"I'm speaking as a Black man from America
我以美国黑人的身份发声
Which is a racist society
这个社会充满种族歧视
No matter how much
无论你听到多少
You hear it talk about democracy
关于民主的漂亮话
It's as racist as South Africa
它和南非一样种族主义
Or as racist as Portugal
和葡萄牙一样种族主义
Or as racist as any other racialist society on this
和地球上其他任何种族主义社会
On this earth
毫无区别
The only difference between it and South-Africa:
与南非唯一的区别在于:
South-Africa
南非
Preaches separation and practices separation
宣扬隔离并实行隔离
America preaches integration
美国宣扬融合
And practices segregation
却实行隔离
This is the ONLY difference
这是唯一的区别
They don't practice what they PREACH
他们言行不一
For in South-Africa preaches and practices
因为南非至少言行一致
The SAME thing
同样的把戏
I have more respect for a man
我更敬重那些
Who let me know where he stands
敢于表明立场的人
Even if he's wrong
即便他是错的
Then one who comes up like an angel
也好过那些道貌岸然
And is nothing but a devil"
实则心怀鬼胎之徒
"I uhm I don't agree with him
"我...我不同意他的观点
Because I don't have to follow anyone to defend myself
因为我无需依附他人来捍卫自我"
I think that uhm there are every people uhm
我认为 嗯 每个民族 嗯
All people have been
所有人都曾
Frustrated in some form from another
以不同形式遭受过挫折
But uhm
I don't agree with him I don't follow a man
我不认同他 我不追随任何人
And I don't think anyone should follow one man
也不认为人们该盲从某个人
I think they should follow their conscience
我们应当追随自己的良知
I think the most of them most negroes
我认为大多数黑人同胞
That they feel sorry for themselves
总是沉溺于自怜自艾
And I think that this keep some that uhm
这种心态反而让他们
Much more than they would be
活得比原本更卑微
If they didn't feel so sorry for themselves"
若不是这般自怨自艾
"If Martin Luther King Roy Wilkins or any of these uuh
无论是马丁·路德·金 罗伊·威尔金斯之流
Compromising negroes
这些妥协派黑人领袖
Who say exactly what the white man wants to hear
只会重复白人想听的话语
Is interviewed anywhere in the country
在这个国家的任何角落接受采访
You don't get anybody to offset what they say
你找不到任何人来反驳他们的言论
But whenever a black man
但每当一个黑人挺身而出
Stands up and says something that
说出那些
White people don't like
白人不爱听的话
Then the first thing that white man does
白人做的第一件事
Is run around and try
就是四处奔走
And find somebody to say something
试图找人来发表不同意见
To to uuhm offset
What has just been said
刚才所说的这一切
This is NATURAL
这是天性使然
But it is done"
但已成定局
"You know what I think
你知道我的想法
I just think I think you you
我只是觉得 我觉得你 你
You givin' up (givin' up on what )
你正在放弃 (放弃什么)
An ideal of an integrated America
那个种族融合的美国梦
The dream of Martin Luther King
马丁·路德·金的梦想
I think you givin' up
我看你已选择放弃
This is not I'm not tryna be a"Smarterica"
这不是 我不想成为"聪明美国"
I'm calling you honestly
我坦诚地向你直言
That I think you givin' up"
我认为你已选择放弃
"You know it's interesting how
你知道这多讽刺
White folk sit here
白人坐在那里
Thinking that I have a reason to lie to you
竟以为我有理由对你们说谎
As though you are so powerful
仿佛你如此强大
And you are so wonderful
仿佛你如此完美
And I am so ashamed of my words
而我却为自己的言语感到羞愧
That I have to twist and turn please
不得不曲意逢迎
You are not dealing with that kind of man
你面对的并非那种人
You're dealing with a man
你面对的是一个
Who means what he says
言出必行的人
And says what he means"
说到做到的人