Kendrick Lamar - BLOOD. 歌詞翻譯123Please respect copyright.PENANARHnSL13ym4
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Is it wickedness?123Please respect copyright.PENANAb6ojNwuL4a
我是惡人嗎?/會是邪惡?
Is it weakness?123Please respect copyright.PENANA6lL3hRCuL2
抑或只是個弱者?/抑或是懦弱?
You decide
答案由你決定
Are we gonna live or die?
我們是會活下來?還是死去?
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So I was takin' a walk the other day, and I seen a woman—a blind woman—pacin' up and down the sidewalk.
某天我走在路上,我看到一個女人——她是個盲人——在人行道上來回踱步。
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She seemed to be a bit frustrated, as if she had dropped somethin' and havin' a hard time findin' it.
她看起來有點沮喪,像是弄丟了什麼東西,而且很難找到它。
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So after watchin' her struggle for a while, I decide to go over and lend a helping hand, you know?
所以我看她辛苦地找了一段時間之後,決定上前幫忙,你懂吧?
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"Hello, ma'am, can I be of any assistance? It seems to me that you have lost something. I would like to help you find it."
「你好,女士,需要我幫忙嗎?你好像弄丟了什麼東西,我可以幫你找找看。」
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She replied: "Oh yes, you have lost something. You've lost... your life."
她回答:「喔對,你的確丟失了某個東西,就是……你的命。」
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(槍響)
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Is it wickedness?
我是惡人嗎?/會是邪惡?
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Lamar stated his views on police brutality with that line in the song, quote: "And we hate the popo, wanna kill us in the street fo' sho'…"
Lamar在音樂中表達了他對警察暴力的觀點,歌詞提道:「我們恨條子,因為他們無疑想在街頭宰了我們……」
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Oh please, ugh, I don't like it.
喔拜託,呃,我不喜歡。
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DAMN.是由14首歌組成的故事,開頭這首BLOOD.只是一段引子,Kendrick作為敘事者(將在以下與其後的說明中稱呼為“主角”),卻在開頭就遭到槍殺,當然,也會在之後的歌曲慢慢揭露到底是怎麼回事。123Please respect copyright.PENANASzjrBmSckK
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其中提到兩種元素:wickedness與weakness,邪惡/惡人與懦弱/弱者——如同聖經中的獅子與羔羊——這兩方對立的元素也將會在這張專輯中不斷出現,而由我們聽者來決定這些是屬於展露邪惡的歌、或是展露懦弱的歌。(這種雙面性真的很雙子座lmao)123Please respect copyright.PENANAjrBS1jIy6g
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至於Outro的播報內容,是來自Fox新聞台對Kendrick Lamar某次Live演出的批評。123Please respect copyright.PENANAGA4azrHBpa
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當時Live演出的曲目為《Alright》,來自2015年的專輯《美國蝴蝶夢》,被譽為美國黑人民權運動的神專輯,結果那些名嘴真的就是沒聽整首歌就在斷章取義,將音樂曲解成種族對立、鼓舞仇恨,簡直是瞎扯亂評。123Please respect copyright.PENANAapS0ahqYjt
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Kendrick為此也有做出回應:「你們怎麼能把一首關於希望的歌,說成是仇恨?整首歌傳達的意思是『我們終將一切安好。』,而不是『我想殺人。』」123Please respect copyright.PENANAfT26y6HzD4
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主角被媒體中傷、喋血街頭(BLOOD.),所以下一首他就展示自己組成的本質(DNA.)直接向Fox新聞台開火,而且殺個他們片甲不留。123Please respect copyright.PENANAI5jGcYFiwb