Too Many Martyrs - Phil Ochs

Too Many Martyrs (LP版) - Phil Ochs
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
In the state of Mississippi
在密西西比州
Many years ago
许多年前
A boy of fourteen years got a taste of
一个十四岁的男孩尝到了
Southern law
南方法律的滋味
He saw his friend a hanging
他目睹朋友被吊死
And his color was his crime
而他的肤色就是他的罪
And the blood upon his jacket
他夹克上的血迹
Left a brand upon his mind
在他心中留下了烙印
Too many martyrs and too many dead
太多的烈士和太多的逝者
Too many lies
太多的谎言
Too many empty words were said
太多空洞的言辞被说出
Too many times for
太多次面对
Too many angry men
太多愤怒的人们
Oh let it never be again
哦 愿这一切永不再现
His name was Medgar Evers
他的名字是梅德加·埃弗斯
And he walked his road alone
他独自走完了他的路
Like Emmett Till and thousands more
像埃米特·蒂尔和无数其他人
Whose names we'll never know
他们的名字我们永远无从知晓
They tried to burn his home
他们试图烧毁他的家园
And they beat him to the ground
并将他打倒在地
But deep inside they both knew
但在内心深处，他们都明白
What it took to bring him down
是什么将他击垮
Too many martyrs
太多的烈士
And too many dead
和太多的逝者
Too many lies
太多的谎言
Too many empty words were said
太多空洞的言辞被说出
Too many times for
太多次面对
Too many angry men
太多愤怒的人们
Oh let it never be again
哦 愿这一切永不再现
The killer waited by his home
杀手在他家附近等待
Hidden by the night
隐藏在夜色中
As Evers stepped out from his car
当埃弗斯从车里走出来
Into the rifle sight
瞄准镜中的目标
He slowly squeezed the trigger
他缓缓扣动扳机
The bullet left his side
子弹从他身旁飞出
It struck the heart of every man
击中了每个人的心
When Evers fell and died
当埃弗斯倒下并死去
Too many martyrs and too many dead
太多的烈士和太多的逝者
Too many lies
太多的谎言
Too many empty words were said
太多空洞的言辞被说出
Too many times for
太多次面对
Too many angry men
太多愤怒的人们
Oh let it never be again
哦 愿这一切永不再现
And they laid him in his grave
他们将他安葬在坟墓中
While the bugle sounded clear
号角声清晰响起
Laid him in his grave
将他安葬在坟墓中
When the victory was near
当胜利近在咫尺
While we waited for the future
当我们等待未来
For freedom through the land
为了自由遍布这片土地
The country gained a killer
这个国家诞生了一个凶手
And the country lost a man
而这个国家也失去了一位伟人
Too many martyrs and too many dead
太多的烈士和太多的逝者
Too many lies
太多的谎言
Too many empty words were said
太多空洞的言辞被说出
Too many times for too many angry men
太多愤怒的人，经历了太多次的悲剧
Oh let it never be again
哦 愿这一切永不再现
Oh let it never be again
哦 愿这一切永不再现