Broken Promise Land(Album Version) - Marty Stuart

Broken Promise Land - Marty Stuart
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by：Marty Stuart

Well an eagle flew high above red shirt table
一只雄鹰翱翔在红衫台上空
Over Marvin helper's place
飞过马文·赫尔珀的住所
As Air Force One flew President Clinton
当空军一号载着克林顿总统
To Ellsworth Air Force Base
降落在埃尔斯沃斯空军基地
He brought with him from Washington
他从华盛顿带来
A bag filled with dreams and cake
装满梦想与蛋糕的行囊
To spread among the poor and
要分发给这片土地上
The poorest county in the whole United States
全美最贫困县区的穷苦人们
One mile long a big black car
一英里长的黑色豪华轿车
And whirleybirds did a jig
直升机在空中盘旋起舞
As they moved across the prairie
穿过辽阔的大草原
To the planet of pine ridge
驶向松树岭的星球
Where the FBI and the CIA
那里有FBI和CIA
The AIM the BIA the IRS and GOD
还有AIM、BIA、IRS和上帝
All had their eyes set on the master plan
都紧盯着这个宏伟计划
But it all turned out to be
但最终都化为泡影
Just another shattered dream
又一场破碎的梦
In a broken promise land
在这片背弃诺言的土地上
The president said to the people
总统对民众说道
We know the failings of the past
我们深知过往的过失
You've been patronized tyrannized
你们曾被施舍 遭受压迫
But help is here at last
但援助终将到来
Our nation she is mighty
我们的国家如此强大
These are good and prosperous times
这是繁荣美好的时代
I offer you an America where no one is left behind
我承诺给你们一个人人共享的美国
Your courage leads to commerce
你们的勇气将带来商机
Prosperity and loans
繁荣与贷款
I see housing for the homeless
我看见无家可归者的住所
'Coz everybody needs a home
因为每个人都该有个家
Majestic people of the plains like you
像你们这样伟大的平原民族
Deserve security
理应获得保障
As founders of our country
作为我们国家的奠基者
You've already paid for the land of the free
你们早已为这片自由之地付出代价
Where the FBI and the CIA
那里有FBI和CIA
The AIM the BIA the IRS and GOD
还有AIM、BIA、IRS和上帝
All have their eyes set on the master plan
都将目光投向宏伟计划
But it all turned out to be
但最终都化为泡影
Just another shattered dream
又一场破碎的梦
And a broken promise land
和失落的应许之地
Well the prez on the res sold some powerful words
总统在保留地许下铿锵诺言
Of how the native life should be
关于原住民应有的生活模样
He watered the spirits of the people
他浇灌着人们心中的希望
The crop came up dust and wheat
收获的却只有尘土与麦芒
And in the distance of the harvest
在这片遥远的丰收之地
The only thing that changed
唯一改变的
Was the color of the leaves on the hawthorn trees
是山楂树叶的颜色
The rest is still the same
其余一切如常
In July 1999 the president went door to door
1999年7月总统挨家拜访
Staring down the barrel of the cold hard truth
直面冰冷残酷的真相
On his American poverty tour
在他那场美国贫困之旅中
Pine ridge South Dakota
南达科他州松岭
Was to be empowered on command
本应一声令下就重获新生
But it all turned out to be
但最终都化为泡影
Just another shattered dream
又一场破碎的梦
And a broken promise land
和失落的应许之地