Complexion (A Zulu Love) - Kendrick Lamar

Complexion (A Zulu Love) (Explicit) - Kendrick Lamar (肯德里克·拉马尔)/Rapsody

Complexion two-step
肤色 跳两步
Complexion don't mean a thing it's a Zulu love
肤色并不能定义一切 这是美好的祖鲁文明
Complexion two-step
肤色 跳两步
It all feels the same it's a Zulu love
每个人都不分彼此 这是美好的祖鲁文明
Dark as the midnight hour or bright as the mornin' sun
如深夜暗黑 抑或如朝阳明亮
Give a f**k about your complexion I know what the Germans done
我才不管什么肤色差别 我清楚德国纳粹都做了些什么
Sneak dissin'
悄悄溜出 嘲弄
Sneak me through the back window I'm a good field n***a
我悄悄从后窗溜出 我是黑皮肤的好男人
I made a flower for you outta cotton just to chill with you
我为你做了一朵棉质花儿 只为感动你
You know I'd go the distance you know I'm ten toes down
你知道我会为你奔走 我不会离开你
Even if master listenin' cover your ears he 'bout to mention
纵然奴隶主在听着 捂住你的耳朵，他将会这么提醒
Complexion two-step
肤色 跳两步
Complexion don't mean a thing it's a Zulu love
肤色并不能定义一切 这是美好的祖鲁文明
Complexion two-step
肤色 跳两步
It all feels the same it's a Zulu love
每个人都不分彼此 这是美好的祖鲁文明
Dark as the midnight hour I'm bright as the mornin' Sun
如深夜暗黑 但我内心如朝阳明亮
Brown skinned but your blue eyes tell me your mama can't run
你是棕色皮肤 但你的湛蓝双眼告诉我你不能逃跑
Sneak dissin'
悄悄溜出 嘲弄
Sneak me through the back window I'm a good field n***a
我悄悄从后窗溜出 我是黑皮肤的好男人
I made a flower for you outta cotton just to chill with you
我为你做了一朵棉质花儿 只为感动你
You know I'd go the distance you know I'm ten toes down
你知道我会为你奔走 我不会离开你
Even if master's listenin' I got the world's attention
就算奴隶主听着我的说教 我也举世瞩目
So I'mma say somethin' that's vital and critical for survival
所以我要说些关于生存至关重要的事情
Of mankind if he lyin' color should never rival
如果一个人老惦记着肤色界限 那他永远都无法超越他人
Beauty is what you make it I used to be so mistaken
我曾错误地以为美是由外貌决定
By different shades of faces
但一个人的美是靠自己的成就定义的
Then wit told me "You're womanless woman love the creation"
就如Whitney对我说的"女人就是女人 应该要坦然接受天生的创造"
It all came from God then you was my confirmation
一切都由上帝赐造 而你让我坚信
I came to where you reside
我来到你们居住的地方
And looked around to see more sights for sore eyes
看看四周 想找到更多令人赏心悦目的景象
Let the Willie Lynch theory reverse a million times with
让Willie Lynch的学说再重覆无数次
Complexion two-step
肤色 跳两步
Complexion don't mean a thing it's a Zulu love
肤色并不能定义一切 这是美好的祖鲁文明
Complexion two-step
肤色 跳两步
It all feels the same it's a Zulu love
每个人都不分彼此 这是美好的祖鲁文明
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
You like it I love it
你喜欢 我亦钟意
Let me talk my Stu Scott 'scuse me on my 2pac
让我来谈谈Stu Scott 还有Tupac
Keep your head up when did you stop Love and die
抬起你的头 当你厌恶自己的
Color of your skin color of your eyes
肤色 还有眼睛的颜色
That's the real blues baby like you met Jay's baby
你感到很痛心 宝贝 当你看到Jay Z的孩子
You blew me away you think more beauty in blue green and grey
你让我彻底惊呆 你认为蓝眼睛绿眼睛灰眼睛更美丽
All my Solomon up north 12 years a slave
所罗门诺萨普12年的奴隶经历
12 years of age thinkin' my shade too dark
年少时 我一直为我的黑皮肤困扰
I love myself I no longer need Cupid
但现在我爱这真实的自己 我甚至不再需要爱神丘比特
And forcin' my dark side like a young George Lucas
强调我的深肤色 像有独特见解的George Lucas
Light don't mean you smart bein' dark don't make you stupid
浅肤色不代表你就很聪明 深肤色也说明不了你就是愚笨
And frame of mind for them bustas ain't talkin' "Woohah "
那些愚蠢的人 不会发自内心地说"哇"
Need a paradox for the pair of dots they tutored
需要一个悖论 致那些搞教育的教授们
Like two ties L-L you lose two times
若你看不到内在美 你将失去更多
If you don't see you beautiful in your complexion
假若你看不到你肤色的美
It ain't complex to put it in context
发现它的美并不复杂
Find the air beneath the kite that's the context
只要找对风筝的风向 就可以了
Yeah baby I'm conscious ain't no contest
宝贝 我很清醒 毫无疑问
If you like it I love it all your earth tones been blessed
你喜欢 我亦钟意 你的深肤色都是上天的眷顾
Ain't no stress jigga boos wanna be
不必背负压力 黑人们想要如此
I ain't talkin' Jay I ain't talkin' Bey
我不是在说Jay和Bey
I'm talkin' days we got school watchin' movie screens
我是说当我们还在上学时 看着电影荧屏
And spike yourself esteem
坚持你的尊严
The new James Bond gon' be black as me
下一个James Bond也将与我一样拥有深肤色
Black as brown hazelnut cinnamon black tea
像榛树 栗子 红茶一样的深颜色
And it's all beautiful to me
但对我来说 这都美轮美奂
Call your brothers magnificent call all the sisters queens
你的兄弟们都无与伦比 姐妹们都如女王般
We all on the same team blues and pirus no colors ain't a thing
我们都来自同一个大家庭 管他蓝眼睛白皮肤 肤色不能定义一切
Barefoot babies with no cares
新生婴孩无人照管
Teenage g*n toters that don't play fair should I get out the car
年轻人不按规矩行事 我是否该下车
I don't see Compton I see something much worse
我看不到康普顿 而是看到一些更糟糕的
The land of the landmines the hell that's on earth
遍地如雷 人间炼狱