Chinese Food - 欧阳靖

Chinese Food - 欧阳靖 (MC Jin)
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
My live have been like
我的人生就像
One long journey filled with a lot of ups
一段漫长的旅程 起起落落
And definitely a lot of downs
当然也充满坎坷
Check it
听着
I dedicate this verse here to my grandfather
这段歌词献给我的祖父
Who passed away earlier this year
他在今年早些时候离世
At his funeral I ran threw a box full of tissues
葬礼上我用完一整盒纸巾
My tears are dry but I still miss you
泪已流干 但我依然想念你
And I promise I will never forget you
我发誓永远不会将你遗忘
These last six bars just made it offical
这最后六小节让一切成为永恒
Yeah I know he can hear me
是的 我知道他能听见
Even though he don't speak English
尽管他不懂英语
He can understand clearly
但他能清晰理解
What his grandson is trying to express
他的孙子想要诉说的心意
It's tough but I'm trying my best
虽然艰难 但我正竭尽全力
I remember as a kid just running with him
记得儿时总爱追随着他的脚步
Every year I'll spend a whole summer with him
每年夏天都与他共度漫长时光
Visited him in the projects
穿过旧公寓区去探望他
And he knew I was interred by them
他知我总被那些闪亮物件吸引
Shiny objects cutting a Rolex
从杂志广告剪下劳力士的图片
Out of magazine ads tell me
他轻声告诉我
When I grow up I could buy one for my dad
长大后也能为父亲买一只
So much energy like me quite clever
活力四射如我 聪慧过人
These are memories I will treasure forever
这些回忆我将永远珍藏
Every now and then I still sheld a tear
偶尔仍会潸然泪下
Walking through Chinatown
漫步唐人街
I feel his spirit in the air
仍能感受到他的气息
For your legacy I go harder
为传承你的精神 我更加努力
Tell my kids that your great grandfather was a great grandfather
告诉孩子们 他们的曾祖父多么伟大
But let me walk you to this timeline take you back to my pops
让我带你穿越时光 回到父亲的故事
And moms grind they both immaganted to this country as teenagers
母亲辛勤劳作 他们年少时便移民至此
You know tropical American dream chasers
追逐热带美国梦的追梦人
Immagrating blew up like disco
移民潮如迪斯科般席卷而来
As we moving to New York then to Frisco
我们辗转纽约 又迁至旧金山
My pops said NY let's go
父亲说"纽约 我们出发"
This was in the 70's when he used too rock a fro
那是七十年代 他总顶着爆炸头
Bell bottoms pimp hat with the tilted brim
喇叭裤 皮条帽 歪斜的帽檐
I seen the pictures and I still don't think it's him
照片里的身影 至今仍觉陌生
Fast forward 82 that
时光飞逝到82年
When he met my moms got married and had a baby too
他遇见母亲 结婚生子
That baby's who
那个孩子是谁
That baby's me Jin Au Yeung
那个孩子就是我 欧阳靖
My moms was whoa young
母亲当时多年轻
Only eighteen a senior in high school
才十八岁 高中即将毕业
When I was eighteen that's was my school
而我十八岁时 还在校园
I'm in charge of her life
却要肩负起她的人生
I put that in every single bar that I write
我把这些故事写进每段歌词里
Picture a young couple trying to get on track
想象一对年轻夫妇为生活打拼
What are the options a resturant or laundry mat
选择无非是开餐馆或洗衣店
So they plan A
他们选择了前者
For that plan
为了这个计划
I was at the resturant every damn day
我每天都在那家餐馆里
But I was only twelve
可那时我才十二岁
I justed wanted to play
只想尽情玩耍
When my friends would come I gave the food away
每当朋友来访 我总是慷慨分享食物
I know it that bad for business
明知这有违经营之道
So I appogize now
此刻我郑重致歉
If it still make a differences
若这歉意仍有意义
I guess deep down I just hated the fact I felt trapped
或许心底里 我只是憎恶被困住的感觉
And that was my way of getting you back
那是我无声的反抗方式
I can't go back in time and I hate it
我痛恨自己无法逆转时光
But I can't tell you
却始终未能向你倾诉
Your hard work was appacaited
您的辛劳终得回报
See to the coustomer
当您为客人端上
That just a plate of rice
看似寻常的一碗米饭
But to my family that sh*t can save a life
却是我们全家赖以生存的珍宝
And this's more than Chinese food
这远不止是中华美食
It's a life story of a Chinese dude
更是一位华人的人生史诗
And I ain't come here to tell you what to eat
我来此不为说教饮食之道
Can't just serve food for thought over a beat
岂能用旋律代替思想的佳肴
And I to tell you what to eat
我想告诉你该吃什么
It just food for thought over a beat
不过是伴着节奏的思绪之粮