Stranger In This Land - Joy Denalane

Stranger In This Land - Joy Denalane
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I was the daughter
我是不为人知的国王之女
Of a little known king
来自鲜为人知的王室
When they came
当他们降临
And put me in a castle
将我囚禁于城堡
My eyes had never seen
我双眼从未见过
They spoke in tongues
他们口吐陌生语言
I've never heard
我从未听闻
They took me to the sea
他们将我带向大海
At the edge of the earth
在这地球的尽头
I journied tempest waters
我穿越暴风之海
Reached these distant shores
抵达这些遥远的海岸
My clothes are tattered
衣衫已褴褛不堪
And my soul is worn
我的灵魂已疲惫不堪
I bore a daughter
我曾诞下一女
In captivity
在囚禁之中
They came late one night
在一个深夜 他们骤然来袭
To take her away from me
将她从我身边夺走
I cried and I cried
我哭了又哭
Oh, Lord have mercy on me
哦，上苍啊，请怜悯我
Can't they see
难道他们看不清吗
That little girl
那个小女孩
Is royalty
她如此高贵
I held my ground
我坚守阵地
And took my stand
并表达我的立场
Can't help
难以自抑
Feeling sometimes
有时会觉得
That I'm a stranger
我竟是个异乡客
In this land
在这片土地上
In this land of mine
在我自己的故土
My mother used
我的母亲曾
To cook and clean
为富人做饭打扫
For the rich folks
伺候那些权贵
On the hill
山丘之上
Made sure
确保
I got an education
我获得教育
And could hardly
却几乎难以
Pay the bills
支付账单
I studied
我研习
Schools of thought
思想流派
And philosophies of man
与人类哲学
Started questioning
开始质疑
The contradictions
种种矛盾现象
In this land
在这片土地上
I left the classroom
我离开教室
Joined the rallies
加入游行队伍
In the street
走上街头
Marching hand in hand
手挽手前行
In the Mississippi heat
在密西西比的炎炎烈日下
I spent so many years
我曾将漫漫岁月
Of my life on the move
在漂泊中度过
That confrontation
于是，对抗
Was the only thing i knew
成为我唯一熟悉的事
Talking unity and how
曾高谈团结，细述如何
We gone push on through
我们终将突破困境
Can't even say no more
如今却已无言以对
If anything's improved
不知世事是否有所改善
I'm a family man
我是个顾家的男人
With a wife
身边有妻子相伴
And two kids to feed
还有两个孩子要养
I dedicated my life
我奉献一生
To seeing we succeed
只为见证我们成功
The way I sought to make it
我追寻的成功之道
I learned to follow the rules
就是学会遵守规则
So we can make sure
这样我们才能确保
Our children visit
我们的孩子就读
The finest schools
最顶尖的学府
Grandmas on the weekends
周末时祖母们
Going on about the good old days
总爱追忆往昔美好岁月
When decent black folks
当正直的黑人同胞们
Be trying to make a change
正努力推动变革之时
My parents used to tell me
父母曾谆谆教诲
To live my life steadfast
要我坚定地活出人生
But some may ask me
但或许会有人问起我
What it is that I have
我究竟拥有何物