「To Pimp A Butterfly」的图片搜寻结果

Kendrick Lamar为美国目前最炙手可热的饶舌歌手,台湾人可能认识他的不多,今年看葛莱美奖也都是在看Taylor Swift跟The Weeknd等流行乐的奖项,但事实上Kendrick Lamar是有11项提名、5项获奖的本届最大赢家,完全制霸所有饶舌奖项。

我要介绍的歌是收录于2015年专辑 《To Pimp a Butterfly》最后一首的Mortal Man。这整张专辑的歌曲都非常棒,这首歌则是我个人的最爱,Kendrick期许自己成为像前南非总统曼德拉那样的人,渴望为自己的家乡、族群、世界带来不同。他用一首诗贯穿整张专辑,前几首歌提及几句,到最后念完这首诗,完整阐述了这张专辑的诉说的故事。而歌曲后半则是Kendrick与已故歌手2Pac的访谈,并用另一首诗描述了他在这疯狂世界中经历过的转变。


我介绍这首歌是因为希望更多人可以认识这张专辑、这首歌,但翻译部分比较是自己的尝试练习,如果有错误或觉得不够好的地方还请见谅,也希望各位不吝给予建议及指正。


Mortal Man

凡人

The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it

但愿人们能驱使我更接近曼德拉的灵魂(1)

Let these words be your earth and moon

You consume every message

希望这段话成为你们的根基与光明、得以接收所有的信息

As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression

我带领人们犯下错误并带来绝望

And with that being said my nigga, let me ask this question:

如果人们这么说,伙伴们,我要问你们这个问题(2)

 

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?(3)

When shit hit the fan (one two, one two)

麻烦事来临时(一二、一二)

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

 

The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it

但愿人们能驱使我更接近曼德拉的灵魂

Let these words be your earth and moon

You consume every message

希望这段话成为你们的根基与光明、得以接收所有的信息

As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression

我带领人们犯下错误并带来绝望

And with that being said my nigga, let me ask this question:

如果人们这么说,伙伴们,我要问你们这个问题

 

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

Want you look to your left and right, make sure you ask you friends

请你们务必要问问你身边的朋友

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

 

Do you believe in me? Are you deceiving me?

你相信我吗?你在欺骗我吗?

Could I let you down easily, is your heart where it need to be?

我会不会很容易使你失望?你的心在它该待的地方吗?

Is your smile on permanent? Is your vow on lifetime?

你的笑容是永久的吗?你立下的誓言会持续一辈子吗?

Would you know where the sermon is if I died in this next line?

如果下一个死亡的是我,你知道布道会是在哪里举行吗?

If I'm tried in a court of law, if the industry cut me off

如果我面临法律制裁,如果我的事业已无路可走

If the government want me dead, plant cocaine in my car

如果政府栽赃古柯碱在我的车上、想逼我入绝路

Would you judge me a drug kid or see me as K. Lamar

你会认为我是个毒虫,还是仍旧认为我是Kendrck Lamar

Or question my character and degrade me on every blog

还是你会质疑我的人格、在每个网志上诋毁我

Want you to love me like Nelson, want you to hug me like Nelson

我希望你们能像对待曼德拉一样爱我、拥抱我

I freed you from being a slave in your mind, you're very welcome

我就你们脱离从你们自己心中的奴役,不用客气

You tell me my song is more than a song, it's surely a blessing

你们告诉我我的歌不仅仅是歌曲而已,这真的对我是个很棒的祝福

But a prophet ain't a prophet til they ask you this question:

但一个先知在问你们这个问题前都还不算是个先知:

 

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

Want you look to your left and right, make sure you ask you friends

请你们务必要问问你身边的朋友

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

 

The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it

但愿人们能驱使我更接近曼德拉的灵魂

Let these words be your earth and moon

You consume every message

希望这段话成为你们的根基与光明、得以接收所有的信息

As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression

我带领人们犯下错误并带来绝望

And with that

如果这件事

 

Do you believe in me? How much you believe in her?

你相信我吗?你有多信任她?

You think she gon’ stick around if them 25 years occur?

你觉得她会等我25年吗?

You think he can hold you down when you down behind bars hurt?

妳觉得妳在牢中受苦时他会等著妳吗?(4)

You think y’all on common ground if you promise to be the first?

