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2003年从洛杉矶初出茅庐的黑眼豆豆合唱团(Black Eyed Peas),是一支深受灵魂乐、爵士乐与拉丁节奏与现场演唱精神所启发的放克/嘻哈队伍,will.i.a m、Fergie、apl.de.ap、Taboo四位团员组成,在1998年与2000年先后发行了两张获音乐评论网站All Music Guide四颗星喝彩的专辑《Behind The Front》与《Bridging The Gap》 。
What's wrong with the world, mama
这世界是怎么了,妈妈
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
人们好像都没有妈妈一样。
I think the whole world addicted1 to the drama
我觉得世人都在演戏,
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma2
只对能伤人的把戏感兴趣
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
我们在国外口口声声要反恐,
But we still got terrorists here livin'
但是在我们居住的地方还有恐怖分子,
In the USA, the big CIA
就在美国国内,中央情报局,
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
黑社会帮派,还有三K党
But if you only have love for your own race
但是如果你只爱自己的种族
Then you only leave space to discriminate3
你就会让种族歧视滋长
And to 6 discriminate only generates hate
而种族歧视只会滋生仇恨
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate4
当你心中有恨,你就会发怒,
Madness is what you demonstrate
而做出疯狂的事情。
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
这就是愤怒的结果
You gotta have love just to set it straight
你必须用爱来改变这一切
Take control of your mind and meditate5
控制你的情绪,用脑好好想想
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
让你的爱引导灵魂
People killin', people dyin'
人们互相残杀,死去
Children hurt and Women cryin'
孩子们受伤了,女人们在哭泣
Can you practice what you preach
你能实现你宣讲的福音吗
And would you turn the other cheek
你会打不还手,骂不还口吗
Father, Father, Father help us
圣父啊,请帮助我们
Send us some guidance from above
给我们你的指示
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
因为人们的问题难住了我,
Where is the love (Love)
他们问:爱在何方。
Where is the love (The love)
爱在何方?
Where is the love (The love)
爱在何方?
Where is the love
爱在何方?
The love, the love 爱。
It just ain't the same, always unchanged
世事无常,
New days are strange, is the world insane?
世界变得奇怪疯狂。
If love and peace is so strong
如果爱与和平的力量如此强大
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
为何这世界容不下这样的爱
Nations droppin' bombs
军队投下炸弹
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
小孩的肺被化学气体污染,
With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
小小年纪就被折磨而死。
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
所以扪心自问爱是否真的已走远?
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
所以我可以问自己到底错在哪里,
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'in
在这个我们赖以生存却经常遗弃的世界。
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends6
做错误的决定,只顾自己的利益。
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
互相不尊重,背叛兄弟朋友,
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
发动一场战争,原因却不清不楚。
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
真相被隐藏,被掩盖。
If you never know truth then you never know love
如果从未知道真相,就不会了解这种爱。
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
爱在何方(我不知道)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
爱在何方(我不知道)
Where's the love, y'all
爱在何方。
People killin', people dyin'
人们互相残杀,死去,
Children hurt and Women cryin'
孩子们受伤了,女人们在哭泣。
Can you practice what you preach
你能实现你宣讲的福音吗?
And would you turn the other cheek
你会打不还手,骂不还口吗?
Father, Father, Father help us
圣父啊,请帮助我们,
Send us some guidance from above
给我们你的指示,
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
因为人们的问题难住了我,
Where is the love (Love)
他们问:爱在何方。
Where is the love (The love)
爱在何方?
Where is the love (The love)
爱在何方?
Where is the love
爱在何方?
The love, the love 爱。
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
我感到压力越来越重,
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
我渐渐长大,人们渐渐冷漠。
Most of us only care about money makin'
我们大多数人只知道赚钱,
Selfishness got us followin' our own direction
自私让我们只顾个人眼前利益。
Wrong information always shown by the media
媒体总是发出错误信息,
Negative images is the main criteria7
负面形象是主流标准,
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
腐蚀年轻人的思想比细菌还快。
Kids act like what they see in the cinema
小孩子都模仿电影里的情节。
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
人类的道德价值观变了吗?
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
平等公平的原则变了吗?
Instead in spreading love we spreading animosity
不是散播爱的种子,而是散播仇恨。
Lack of understanding, leading lives away fromunity
缺少沟通谅解,让人们离心离德。
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
这就是为什么有时候我觉得空虚,
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
这就是为什么有时候我觉得沮丧,
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
感觉空虚并不奇怪。
Gotta keep my faith alive till love's found
一定要把爱作为我的信念。
Father, Father, Father help us
圣父啊,请帮助我们,
Send us some guidance from above
给我们你的指示,
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
因为人们的问题难住了我,
Where is the love (Love)
他们问:爱在何方。
One world, one world.
一个世界,
We only got one world.
我们只有一个世界,
That's all we got, one world.
这就是我们唯一拥有的。
Something wrong with it.
这个世界不对劲。
One world, one world.
一个世界,
We only got one world.
我们只有一个世界,
That's all we got, one world.
这就是我们唯一拥有的。
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2 trauma | |
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3 discriminate | |
v.区别,辨别,区分;有区别地对待 | |
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v.想,考虑,(尤指宗教上的)沉思,冥想 | |
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6 dividends | |
红利( dividend的名词复数 ); 股息; 被除数; (足球彩票的)彩金 | |
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