Ghetto Woman - Janelle Monáe

Ghetto Woman - Janelle Monáe (加奈儿·梦奈)

Carry on Ghetto Woman
继续吧 贫民窟的女人
I see you working night to morning light yet no one cares
我看你日夜做工却无人关心
Carry on Ghetto Woman
继续吧 贫民窟的女人
Cause even though they laugh and
即使他们嘲笑
Talk about the clothes you wear
议论你的衣着
I wish they could just realize
我只盼他们能明白
That all you've ever needed was someone to free your mind
你所需要的只是随心所欲
Carry on Ghetto Woman
继续吧 贫民窟的女人
Cause even in your darkest hours I still see your light
在你最黯淡的日子 我依然看到你的光芒
And when you cry don't you know
你不知在你哭泣时
That I am crying with you
我同你一起哭泣
When people put you down yeah way down and you feel
当别人把你击倒 你觉得
Like you're alone
你孤立无援
Let love be your guide
让爱为你指路
You were built to last through any weather
你在任何处境中都屹立不倒
Oh Ghetto Woman hold on to your dreams
贫民窟的女人 坚持你的梦想
And all your great philosophies
和你所有的伟大哲理
You're the reason I believe in me for real
你是我相信自己的理由 真的
Carry on Ghetto Woman
继续吧 贫民窟的女人
When you doubt if you're a star
当你疑惑自己是否是主角
Just know we still believe
要知道我们依旧相信你
Carry on Ghetto Woman
继续吧 贫民窟的女人
Even when the news portrays you less than you could be
即便有时新闻上把你说的一文不值
I wish they could just realize
我希望他们能够明白
All you ever needed was someone to free your mind
你所需要的只是随心所欲
Carry on Ghetto Woman
继续吧 贫民窟的女人
You're the 7th wonder reigning over us at night
你是夜里统治我们的第七大奇迹
When you cry don't you know
当你哭泣时 你有所不知
We're right there crying with you
我们与你一同哭泣
People put you down yeah way down
人们打击你 深深地打击
And you feel like you're alone
你觉得孤立无援
Let love be your guide
让爱为你指路
You were built to last through any weather
你在任何时候都屹立不倒
Oh Ghetto Woman hold on to your dreams
贫民窟的女人 坚持你的梦想
And all your great philosophies
和你的所有伟大哲理
You're the reason I believe in me for real
你是我相信自己的理由 真的
Some say this ghetto land will
有人说这贫民窟的土地
Take you down and poison you
会击垮你 阻碍你
Some say she can do all the things a man can do
有人说 她能做得了一个男人做的事
Who said the ghetto's just a place
是谁说贫民窟只是个地方
Where queens dance naked on the moon
女王赤身裸体 在月亮上跳舞
We say a woman came to change
我们说 一个女人开始改变
The face of each and every room
每张脸 每个空间
When I was just a baby
当我还是个小孩
My momma dropped out of school
我妈妈从学校辍学
It was only second semester the baby due
第二个学期是预产期
The doctor said “December the first your due date”
因为那医生说 十二月是预产期
The daddy he was gone off to college he couldn't wait
爸爸要去上大学 他不能等
Only just a teen with dreams to be on TV
只有一个想上电视的少年
And living with a mom and
与妈妈同住
My grandma who used to feed me
我是由奶奶带大
We would move around in the city place to place
我们在城里搬来搬去
The landlord come for the rent face to face
一次又一次换租房子
Her eyes too heavy from working nights as a janitor
夜晚做警卫使她的眼睛越来越严重
She'd keep it to herself and nobody could understand her
她这样对自己 没人能理解
Even when she thought that she couldn't she carried on
即使有时她自己都觉得无法继续下去
She couldn't imagine both of her daughters here all alone
她无法想象 两个女儿都如此孤单
Before the tuxedos and black and white every day
从前穿礼服的黑人白人
Used to watch my momma
都盯着我妈妈
Get down on her knees and pray
跪在地下祈祷着
She's the reason that
她就是
I'm even writing this song
我写这首歌的理由
Ghetto Woman no it won't be long Now sing along
贫民窟的女人 不会太久 现在一起唱
Let it use you
让它利用你
Let it use you
让它利用你
When the love is strong
当爱强大时
It won't let you be alone
它不会让你孤单
Let it use you
让它利用你
Just let the spirit lead you
让那精神引领着你