A Change Is Gonna Come - Aretha Franklin

A Change Is Gonna Come - Aretha Franklin (艾瑞莎·弗兰克林)

There's an old friend that
有一个老朋友
I once heard say
我曾听他说
Something that touched my heart
有些事会深深触动我的心
And it began this way
故事是这样开始的
I was born by the river
我出生在河边
In a little tent
在一个小帐篷里
And just like the river
就像那条河
I've been runnin' ever since
从那时起我奔流不息
He said it's been a long time comin'
虽然还需要很久很久
But I know my change is gonna come
但是我知道改变会来的
Oh yeah

He said it's been too hard livin'
他说生活是如此地艰辛
But I'm afraid to die
但是我惧怕死亡
I might not be if I knew what was up there
因为我不知道
Beyond the sky
穹顶之外还有些什么
It's been a long a long time comin'
虽然还需要很久很久
But I know my change has got to come
但是我知道改变会来的
Oh yeah

I went I went to my brother
我去到我的同胞面前
And I asked him "Brother
我说 兄弟
Could you help me please "
请帮帮我
He said "Good sister
他说 好姐姐
I'd like to but I'm not able"
我想帮你但我无能为力
And when I when I looked around
我看向四周
I was right back down
不断倒退
Down on my bended knees
我跪在了地上
Yes I was oh
是的 我确实是
There've been times that I thought
多少次我觉得
I thought that I wouldn't last for long
我觉得坚持不下去
But somehow right now
但是现在
I believe that I'm able
我相信我能够
I'm able to carry on
我能够继续向前
I tell you that it's been a long
我告诉你 这是一个长期的
And oh it's been an uphill journey
艰苦的旅程
All the way
一路上坎坷不断
But I know I know I know
但我知道 我知道
I know my change is gonna come
我知道改变会来的
Sometimes
有时候
I had to cry all night long
忍不住彻夜哭泣
Yes I did
是的 我曾彻夜哭泣
Sometimes
有时候
I had to give up right
即使我知道什么是错的
For what I knew was wrong
我也要放弃一些对的
Yes it's been an uphill journey
是的 这是一个艰苦的旅程
It's sure's been a long way comin'
是的 前路漫漫 充满未知
Yes it has
是的 确实如此
It's been real hard every step of the way
这条道路上的每一步都无比艰难
But I believe I believe
但我相信 我相信
This evenin' my change is come
今晚我的改变就会到来
Yeah
是的
I tell you that my change is come
我告诉你我的改变就会到来