Hoping I Would Set Free Chains – 英语/中文 双语歌词

• 作者: 2Pac

歌词与翻译

[英语]

[中文]

- When I was pregnant in jail,

- 当时我在狱中怀孕，

I thought I was gonna have a baby,

我以为我会生下一个孩子，

and the baby would never be with me.

而这个孩子永远不会和我在一起。

But I was acquitted a month and three days

但我在图帕克出生前一个月零三天被判无罪释放。

before Tupac was born.

图帕克就出生了。

I was real happy because I had a son.

我真的很高兴，因为我有了个儿子。

♪ When I was young me and my mama had beef ♪

当我年轻的时候，我和妈妈之间有过争执。

♪ 17 years old kicked out on the streets ♪

17岁的时候，我被赶到了街上。

♪ Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face ♪

虽然当时，我从没想过还会再见到她的脸。

♪ Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place ♪

没有哪个女人能取代我妈妈的位置。

♪ Suspended from school, and scared to go home, I was a fool ♪

被学校停学，害怕回家，我真是个傻瓜。

♪ With the big boys, breaking all the rules ♪

和那些坏孩子一起，打破所有的规则。

♪ I shed tears with my baby sister ♪

我和我的小妹妹一起流泪。

♪ Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids ♪

这些年来，我们比其他孩子更穷。

♪ And even though we had different daddies, the same drama ♪

即使我们有不同的父亲，也经历着同样的苦难。

♪ When things went wrong we'd blame Mama ♪

当事情出错时，我们就会责怪妈妈。

♪ I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell ♪

我回忆起我造成的压力，那真是地狱。

♪ Hugging on my mama from a jail cell ♪

在牢房里拥抱着我的妈妈。

♪ And who'd think in elementary ♪

谁会想到在小学的时候，

♪ Hey, I see the penitentiary, one day ♪

嘿，有一天我会看到监狱。

♪ And running from the police, that's right ♪

逃避警察，没错。

♪ Mama catch me, put a whooping to my backside ♪

妈妈抓住我，狠狠地打我的屁股。

♪ And even as a crack fiend, Mama ♪

即使你是个瘾君子，妈妈。

♪ You always was a black queen, Mama ♪

你永远是我的黑人女王，妈妈。

♪ I finally understand ♪

我终于明白了。

♪ For a woman it ain't easy trying to raise a man ♪

对于一个女人来说，要抚养一个男人长大并不容易。

♪ You always was committed ♪

你总是那么尽职尽责。

♪ A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it ♪

一个靠福利金生活的贫穷单身母亲，告诉我你是怎么做到的。

♪ There's no way I can pay you back ♪

我永远无法报答你。

♪ But the plan is to show you that I understand ♪

但我的计划是让你知道我理解你。

♪ You are appreciated ♪

你是值得感激的。

♪ Lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

女士，你难道不知道我们爱你吗？

♪ Dear Mama ♪

亲爱的妈妈。

♪ Sweet lady, place no one above ya ♪

亲爱的女士，没有人能超越你。

♪ You are appreciated ♪

你是值得感激的。

♪ Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

亲爱的女士，你难道不知道我们爱你吗？

♪ Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair ♪

现在没有人告诉我们这是公平的。

♪ No love from my daddy 'cause the coward wasn't there ♪

没有来自我爸爸的爱，因为那个懦夫不在那里。

♪ He passed away and I didn't cry, 'cause my anger ♪

他去世了，我没有哭，因为我的愤怒。

♪ Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger ♪

不让我为一个陌生人感到悲伤。

♪ They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along ♪

他们说我是错的，我是冷酷无情的，但一直以来。

♪ I was looking for a father he was gone ♪

我一直在寻找一个已经离开的父亲。

♪ I hung around with the thugs, ♪

我和暴徒们混在一起。

♪ And even though they sold drugs ♪

即使他们贩毒。

♪ They showed a young brother love ♪

他们向一个年轻的兄弟展示了爱。

♪ I moved out and started really hanging ♪

我搬出去，真正开始混社会。

♪ I needed money of my own so I started slanging ♪

我需要自己的钱，所以我开始贩毒。

♪ I ain't guilty 'cause, even though I sell rocks ♪

我不觉得内疚，即使我卖毒品。

♪ It feels good putting money in your mailbox ♪

把钱放进你的邮箱里感觉很好。

♪ I love paying rent when the rent's due ♪

我喜欢在到期时支付房租。

♪ I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you ♪

我希望你收到了我寄给你的钻石项链。

♪ 'Cause when I was low you was there for me ♪

因为当我失落的时候，你总是在我身边。

♪ You never left me alone because you cared for me ♪

你从未离开我，因为你关心我。

♪ And I could see you coming home after work late ♪

我能看到你下班后很晚才回家。

♪ You're in the kitchen trying to fix us a hot plate ♪

你在厨房里试图给我们做一顿热饭。

♪ Ya just working with the scraps you was given ♪

你只是用给你的残羹剩饭来做饭。

♪ And Mama made miracles every Thanksgiving ♪

妈妈在每个感恩节都创造了奇迹。

♪ But now the road got rough, you're alone ♪

但现在路变得艰难，你孤身一人。

♪ You're trying to raise two bad kids on your own ♪

你独自一人试图抚养两个坏孩子。

♪ nd there's no way I can pay you back ♪

我永远无法报答你。

♪ But my plan is to show you that I understand ♪

但我的计划是让你知道我理解你。

♪ You are appreciated ♪

你是值得感激的。

♪ Lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

