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I come from the dreamtime
我来自梦幻时光
From the dusty red soil plains
来自那尘土飞扬的红色平原
I am the ancient heart
我是古老的心脏
The keeper of the flames
火焰的守护者
I stood upon the rocky shore
我曾站在岩石岸边
I watched the tall ships come
我看着高大的船只驶来
For forty thousand years I've been
四万年来我一直都是
The first Australian
最初的澳大利亚人
I came upon the prison ships
我来到了囚犯的船上
Bound down by iron chains
被铁链紧紧束缚
I've worked the land
我耕耘这片土地
Endured the lash
忍受着鞭打
And waited for the rains
等待着雨水的到来
I'm a settler
我是一个定居者
I'm a farmers wife
我是一个农民的妻子
On a dry and barren run
在这片干燥贫瘠的土地上
A convict and a free man
一个囚犯和一个自由人
I became Australian
我成为了澳大利亚人
I'm the daughter of a digger
我是一个矿工的女儿
Who sought the mother load
他寻找着富矿
The girl became a woman
女孩变成了女人
On the long and dusty road
在漫长而尘土飞扬的道路上
I'm a child of the Depression
我是经济萧条的孩子
I saw the good time come
我看到了好时光的到来
I'm a bushy, I'm a battler
我是一个丛林人,我是一个奋斗者
I am Australian
我是澳大利亚人
We are one
我们是一体
But we are many
但我们是众多
And from all the lands on earth we come
我们来自地球上的所有土地
We'll share a dream
我们将分享一个梦想
And sing with one voice
用一个声音歌唱
I am, you are, we are Australian
我是,你是,我们是澳大利亚人
I'm a teller of stories
我是一个故事讲述者
I'm a singer of songs
我是一个歌曲演唱者
I am Albert Namatjira
我是艾伯特·纳马吉拉
And I paint the ghostly gums
我画着幽灵般的桉树
I am Clancy on his horse
我是骑在马上的克朗西
I'm Ned Kelly on the run
我是逃亡中的内德·凯利
I'm the one who waltzed Matilda
我就是那个与玛蒂尔达共舞的人
I am Australian
我是澳大利亚人
I'm the hot wind from the desert
我是来自沙漠的炎热风
I'm the black soil of the plain
我是平原上的黑色土壤
I'm the mountains and the valleys
我是山脉和山谷
I'm the drowned and flooding rains
我是被淹没和泛滥的雨水
I am the rock
我是岩石
I am the sky
我是天空
The rivers when they run
河流奔流的时候
The spirit of this great land
这片伟大土地的精神
I am Australian
我是澳大利亚人
We are one
我们是一体
But we are many
但我们是众多
And from all the lands on earth we come
我们来自地球上的所有土地
We'll share a dream
我们将分享一个梦想
And sing with one voice
用一个声音歌唱
I am, you are, we are Australian
我是,你是,我们是澳大利亚人
We are one
我们是一体
But we are many
但我们是众多
And from all the lands on earth we come
我们来自地球上的所有土地
We'll share a dream
我们将分享一个梦想
And sing with one voice
用一个声音歌唱
I am, you are, we are Australian
我是,你是,我们是澳大利亚人
I am, you are, we are Australian
我是,你是,我们是澳大利亚人
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Yes, the power of the right lyrics and the right melody
Yes, the power of the right lyrics and the right melody
To help us collectively express something
To help us collectively express something
That's usually very private and we never talk about
That's usually very private and we never talk about
But some of that just makes us all feel, uh, feel pretty good
But some of that just makes us all feel, uh, feel pretty good
There's a couple of other things that make us feel pretty good tonight, too
There's a couple of other things that make us feel pretty good tonight, too
Apart from, thank you, you're all here with us
Apart from, thank you, you're all here with us
We just found out that today
We just found out that today
That the album and the video that we have out at the moment
That the album and the video that we have out at the moment
Well especially the album, really
Well especially the album, really
We know that the video has already gone
We know that the video has already gone
But it was our 68 concert for the BBC in London in black and white
But it was our 68 concert for the BBC in London in black and white
And the soundtrack from it we released for this tour
And the soundtrack from it we released for this tour
And we're delighted to tell you that this week
And we're delighted to tell you that this week
It's just gone into the Top 20 at number twelve
It's just gone into the Top 20 at number twelve
Can't keep a good group down, can you?
Can't keep a good group down, can you?
So if anyone's bought it, thank you, if you're gonna buy it, double thank you
So if anyone's bought it, thank you, if you're gonna buy it, double thank you
No, we're thrilled and, uh
No, we're thrilled and, uh
The other thing that makes us feel good in a package of these next three songs
The other thing that makes us feel good in a package of these next three songs
Two in fact, I think, are on that video
Two in fact, I think, are on that video
Because the second and the third songs you will certainly know
Because the second and the third songs you will certainly know
They were B-Sides to two of our biggest ever hit singles
They were B-Sides to two of our biggest ever hit singles
And they got as much airplay as the singles themselves
And they got as much airplay as the singles themselves
So we regard them as big hits, and you'll certainly know them
So we regard them as big hits, and you'll certainly know them
The first song of the trio is a little bit different, 'cause it's one of those early songs
The first song of the trio is a little bit different, 'cause it's one of those early songs
We used to have a lot of fun with, because when we first sat down together
We used to have a lot of fun with, because when we first sat down together
We didn't know the verses to all these great gospel songs
We didn't know the verses to all these great gospel songs
So we'd sing the chorus' in lusty fashion but we sorta had to be creative with the verses
So we'd sing the chorus' in lusty fashion but we sorta had to be creative with the verses
You'll get the drift, here's the song
You'll get the drift, here's the song
Quaintly entitled, "Let the Light from the Lighthouse Shine on Me"
Quaintly entitled, "Let the Light from the Lighthouse Shine on Me"
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