
And the smile went along wit dat
笑容随之而来
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无法信赖
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Kickin' wicked rhymes
演绎着狂野的韵律
Like a fortune teller
像个预言家
'Cause the wickedness done by Jack
因为杰克犯下的恶行
Where everybody at
那些人在哪里
Divided and sold
被瓜分出卖
For liquor and the gold
为酒与金
Smacked in the back
背后突遭重击
For the other man to mack
让别人轻浮地搭讪
Now the story that I'm kickin' is glory
现在,我正激情昂扬地讲述着荣耀的故事
Little rock where they be
小石城,船只停靠
Dockin' this boat
成功完成此事
No hope I'm shackled
希望破碎,身陷桎梏
Plus gang tackled
接着被人群起而攻之
By the other hand swingin' the rope
另一边,我正命悬一线
Wearin' red white and blue Jack and his crew
杰克和他的队伍,穿着红白蓝,耀武扬威
The guy's authorized beat down for the brown
那家伙受命对棕色人群施暴
Man to the man each one so it teach one
每个人都有自己的教训
Born to terrorize sisters and every brother
生来便恐吓兄弟姐妹
One love who said it I know Whodini sang it
爱与和平,有人唱过,我知道是Whodini
But the hater taught hate
但仇恨却教人更加仇恨
That's why we gang bang it
所以我们结帮拉派
Beware of the hand
提防那些黑手
When it's comin' from the left
当厄运意外降临
I ain't trippin' just watch ya step
我不会胡作非为小心行事
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不能信赖
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An' I judge everyone one by the one
我会一个一个地评判每个人
Look here come the judge
看那,权威者降临
Watch it here he come now
小心,他来了
I can only guess what's happ'nin'
我只能猜测正在发生什么
Years ago he woulda been
多年以前他本该是
The ship's captain
这艘船的船长
Gettin' me bruised on a cruise
在痛苦的航行中遍体鳞伤
What I got to lose lost all contact
我失去了一切,甚至失去了联系
Got me layin' on my back
让我无助躺倒
Rollin' in my own leftover
自食苦果
When I roll over I roll over in somebody else's
当我翻身时,却翻滚进别人的怀抱
90 d**n days on a slave ship
九十天在奴隶船上,该死
Count 'em fallin' off
看着它们一个个倒下
1 2 3 4 hun'ed at a time
一步一步数着日子
Blood in the wood and it's mine
血染木头,那是我的付出。
I'm chokin' on spit feelin' pain
我如哽咽在喉,痛彻心扉。
Like my brain bein' chained
思维被禁锢如同戴上锁链
Still gotta give it what I got
我仍全力以赴
It's hot in the day it's cold in the night
白天热火朝天夜晚冷若冰霜
But I thrive to survive I pray to God to stay alive
但我力求生存,祈求上帝让我活下去
My attitude boils up inside
我内心的态度如火山沸腾
And that ain't it you think I'll every quit
不是这样的你以为我会放弃一切
Still I pray to get my hands 'round
我仍祈祷能掌控
The neck of the man wit' the whip
手握权柄者的脖颈
3 months pass they brand a label on my a*s
三月后,他们耻辱地给我打下标签
To signify owned
被标记所属
I'm on the microphone
我手握麦克风
Sayin' 1555 how I'm livin'
高声说唱,描述我的生活方式
We been livin' here
我们一直生活在这里
Livin' ain't the word
生活这个词不准确
I been givin'
我一直在付出
Haven't got
一无所有
Classify us in the have nots
把我们归类为贫困人群
Fightin' haves
与富人权贵抗争
'Cause it's all about money
一切都是金钱至上
When it comes to armageddon
当末日降临
Mean I'm gettin' mine
这意味着我正得到我应得的
Here I am turn it over Sam
我在这里,把它交给Sam吧
427 to the year
427到一年
Do you understand
你明白吗
That's why it's hard
这就是困难的原因
For the black to love the land
黑人爱这片土地
Once again
再一次
Bass in your face
低音震撼
Not an eight track
不是八轨录音
Gettin' it good to the wood
尽情享受音乐
So the people
所以人们
Give you some a dat
给你一段节奏
Reactin' to the fax
反响如传真
That I kick and it stick
我踢出的球能粘住
And it stay around
它依然留存
Pointin' to the joint put the Buddha down
指着大麻烟斗,放下佛心
Goin' goin' gettin' to the roots
深入根源
Ain't givin' it up
绝不放弃
So turn me loose
那就放我自由
But then again I got a story
但话说回来我有一个故事
That's harder than the hardcore
比极限挑战更难
Cost of the holocaust
大屠杀的代价
I'm talin' 'bout the one still goin' on
我正在谈论那个仍在继续的故事
I know where I'm from not dum diddie dum
我自知来处,绝非无知傻瓜
From the base motherland the place of the drum
从非洲的故土,鼓声回荡的地方
Invaded by the wack diddie wack
被糟糕事物所侵袭
Fooled the black left us faded
欺骗使我们疲惫不堪
King and chief probably had a big beef
首领和酋长之间可能有重大争执
Because of dat now I grit my teeth
因那些苦难,我咬紧牙关忍耐
So here's a song to the strong
所以这首歌献给强者
'Bout a shake of a snake
关于蛇的狡猾摇动
And the smile went along wit dat
笑容随之挂上脸庞
Can't truss it
无法信赖
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无法相信
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