你们保证自己是第一位,这是你们的共同点吗?

Can you be immortalised without your life being expired?

你能永垂不朽、长生不死吗?

Even though you share the same blood is it worth the time?

就算你们留著相同的血,这值得你花时间吗?

Like who got your best interest?

有谁跟你志趣相投?

Like how much are you dependent?

你们之间多依赖彼此?

How clutch are the people that say they love you?

紧要临头时,有谁会告诉你他们爱你?

And who pretending?

又有谁只是装出来的?

How tough is your skin when they turn you in?

他们告发你时你有多坚强?

Do you show forgiveness?

你原谅了他们吗?

What brush do you bend when dusting your shoulders from being offended?

当人们挞伐、毁谤你时,你到底做了多少牺牲及屈服?

What kind of den did they put you in when the lions start hissing?

狮子开始嘶吼时,他们把你扔进了什么洞穴?

What kind of bridge did they burn?

他们烧掉的是什么样的桥梁?

Revenge or your mind when it’s mentioned?

提起这件事时,你是心想复仇或仍保持理智?

You wanna love like Nelson, you wanna be like Nelson

你想要有像曼德拉的爱,你想像他一样

You wanna walk in his shoes but you peacemaking seldom

你想更理解他的立场,但你却鲜少为和平贡献心力(5)

You wanna be remembered that delivered the message

你想为人传达信息以被世人记忆流传

That considered the blessing of everyone

那关系到所有人的福祉

This your lesson for everyone, say

这是你要教导所有人的:

 

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

Want you look to your left and right, make sure you ask you friends

请你们务必要问问你身边的朋友

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

 

The voice of Mandela, hope this flows they propel it

但愿人们能驱使我更接近曼德拉的话语

Let my words be your earth and moon

You consume every message

希望这段话成为你们的根基与光明、得以接收所有的信息

As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression

我带领人们犯下错误并带来绝望

And if you riding with me, nigga

伙伴们 如果你和我是同一阵线

 

I been wrote off before, I got abandonment issues

我之前就曾提过 我遗弃了许多事物

I hold grudges like bad judges, don’t let me resent you

我像那些糟糕的法官一样充满怨恨 可别让我恨你

That’s not Nelson-like, want you to love me like Nelson

那样并不像曼德拉 我希望你们像爱曼德拉一样爱我

I went to Robben’s Island analysing, that’s where his cell is

我曾亲自到罗本岛 那是曼德拉曾被囚禁的地方(6)

So I could find clarity, like how much you cherish me

因此我能更清楚了解许多事 例如你们到底有多重视我

Is this relationship a fake or real as the heavens be?

我们的关系是真是假?这问题就像人们质疑天堂的存在

See I got to question it all, family, friends, fans, cats, dogs

我不得不质疑这一切 不论是家人、朋友、粉丝、猫、狗

Trees, plants, grass, how the wind blow

或是树木、植物、草 风为何而吹动

Murphy’s Law, generation X, will I ever be your X?

或是莫非定律、X世代 你们是否会视我为麦尔坎X (789)

Floss off a baby step, mobbed by the mouth a bit

因我的一点小成就而夸耀我 又为我所说的话围攻我

Pause, put me under stress

暂停一会 接著又让我身处压力下

Crawled under rocks, ducking y’all, it’s respect

我只好匍匐在石头下躲避你们 你们尊敬我

But then tomorrow, put my back against the wall

但到了隔天却把我逼到走投无路

How many leaders you said you needed then left ‘em for dead?

你们说需要领导者 但到了最后却有多少个人被你们弃之不顾?

Is it Moses, is it Huey Newton or Detroit Red?

是摩西、休伊纽顿或是麦尔坎X(101112)

Is it Martin Luther, JFK, shoot or you assassin

是马丁路德金恩和约翰甘迺迪吗?你会让他们被射杀吗?(1314)

Is it Jackie, is it Jesse, oh I know, it’s Michael Jackson, oh

是杰基罗宾森、杰西杰克森?我知道了 是麦可杰克森(151617)

 

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

That nigga gave us Billie Jean, you say he touched those kids?

麦可杰克森给了我们比利金 你们却指控他对那些小孩动手?(18)

When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan?

麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

 

The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it

但愿人们能驱使我更接近曼德拉的灵魂

Let these words be your earth and moon

You consume every message

希望这段话成为你们的根基与光明、得以接收所有的信息

As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression

我带领人们犯下错误并带来绝望

And if you riding with me nigga, let me ask this question nigga

伙伴们 如果你和我是同一阵线 我要问你这个问题

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

"I remember you was conflicted

我记得你深陷于争斗中

Misusing your influence

错用了你对人们的影响力

Sometimes I did the same

我有时也重蹈覆辙

Abusing my power, full of resentment

滥用我的力量 并且充满怨恨

Resentment that turned into a deep depression

但这怨恨让我陷入深不见底的绝望中

Found myself screaming in the hotel room

我在旅馆房间中惨叫

I didn’t wanna self destruct

我并不想要自我毁灭

The evils of Lucy was all around me

但邪神路西法在我身边徘徊不去

So I went running for answers

所以我动身去寻找答案

Until I came home

直到我回到了家乡

But that didn’t stop survivor’s guilt

但身为幸存者的罪恶感不停袭来

Going back and forth trying to convince myself the stripes I earned

我来回伫足 试著说服自己我已创下不少成就

Or maybe how A-1 my foundation was

或是我已立下值得骄傲的根基

But while my loved ones was fighting the continuous war back in the city, I was entering a new one

但当我所爱的人们留在家乡不停奋斗时 我则进入了全新的战争

A war that was based on apartheid and discrimination

这场战争所争斗的是种族隔离与歧视

Made me wanna go back to the city and tell the homies what I learned

这经验让我想要回到家乡 向我的同伴们分享我所学到的事物

The word was respect

我学到的是尊重

Just because you wore a different gang color than mine's

就算你跟我身为不同的帮派

Doesn’t mean I can’t respect you as a black man

也不代表我不尊重你同样身为黑人

Forgetting all the pain and hurt we caused each other in these streets

我们应该忘却当时在街头的痛苦以及我们对彼此的伤害

If I respect you, we unify and stop the enemy from killing us

如果我们互相尊重 我们可以团结合一并阻挡敌人伤害我们

But I don’t know, I’m no mortal man, maybe I’m just another nigga”

但我不知道 我也许不是平凡人 但也许我也只是个普通的黑鬼罢了

 

Shit and that’s all I wrote

妈的 我就写到这了

I was gonna call it Another Nigga but, it ain’t really a poem, I just felt like it’s something you probably could relate to.

我本来想命名为「另一个黑鬼」,不过这也不算是个诗,我只是觉得这可能会让你感到认同

Other than that, now that I finally got a chance to holla at you, I always wanted to ask you about a certain situa--, about a metaphor actually, you spoke on the ground. What you mean ‘bout that, what the ground represent?

除此以外,我现在终于有机会和你聊聊,我一直想问你一个情境应该说是一个比喻,你曾提到过「地面」。那是什么意思?你说的「地面」代表什么?

 

[2Pac](19)

The ground is gonna open up and swallow the evil

地面将会裂开来吞噬世上的邪恶

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

Right

 

[2Pac]

That’s how I see it, my word is bond.

这是我的想法 我保证

I see—and the ground is the symbol for the poor people, the poor people is gonna open up this whole world and swallow up the rich people.

我认为地面象征的是穷人,这世上的穷人会张开口来吞掉那些有钱人

Cause the rich people gonna be so fat, they gonna be so appetising, you know what I’m saying, wealthy, appetising.

因为那些有钱人会变得肥胖、让人看了胃口大开,你懂我的意思吗,他们很富有、让人看了垂涎三尺

The poor gonna be so poor and hungry, you know what I’m saying it’s gonna be like… there might be some cannibalism out this mutha, they might eat the rich

穷人们都非常穷困、他们会很饥渴,你懂吗,这可能会像是这家伙可能会开始吃起同类来,穷人可能会吃掉那些有钱人(20)

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

Aight so let me ask you this then, do you see yourself as somebody that’s rich or somebody that made the best of their own opportunities?

好,那让我问个问题,你认为你是个富有的人,还是你是善于把握机会出头

 

[2Pac]

I see myself as a natural born hustler, a true hustler in every sense of the word.

我认为我天生就很懂得找方法为自己赚取利益,不论怎么说都是如此(21)

I took nothing’, I took the opportunities, I worked at the most menial and degrading job and built myself up so I could get it to where I owned it.

