Down In Mississippi
Down In Mississippi - Mavis Staples
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
As far back as I can remember
记忆中最遥远的童年
I either had a plow or hoe
手中不是犁耙就是锄头
One of those 'ole nine foot sacs
拖着九英尺长的麻袋
Standing at the old turn row
站在老旧的田埂尽头
Down in Mississippi
在密西西比故乡
Down in Mississippi
在密西西比故乡
Down in Mississippi where I was born
在密西西比 我诞生的地方
Down in Mississippi where I come from
在密西西比 我血脉的根源
They had a hunting season on the rabbit
猎兔季节有严格禁令
If you shoot em you went to jail
若敢开枪必入牢笼
Season was a always open on me
而我却永远都是猎物
Nobody needed no band
无需任何标记证明
Down in Mississippi
在密西西比故乡
Down in Mississippi
在密西西比故乡
Down in Mississippi where I was born
在密西西比 我诞生的地方
Down in Mississippi where I come from
在密西西比 我血脉的根源
I remember I use to walk down that gravel road walking with my grandma
记得常与祖母漫步在碎石路上
Mississippi sun beaming down
密西西比的烈日灼灼
I went to get some water
当我想去取水解渴
My grandma said young 'un you can't drink that water
祖母说孩子你不能喝那里的水
She said you drink from that fountain over there heha
她指向远处的饮水处 呵呵
And that fountain had a sign
那个喷泉挂着告示牌
Said for color only
写着\"仅供有色人种\"
I was so glad I had my grandma and my papa a huh
我多么庆幸有祖母和外公陪伴 啊哈
And I won't leave you out grandpa
也不会忘记您 亲爱的祖父
My grandpa was so proud of me y'all
我的祖父以我为荣 你们知道吗
I went down in forest Mississippi one time na
我曾去过密西西比的森林 那时候啊
Didn't know no better but I integrated
懵懂无知却打破了种族藩篱
Awasha terrier
华盛顿特区
He was telling everybody my grandbaby mavis
他逢人便夸 我的小梅维斯
She went up to washa terrier and washed some clothes
去了华盛顿特区 还洗了些衣裳
And all the black ladies fallowed her on up in there
所有黑人女士都跟随她走进那扇门
I'm proud of my grand baby
我为我的小孙女感到骄傲
I saw many more of those signs as I lived in Mississippi
在密西西比生活的日子里 我见过太多那样的标志牌
I'm so glad I can say that I saw everyone of those signs
我很庆幸能亲眼见证 那些标志牌一个个消失
Dr King saw that everyone of those signs got taken down
金博士见证了 那些歧视标志被一一拆除
Down in Mississippi
在密西西比故乡
Down in Mississippi
在密西西比故乡
Down in Mississippi where I come from
回到我来的地方 密西西比故乡
Down in Mississippi where I was born
在密西西比 我诞生的地方