Two Sides Of Silence - Linton Kwesi Johnson

Two Sides Of Silence - Linton Kwesi Johnson
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Written by：Linton Kwesi Johnson

To us
致我们
Who were of necessary birth
那些为生存而必须降生的人
For the earths hard and thankless toil
在这片坚硬无情的土地上劳作
Silence has no meaning
沉默毫无意义
There is never a feeling of tranquility
从未感受过片刻安宁
Or mere quietness
哪怕是最简单的寂静
Never a moment of soundless calm
没有一刻真正的平静
From within or without our troubled selves
无论是来自内心还是外界
How can the clamor of sounds be stilled
喧嚣之声何以平息
There is no void where noises can collect and made mute
无处可容杂音 使其归于沉寂
Pure silent space
纯净的静谧空间
How indeed
究竟如何
Can there be silence
才能获得安宁
When our hearts beat out a sonorous beat
当我们的心跳如鼓点般轰鸣
Meeting the beating drums of an african past
与非洲往昔的鼓声共鸣
When our eyes shed solid tears of iron blood
当我们的双眼流下铁血凝成的泪
That falls on concrete ground
滴落在冰冷的水泥地上
Inside our ears are the many wailing cries of misery
耳中回荡着无数痛苦的哀嚎
Inside our bodies the internal bleeding of volcanoes
体内翻涌着火山般的暗伤
Inside our heads
脑海中
Wrapped in thoughts of rebellion
缠绕着反抗的思绪
How can there be calm
怎能寻得片刻安宁
When the storm is yet to come
当风暴尚未降临
This unending silence
这无休止的沉默
Taut impervious unbending
紧绷顽固不化
Not lending an ear to the most delicate sounds
连最细微声响都充耳不闻
Awaits the blast of bombs
静候炸弹的轰鸣
Which man will explode
等待人类亲手引爆
To break this silent bond
粉碎这寂静的枷锁
Returment there fate
回归他们注定的宿命
To the use to create
为了创造而存在
Hills of soft obedience
顺从的温柔山丘
Where sweet clothed sounds can rebound
甜美音符在此回荡
And their echoes glide
余音袅袅飘荡
Like a carefree bird
如自在飞鸟
In rhythmic calm
在韵律的宁静中
To a mellow
渐入醇美
Pure silent space
纯净的静谧空间