没别的方法,我就是把握机会,我做最卑微、卑贱的工作,慢慢从低处往上爬,因此我才能得到我该有的地位。

I went from having somebody manage me to me hiring the person that works my management company.

刚开始是别人在我头上管我,到后来变成我雇人来帮我管理我的公司。

I changed everything I realized my destiny in a matter of five years you know what I’m saying I made myself a millionaire.

我改变了一切、我了解我的命运,大约在仅仅五年内,你知道的,我让自己成了百万富翁。

I made millions for a lot of people now it’s time to make millions for myself, you know what I’m saying.

我帮很多人赚了大钱,现在是时候为自己赚钱了,你懂吧。

I made millions for the record companies, I made millions for these movie companies, now I make millions for us

我帮唱片公司赚了钱、也帮电影公司赚了钱,现在是时候为我们赚钱了。

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

And through your different avenues of success, how would you say you managed to keep a level of sanity?

你用了不同的途径获得了成功,你是怎么样让自己仍保有理智的?

 

[2Pac]

By my faith in God, by my faith in the game, and by my faith in “all good things come to those that stay true.”

藉著我对神的信心、我对世界的信心,还有我相信「真诚的人必有好报」。

You know what I’m saying, and it was happening to me for a reason, you know what I’m saying, I was noticing, shit, I was punching the right buttons and it was happening.

你知道的,这一切发生都有原因,你懂的,我注意到,妈的,我按下对的开关,这一切就发生了。

So it’s no problem, you know I mean it’s a problem but I’m not finna let them know. I’m finna go straight through

所以一切都没问题,你知道,其实不是没有问题,只是我不会让人注意到有什么问题的,我会继续往前迈进。

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

Would you consider yourself a fighter at heart or somebody that only reacts when they back is against the wall?

你认为自己本身就会与人争斗,还是你在别无选择才会做出反击?

 

[2Pac]

Shit, I like to think that at every opportunity I’ve ever been threatened with resistance, it’s been met with resistance. And not only me but it goes down my family tree. You know what I’m saying, it’s in my veins to fight back

妈的,我觉得每当我被威胁时我是会抵抗的。而且不只是我会这么做,这是我的家族的做法。你知道我的意思,反击是我的本性。

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

Aight well, how long you think it take before niggas be like, we fighting a war, I’m fighting a war I can’t win and I wanna lay it all down

好吧。那你觉得我们在面临战斗,如果我面临一场打不赢的战争,在我想要放弃前,你认为我们可以战斗多久?

 

[2Pac]

In this country a black man only have like 5 years we can exhibit maximum strength, and that’s right now while you a teenager, while you still strong or while you still wanna lift weights, while you still wanna shoot back.

在这个国家的黑人大概只有五年的时间可以将能力发挥到极限,就是在你还是个青少年时,你还很强壮、还有精力挑战,仍然想要反击。

Cause once you turn 30 it’s like they take the heart and soul out of a man, out of a black man in this country. And you don’t wanna fight no more. And if you don’t believe me you can look around, you don’t see no loud mouth 30-year old muthafuckas

因为一到了三十岁,感觉这国家的黑人就失去了精神和灵魂,你不会想再战斗了。如果你不相信我的话,就看看你的左右吧,你不会看到三十岁以上的黑人还有精神大声嚷嚷。

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

That’s crazy, because me being one of your offspring of the legacy you left behind I can truly tell you that there’s nothing but turmoil goin’ on so I wanted to ask you what you think is the future for me and my generation today?

这真是夸张,我身处在你的传奇时代之后,我得说现在这时代就只剩一团混乱,我想问你,你觉得我跟我这代的人们会有什么样的未来?

 

[2Pac]

I think that niggas is tired of grabbin’ shit out the stores and next time it’s a riot there’s gonna be, like, uh, bloodshed for real.

我想黑鬼们已经厌倦抢劫商店了,未来的暴动应该会是真正的流血冲突。

I don’t think America know that. I think American think we was just playing and it’s gonna be some more playing but it ain’t gonna be no playing.