女士，你难道不知道我们爱你吗？

♪ Dear Mama ♪

亲爱的妈妈。

♪ Sweet lady, place no one above ya ♪

亲爱的女士，没有人能超越你。

♪ You are appreciated ♪

你是值得感激的。

♪ Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

亲爱的女士，你难道不知道我们爱你吗？

♪ Pour out some liquor and I reminisce ♪

倒出一些酒，我陷入回忆。

♪ 'Cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama ♪

因为在苦难中，我总是可以依靠我的妈妈。

♪ And when it seems that I'm hopeless ♪

当我觉得我毫无希望时。

♪ You say the words that can get me back in focus ♪

你说的话能让我重新振作起来。

♪ When I was sick as a little kid ♪

当我小时候生病时。

♪ To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did ♪

为了让我开心，你做了无数的事情。

♪ And all my childhood memories ♪

我所有的童年记忆。

♪ Are full of all the sweet things you did for me ♪

都充满了你为我做的美好的事情。

♪ And even though I act crazy ♪

即使我的行为很疯狂。

♪ I gotta thank the Lord that you made me ♪

我必须感谢上帝创造了我。

♪ There are no words that can express how I feel ♪

没有任何语言可以表达我的感受。

♪ You never kept a secret, always stayed real ♪

你从未隐瞒任何秘密，总是保持真诚。

♪ And I appreciate, how you raised me ♪

我感谢你，感谢你抚养我的方式。

♪ And all the extra love that you gave me ♪

以及你给我的所有额外的爱。

♪ I wish I could take the pain away ♪

我希望我能带走所有的痛苦。

♪ If you can make it through the night ♪

如果你能熬过黑夜。

♪ There's a brighter day ♪

就会有更光明的一天。

♪ Everything will be alright if ya hold on ♪

如果你坚持下去，一切都会好起来的。

♪ It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on ♪

每天都是一场斗争，必须继续前进。

♪ And there's no way I can pay you back ♪

我永远无法报答你。

♪ But my plan is to show you that I understand ♪

但我的计划是让你知道我理解你。

♪ You are appreciated ♪

你是值得感激的。

♪ Lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

女士，你难道不知道我们爱你吗？

♪ Dear Mama ♪

亲爱的妈妈。

♪ Sweet lady, place no one above ya ♪

亲爱的女士，没有人能超越你。

♪ You are appreciated ♪

你是值得感激的。

♪ Sweet lady, don't you know we love ya ♪

亲爱的女士，你难道不知道我们爱你吗？

♪ Dear Mama ♪

亲爱的妈妈。

♪ Sweet lady ♪

亲爱的女士。

♪ Dear Mama ♪

亲爱的妈妈。

♪ Lady ♪

女士。

♪ Lady ♪

女士。

重点词汇

词汇	含义
mama /ˈmɑːmə/ A1	noun - 妈妈
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - 爱 verb - 爱
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - 家
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - 眼泪
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - 钱
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - 天
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - 年
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - 街道
jail /dʒeɪl/ B1	noun - 监狱
cell /sɛl/ B1	noun - 牢房
stress /strɛs/ B2	noun - 压力
crack /kræk/ B2	noun - 快克 (一种可卡因)
fiend /fiːnd/ C1	noun - 恶魔 noun - 对某事极度热情的人
welfare /ˈwɛlfeər/ B2	noun - 福利
anger /ˈæŋɡər/ B2	noun - 愤怒
drugs /drʌɡz/ B1	noun - 药物
mailbox /ˈmeɪlbɒks/ B1	noun - 邮箱
miracles /ˈmɪrəkəlz/ B2	noun - 奇迹
struggle /ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l/ B2	noun - 斗争 verb - 奋斗

重点语法结构

• Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face

  ➔ 对比连词'Though' + 条件句'I'd see'

  ➔ 'Though' 引入一个与前一句意思相反的观点。“I'd see” 是 “I would see”的缩写，表达一种假设或有条件的情况。

• Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place

  ➔ 双重否定（'Ain't' + 'alive'）+关系从句('that could take')

  ➔ 'Ain't' 是 “is not” 或 “are not” 的非标准缩写，在这里用于强调。“that could take”短语引入一个关系从句，描述是哪位女性。

• And even as a crack fiend, Mama, You always was a black queen, Mama

  ➔ 介词短语（'as a crack fiend'）+过去进行时('was')

  ➔ 'as a crack fiend'短语描述了母亲的状态，使用 'as' 来表示角色或条件。“Was”表示持续的品质。

• For a woman it ain't easy trying to raise a man

  ➔ 主谓倒装（'it ain't easy'）+动名词('trying')

  ➔ 'It ain't easy' 是一个常见的表达方式，其中 “it” 用作虚主语，而 “trying” 用作动名词，起着名词的作用来描述活动。

• There's no way I can pay you back

  ➔ 存在句'There's'+情态动词('can')

  ➔ 'There's' 表示某事物的存在 (no way)。'Can'表示能力。

• Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair

  ➔ 双重否定（'Ain't' + 'nobody'）+过去时态('was')

  ➔ 'Ain't' 和 'nobody' 一起构成双重否定，强调没有人告诉他们生活是公平的。'Was' 指的是过去的状态。

• I ain't guilty 'cause, even though I sell rocks, it feels good putting money in your mailbox

  ➔ 缩写+因为('Ain't', 'cause')+从属连词('even though')+动名词('putting')

  ➔ 'Ain't' 是 'am not' 的非标准缩写。'Cause' 是 'because' 的缩写。'Even though' 引入让步。'Putting' 是动名词，表示在此上下文中，该动作是名词。