Dear Mr. President-Pete Seeger

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以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供 [00:09.59]Dear Mr President I set me down
亲爱的总统先生我让自己平静下来 [00:11.66]To send you greetings from my home town
从我的家乡向你致以问候 [00:13.66]And send you best wishes
把最好的祝福送给你 [00:14.45]From all the friends I know
我认识的所有朋友 [00:16.00]In Texas Alabama Ohio
在德克萨斯阿拉巴马俄亥俄 [00:17.77] [00:18.71]And affiliated places
和附属场所 [00:19.73] [00:21.04]I'm an ordinary guy worked most of my life
我是个普通人大部分时间都在工作 [00:23.18]Sometime I'll settle down with my kids and wife
有时候我会和我的孩子和妻子安定下来 [00:25.27]And I like to see a movie or take a little drink
我喜欢看电影或者小酌几杯 [00:27.27]I like being free to say what I think
我喜欢畅所欲言的感觉 [00:29.09] [00:29.89]Sort of runs in the family
家族遗传 [00:31.22] [00:31.93]My grandpa crossed the ocean
我的祖父远渡重洋 [00:33.61]For the same reason
出于同样的理由 [00:34.72] [00:36.20]Now I hate Hitler and I can tell you why
现在我恨希特勒我可以告诉你为什么 [00:38.36]He's caused lots of good
他带来了很多好东西 [00:39.40]Folks to suffer and die
人们饱受折磨死去 [00:40.67]He's got a way of shoving folks around
他总能把人推来推去 [00:42.80]I figure it's about time we
我想是时候 [00:43.94]Slapped him down
狠狠教训他一顿 [00:44.87]Give him a dose of his own medicine
以牙还牙 [00:46.40] [00:47.36]Lead poisoning
铅中毒 [00:48.17] [00:50.35]Now Mr President
总统先生 [00:51.47]We haven't always agreed in the past I know
我们过去并非总是意见一致我知道 [00:54.02]But that ain't at all important now
但现在已经不重要了 [00:56.02]What is important is what we got to do
重要的是我们要做什么 [00:57.74]We got to lick Mr Hitler and until we do [01:00.24]Other things can wait
其他事情可以等等 [01:01.13] [01:02.94]In other words first we got a skunk to skin
换句话说首先我们要干掉一个卑鄙小人 [01:05.02] [01:07.00]War means overtime and higher prices
战争意味着加班和更高的物价 [01:08.73] [01:09.29]But we're all willing to make sacrifices
但我们都愿意做出牺牲 [01:10.66]Hell I'd even stop fighting
我甚至会停止战斗 [01:12.13]With my mother in law
和我岳母在一起 [01:13.16]Cause we need her too
因为我们也需要她 [01:14.11]To win the war old battle ax
赢得这场战争就像一把斧头 [01:16.74] [01:18.62]Now as I think of our great land
现在当我想起我们伟大的祖国 [01:20.20]Of the cities and towns and farming land
城镇和农田 [01:21.92]There's so many good people
世上有很多好人 [01:23.11]Working every day
每天都在工作 [01:24.51]I know it ain't perfect but it
我知道这并不完美但是 [01:25.79]Will be some day
总有一天 [01:26.80]Just give us a little time
给我们一点时间 [01:28.54]This is the reason that I want to fight
这就是我想战斗的原因 [01:30.66]Not because every thing's
并不是因为 [01:31.43]Perfect or every thing's right
完美无瑕还是一切安好 [01:32.66]No it's just the opposite
正好相反 [01:34.03]I'm fighting because I want
我抗争是因为我想要 [01:35.21]A better America with better laws
一个拥有更好法律的更好的美国 [01:37.12] [01:37.75]And better homes and jobs and schools
住上更好的房子更幸福的工作更幸福 [01:39.69]And no more Jim Crow and no more rules
再也不用像JimCrow一样循规蹈矩 [01:41.94]Like you can't ride on this train
仿佛你无法搭乘这列火车 [01:44.71]Cause you're a Negro
因为你是个黑人 [01:45.89] [01:46.42]You can't live here cause you're a Jew
你不能住在这里因为你是犹太人 [01:48.32] [01:49.13]You can't work here cause you're a union man
你不能在这里工作因为你是工会的人 [01:51.00] [01:52.97]There's a line keeps running
这条线不停延伸 [01:54.29]Through my head
在我脑海里挥之不去 [01:55.27]I think it was something Joe Louis once said
我想这是JoeLouis曾经说过的话 [01:57.40] [01:57.94]Said There's lots of things wrong
我说有很多地方不对劲 [01:59.42]But Hitler won't help them
可希特勒不会帮他们 [02:00.57] [02:02.94]Now Mr President
总统先生 [02:04.18]You're commander in chief of our armed forces
你是我们武装部队的总司令 [02:06.51]Ships and planes and the tanks and horses
舰船飞机坦克和战马 [02:08.64]I guess you know best just where I can fight
我想你最清楚我该去哪里战斗 [02:11.17]All I want to be is situated right
我只想找到称心如意的位置 [02:12.63]To do the most damage
造成最大的伤害 [02:13.82] [02:15.23]I never was one to try and shirk
我从来不是一个逃避现实的人 [02:16.58] [02:17.20]And let the other fellow do all the work
让另一个人做所有的工作 [02:19.51]So when the time comes I'll be on hand
当时机成熟时我会与你亲密无间 [02:21.15]And make good use of these two hands
好好利用这双手 [02:23.60] [02:24.18]Quit playing this banjo around with the boys
别再和兄弟们玩班卓琴了 [02:25.95]And exchange it for something
用它来交换 [02:27.35]That makes more noise
制造更多噪音 [02:28.27] [02:30.26]So Mr President
所以总统先生 [02:31.14] [02:32.58]We've got this one big job to do
我们有一件大事要做 [02:34.35]That's lick Mr Hitler and when we're through [02:36.76]Let no one else ever take his place
让任何人都无法取代他的位置 [02:38.66]To trample down the human race
将人类踩在脚下 [02:40.58] [02:41.78]So what I want is you to give me a gun
所以我想要的是你给我一把枪 [02:43.64]So we can hurry up and get the job done
所以我们可以抓紧时间完成工作