我觉得美国还没意识到这点,我想美国人都觉得我们只是在闹事而且以后也只会继续闹而已,但未来可不会只是吵吵闹闹而已。

It’s gonna be murder, you know what I’m saying, it’s gonna be like Nat Turner, 1831, up in this muthafucka. You know what I’m saying, it’s gonna happen

将来会有谋杀,你懂的,以后会像1831年的奈特杜纳一样,反抗这些王八蛋,你知道的意思,这是会发生的。(注22)

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

That’s crazy man. In my opinion, only hope that we kinda have left is music and vibrations, lotta people don’t understand how important it is.

那真是疯狂,我的想法是,我们现在仅存的希望应该是音乐和彼此间的共鸣,很多人不明白这有多么重要。

Sometimes I be like, get behind a mic and I don’t know what type of energy I’mma push out, or where it comes from. Trip me out sometimes

有时我拿著麦克风,我不知道是什么样的能量涌了出来,也不知道它是从何而来,这让我感到很惊奇。

 

[2Pac]

Because the spirits, we ain’t even really rappin’, we just letting our dead homies tell stories for us

因为那些灵魂,我们甚至不是真的在唱饶舌,我们只是在让那些已死的家伙们替我们说故事。

 

[Kendrick Lamar]

Damn

天啊

 

I wanted to read one last thing to you. It’s actually something a good friend had wrote describing my world. It says:

我想再念最后一段话给你听,这其实是我的好友写的,描述我身处的世界,他写道:

 

The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it

毛毛虫是个囚禁于牠所生长的街道的囚犯

Its only job is to eat or consume everything around it, in order to protect itself from this mad city

牠唯一的工作就是吃、吞噬身边的一切,这是为了在这疯狂的城市中保护自己

While consuming its environment the caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive

毛毛虫在吞噬环境时,牠开始发现生存的方法

One thing it noticed is how much the world shuns him, but praises the butterfly

牠注意到全世界的人都回避牠,但却大大赞美蝴蝶

The butterfly represents the talent, the thoughtfulness, and the beauty within the caterpillar

蝴蝶所代表的是毛毛虫所内在具有的才华、思绪以及美

But having a harsh outlook on life the caterpillar sees the butterfly as weak and figures out a way to pimp it to his own benefits

但毛毛虫的未来非常严酷,牠知道蝴蝶仍不够强壮,牠得想尽办法为自己谋利

Already surrounded by this mad city the caterpillar goes to work on the cocoon which institutionalizes him

毛毛虫早已身处在疯狂的城市中,牠开始将自己包覆于茧中,这茧使他困在制度被其制约

He can no longer see past his own thoughts

牠连自己的的想法都无法理解了

He’s trapped

牠被困住了

When trapped inside these walls certain ideas take roots, such as going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city

当牠困在茧中时,一些想法开始在毛毛虫的脑中生根,例如回到牠的家乡,并带全新的观点回到这个疯狂的城市

The result?

结果如何?

Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant

牠的翅膀渐渐成形,打破了牠原本停滞不动的循环

Finally free, the butterfly sheds light on situations that the caterpillar never considered, ending the internal struggle

牠终于自由了,蝴蝶带来了光明,这是牠身为毛毛虫时从未想到过的事,终结了牠内心的挣扎

Although the butterfly and caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same.”

虽然蝴蝶和毛毛虫看起来相差甚远,但牠们其实是相同的

 

What’s your perspective on that?

你对这段话有什么看法?

Pac? Pac?

Pac?!

 


1 ) Nelson Mandela 纳尔逊曼德拉(1918~2013)

南非首位黑人总统,许多人也视他为南非国父,一生致力于废除种族隔离制度和实现种族和解,消除贫困和不公,1993年获得诺贝尔和平奖。Kendrick Lamar在这首歌期许自己与歌迷们跟随曼德拉的脚步,为自己的家乡带来正义。在歌词中有时叫他Mandela,也有不少段称呼他Nelson

2) nigga nigger,本意是黑鬼

黑人间常会使用这个词称呼彼此,有点像是mandude的用法,但这个词本身仍然是带歧异的,所以如果你不是黑人,强烈建议天塌下来都不要用。

3) When shit hit the fan, is you still a fan? 麻烦事来临时,你还会继续支持我吗?

