in the ghetto

《in the ghetto》是一首由Mac Davis創作,貓王演唱,於1969年發行的英文歌曲。

基本信息
“In The Ghetto”(在貧民窟)原名"The Vicious Circle"(惡性循環),由Mac Davis創作,貓王於1969年錄製更名為“In The Ghetto ”(在貧民窟)。
歌曲講述了在貧民區里一個貧窮男孩的成長生活,呼籲社會對貧窮人民的關注。
歌詞
As the snow flies
隨著雪花的飄落
On a cold and grey chicago mornin'
在芝加哥的一個陰冷的早晨
A poor little baby child is born
一個可憐的小嬰兒誕生
In the ghetto
在貧民窟
And his mama cries
他的媽媽在哭泣
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
因為又有一個多餘的
It's another hungry mouth to feed
飢餓的嘴需要餵養
In the ghetto
就在貧民窟
People don't you understand
人們難道你們不了解嗎
The child needs a helping hand
孩子需要救助
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
不然他有一天會成長為一個憤怒的年輕人
Take a look at you and me,
檢討下我和你
Are we too blind to see,
我們是否太漠不關心
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way
我們能否簡單地轉身離開
Well the world turns
世事流轉
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
飢餓的小男孩流著鼻涕
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
在寒風中的街道上玩耍
In the ghetto
就在貧民窟
And his hunger burns
他的飢餓加劇
So he starts to roam the streets at night
於是他遊蕩在夜晚的街道上
And he learns how to steal
然後他學會如何盜竊
And he learns how to fight
他學會如何打架
In the ghetto
就在貧民窟
Then one night in desperation
在一個絕望的晚上
A young man breaks away
年輕的男子出走
He buys a gun, steals a car,
他買了槍,偷了車
Tries to run, but he don't get far
想要逃,卻沒能遠走
And his mama cries
他的媽媽在哭泣
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
眼見著一群人圍著憤怒的年輕人
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
把持槍的他按到在地
In the ghetto
就在貧民窟
And as his young man dies,
年輕男子死去了
On a cold and grey chicago mornin',
在芝加哥的一個陰冷早晨
Another little baby child is born
又一個可憐的小孩誕生了
In the ghetto
就在貧民窟
And his mama cries
他的媽媽在哭泣

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