Senegal - Akon (阿肯)

Written by：Mark Batson/Anthony Hamilton/Aliaune"Akon" Thiam

Yo In case you ain't know I go by the name of Akon and I'm from africa africa

你知道吧 我是Akon 我来自非洲

Home of the Goree Islands I'm from Senegal West-side africa africa

那是戈雷岛的家 我来自非洲西部 Senegal

So I'ma share with you where I'm from and how I was comin' up africa africa

我要告诉你我来自哪儿 我怎样崛起

So what you know about the struggles that my people went through so you can live the way you live now

关于我的同胞们经历的斗争 你都知道什么 正因为那样 你才有了现在的生活

So what you know about seeing that brand new mother givin away her newborn child

关于年轻的妈妈放弃她新生的孩子 你又知道什么

So what you know about Mr Amadou diallo a Senegalese cops shot down

关于那个被警察击毙的塞内加尔人 Amadou diallo先生 你又知道什么

So what you know about how people love to perceive us when we come into a brand new town

当我们的国家已成为一个全新的城市 人们对我们的看法 你又知道什么

So what you know about the Goree Island where all the slaves were shipped from

关于那个奴隶被运送出来的戈雷岛 你又知道什么

So what you know about being born in America to avoid immigration

关于出生在美国的人反对非法移民 你又知道什么

Still from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

我来自Senegal贫民窟

Comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

我来自Senegal贫民窟

Comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

我来自Senegal贫民窟

Yes I'm comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa

是的 我来自Senegal贫民窟

So what you know about Thienboudienne Yassa Tcherey and Maafey my favourite foods

关于Thienboudienne Yassa Tcherey Maafey以及我最爱的食物 你又知道什么

So what you know about niggas throwin rocks bustin' shots at the military invadin my hood

关于我的同胞们扔石头射击那些入侵我们的土地的军队 你又知道什么

So what you know about kids with automatic machines waiting for the war to get on that side

关于那些孩子为了到达彼岸 带着武器等待着战争 你都知道什么

So what you know about how God comes first in our lives everything that we do is for Allah

关于上帝是怎样在我们的生活中位列第一 我们所做的一切都是为了真主 你又知道什么

So what you know about that Holy place called Touba where Prophets were born

关于那些先知们都诞生在那名叫Touba的神圣地方 你又知道什么

So what you know about comin here gettin money and investing it back home

关于人们来这儿寻求财富以回国投资 你又知道什么

Right in the ghetto oooo of Senagal africa africa

就在这Senegal的贫民窟

Give it to the ghetto oooo of Senegal africa africa

献给Senegal的贫民窟吧

Take it to the ghetto oooo of Senegal africa africa

给Senegal的贫民窟带去财富

Send it right to the ghetto ooo of Senegal africa africa

把这一切都给Senegal的贫民窟吧

Now see that's just a little piece of how it is africa africa

看到了吧 那只是关于非洲的一小部分

See but we can come together and make it 'lot better back home afreecaa africa

如今 我们可以聚集起来 强大起来 让我们的国家更加美好

So don't complain about how they treating you here take your millions of dollars there back to africa africa

所以 别抱怨别人在这怎么对待你 带上你的财富回到非洲吧

We own that land we own those diamonds africa africa

我们拥有那片土地 我们拥有那些钻石

We kings man we dont take orders we give em

我们是国王 我们不用服从 我们将会给予

Think about it

好好想想吧