第一个”fan”是指风扇,当屎打到风扇上怎么听都超糟的吧,所以这句话代表遇到麻烦事、陷入糟糕的处境。第二个”fan”则是粉丝、支持者,同一句这个词却是不同意思看第一眼会有点混淆,不过再看一次应该马上可以懂他的意思。

4) behind bars 入狱、坐牢

5) walk in one’s shoes 站在某人的立场、尝试了解某人的处境

6) Robben Island 罗本岛

位于南非开普敦桌湾,曾在南非种族隔离时代长期关押许多黑人政治犯,曼德拉被囚禁于此长达十八年。岛上监狱现已改建为罗本岛博物馆。

7) Murphy’s Law 莫非定律

莫非定律是指「凡是可能出错的事都一定会出错。」而且如果有比较糟糕的选项,会发生的一定会是最糟糕的那个。最常用的比喻就是「面包落地的时候,永远是抹奶油的一面著地。」Kendrick在这一段再次问他的支持者们,若是事情出错、最坏的情况发生,你们还会支持我吗?

8) generation X  X世代

刚开始的定义就是指这个词开始使用时的世代,年代大约是1966年~1980年,后来狭义的定义形容对摇滚及punk十分热衷的英国白人青年。另外作家John Ulrich曾定义,X世代通常是指欠缺身份认同、面对著前景不明朗、甚至恶劣的未来的一群青年。

9) will I ever be your X? 你们是否会视我为麦尔坎X

这边的X可能是指麦尔坎X,在后面几句歌词会提到他。不过也有网友认为可能是指ex,也就是前任的意思。

10) Moses 摩西

这边Kendrick提到的几位重要但最后却下场悲惨的领导者们。摩西受上帝的命令,带领本来被奴役的犹太人们离开埃及,前往上帝的应许之地,但在这段路程犹太人们却总是向摩西抱怨,甚至还被弃上帝崇拜别的偶像。

11) Huey Newton 休伊纽顿(1942~1989)

美国黑人人权运动领导者,黑豹党的创立人之一,其宗旨主要为促进美国黑人的民权,另外他们也主张黑人应该有更为积极的正当防卫权利,即使使用武力也是合理的。纽顿被黑豹党的前成员枪杀。

12) Detroit Red 麦尔坎X(Malcolm X1925~1965),这是他的绰号

美国黑人民权运动领导者,主张「黑人权力至上」和「暴力革命推翻美国虚伪的白人统治」。他曾是伊斯兰国度的信徒,但后改信逊尼派,并抛弃激烈的黑白分离主张,成立了宗教性的穆斯林清真寺社团以及政治性的非裔美国人团结组织。因为与伊斯兰国度的冲突而受到威胁,最后被伊斯兰国度的三名枪手射杀。

13) Martin Luther 马丁路德金恩(1929~1968)

美国黑人民权运动领导者,也是浸信会的牧师,1964年诺贝尔和平奖得主。他主张以非暴力的公民抗命方法争取非裔美国人的基本权利。他在1963年发表「我有个梦」的演说非常著名。1968年遭枪杀,虽逮捕了嫌犯,但动机至今似乎都疑点重重。

14) JFK 约翰F甘迺迪(1917~1963)

35任美国总统,任内的主要事件包括:试图废除联邦储备委员会、猪湾入侵、古巴飞弹危机、柏林围墙的建立、太空竞赛、越南战争以及美国民权运动。在搭乘敞篷车游街拜会市民时,被埋伏的枪手枪杀,嫌疑犯在事件两天后被杀害,使得案件更加复杂。「谁杀了甘迺迪」至今都还是美国人最爱讨论的谜团事件之一。

15) Jackie 杰基罗宾森(1919~1972)

美国大联盟史上第一位非裔球员,1947年首度登上大联盟,当时仍是种族隔离的年代,罗宾森不论场上场下都饱受歧视与欺压,但持续用实力证明自己,赢得新人王、MVP、世界大赛,并入选名人堂。为纪念这位伟大的球员,1997年全联盟将罗宾森的背号42号球衣退役,这是职业体坛的空前创举。大联盟也将他首次登上大联盟的日子415日订为杰基罗宾森日,在这天大联盟每位选手都会穿上42号球衣。

16) Jesse 杰西杰克森(1941~)

美国黑人民权领袖和浸信会牧师,在19841988年曾是民主党总统提名候选人。

17) Michael Jackson 麦可杰克森(1958~2009)

