I Am Australian – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: The Seekers

歌词与翻译

[英语]

[中文]

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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重点词汇

词汇	含义
dreamtime /ˈdriːmtaɪm/ B2	noun - 土著文化中的创造时间
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - 体内泵血的器官
flame /fleɪm/ A2	noun - 火的可见部分
land /lænd/ A1	noun - 不被水覆盖的地球表面部分
convict /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ B1	noun - 因犯罪被判有罪的人
barren /ˈbærən/ B2	adjective - 无法生产植物或作物的
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - 女儿
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ B1	noun - 一个人的非物质部分
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - 人类说话时发出的声音
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A2	noun - 地球表面的大自然高地
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - 从一个地方到另一个地方的宽阔道路
flood /flʌd/ B1	verb - 被水淹没
share /ʃɛr/ A2	verb - 与他人分享某物的一部分

重点语法结构

• I come from the dreamtime

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 这个短语使用一般现在时来表达一个事实或习惯性动作。

• I am the ancient heart

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 这一行也使用一般现在时来定义身份。

• I watched the tall ships come

  ➔ 一般过去时

  ➔ 一般过去时在这里用于描述过去完成的动作。

• I am a settler

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 这一行使用一般现在时来表达当前的状态。

• I am the daughter of a digger

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 一般现在时用于指示关系或身份。

• We are one but we are many

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 这一行使用一般现在时来表达普遍真理。

• I am the spirit of this great land

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 一般现在时用于传达身份和归属感。