流行音乐之王,在音乐、舞蹈上都是带领时代潮流的重要人物,缔造单届葛莱美12项提名、8项得奖的纪录,专辑《颤栗》(Thriller1982)被《金氏世界纪录大全》认定为空前的最佳销量流行音乐唱片。后面歌词也会提及,杰克森曾被指控性侵男童,杰克森过世后,男童出面声明,此事件皆为男童父亲谋得杰克森金钱的阴谋并正式向杰克森道歉。但即使司法证明了他的清白,冗长的官司与搜查对杰克森的身心及名誉都造成不可逆的影响,他的亲友也指出,他的健康状况自此开始走下坡,年仅50岁就去世。

18) Billie Jean 比利金

为麦可杰克森最出名的歌曲之一,收录于专辑《颤栗》。1983Motown 25周年纪念晚会上杰克森在「Billie Jean」的表演中首次向世界展示了著名的「月球漫步」(Moonwalk)。

19) 2Pac (1971~1996)

本名为Tupac Shakur,台湾翻译为吐派克夏库尔。美国知名的饶舌歌手,许多人认为他是史上最伟大的饶舌歌手之一。2Pac的歌曲充斥暴力、黑人贫民区、种族主义、社会福利问题,也不时会在歌曲中与其他饶舌歌手争斗。他的作品多反映政上、经济、社会及种族的平等,并且充满激进的革命反抗意识。2Pac已经过世多年,Kendrick剪辑了2Pac生前接受采访的影音,制作成Kendrick自己跟这位已故的歌手访谈、对话。

20) mutha mutha fucka的简称

Mutha fucka等于mother fucker,更口语,应该不用解释意思吧。

21) hustler 懂得用计俩、方法来赚取利益的人

中文真的没有单字可以对应啦。这个词你查到的通常是「拉客的人、骗徒」,其实很类似”pimp”,查pimp会出现「皮条客」,也就是帮妓女拉客、或是掌控妓女产业的老板。但现在hustler的意思延伸指一个人很懂得用聪明的方法赚钱,他用计谋、技巧、方法达到他的目的。动物方城市也用了”hustle”这个词,印象中字幕翻译「话术」,其实意思是等同这首歌提到的,可以说是「我用了好方法得到我想要的东西了」。

注22) Nat Turner 奈特杜纳(1800~1831)

十九世纪于美国的一名非洲裔奴隶,曾在1831年8月21日领导一群反对奴隶制的奴隶及自由黑人起义,导致55至65白人死亡。然而这起事件发生后,被激怒的白人民兵为了报复,在平息叛乱的过程中杀死超过200名黑人。

 

 


Kendrick Lamar在接受访问时说这首歌并不是要告诉大家他有能力当个英雄,而是在问大家是否相信他能做这些事。当麻烦事来临,若是他遭到指控,他的粉丝会相信他、支持他,还是背弃、诋毁他。他提到Michael Jackson时让我感触特别深,我是MJ的歌迷,我读过很多关于他官司的文章,他这样一个流行乐天王受到利欲薰心的人不实指控,即使最后宣告他无罪,整个官司已经对他造成严重的伤害,当然许多歌迷都对他毫不怀疑,但他仍遭受了可怕的舆论、大量的怀疑与讥讽。Kendrick就是提及此事希望人们信任他。

Kendrick念了一首诗给2Pac听,描述他渐渐获得名利,但这名利也带来许多痛苦,他想回家乡教导人们他所学到的事,但他也质疑自己到底有没有能力为这些人带来改变,也许他只是个平凡人。

第二首诗描述的是自己的经过,他本来是受困于枷锁中,费尽千辛万苦获得自由,蜕变成闪耀的巨星。他期望的是带领他那些还受困于枷锁中的同伴,一同让世人看到他们的价值。但他念完这首诗时,2Pac却已经不在了。

改革之路漫长,究竟会有多少人牺牲,多少人能撑到最后看到他们打赢战争?

像Kendrick Lamar这么有理念的歌手的很少见,比起单纯娱乐大众的歌曲,他是真正在用他的方法试著改变世界。


原文歌词来自此http://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-mortal-man-lyrics

不介意英文的话,这是个很不错的歌词网站,有非常多歌词的注释,帮我了解很多内容。

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