Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For)-John Denver

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以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供 [00:06.33]Written by：John Denver [00:12.67]I am the son of a grassland farmer
我是草原农夫的后裔 [00:17.44]Western Oklahoma nineteen forty three
一九四三 俄克拉荷马西部的记忆 [00:23.21]I always felt grateful to live in the land of the free
生于自由之土 常怀感恩之心 [00:33.10]I gave up my father to South Korea
将父亲献给朝鲜战场 [00:38.08]The mind of my brother to Vietnam
让兄长魂断越南丛林 [00:44.35]Now there's a banker who says I must give up my land
而今银行家威胁要夺走我的土地 [00:53.22]There are four generations of blood in this topsoil
四代人的血脉浸润这片沃土 [00:59.04]Four generations of love on this farm
四代人的挚爱深植这座农场 [01:04.86]Before I give up I would gladly give up my right arm
在我放弃之前 我甘愿献出我的右臂 [01:15.01]What are we making weapons for
我们究竟为何制造武器 [01:19.83]Why keep on feeding the war machine
为何还要继续喂养战争机器 [01:24.64]We take it right out of the mouths of our babies
我们夺走了婴儿口中的粮食 [01:29.62]Take it away from the hands of the poor
从穷人手中抢走他们的生计 [01:33.83]Tell me what are we making weapons for
告诉我 我们究竟为何制造武器 [01:46.20]I had a son and my son was a soldier
我曾有个儿子 他是一名士兵 [01:50.65]He was so like my father he was so much like me
他像极了我的父亲 也像极了我的模样 [01:56.90]To be a good comrade was the best
成为忠诚战友是他毕生所求 [02:00.03]That he dreamed he could be
这理想照亮他生命长河 [02:06.71]He gave up his future to revolution
他将未来献给革命洪流 [02:11.57]His life to a battle that just can't be won
投身永无胜算的残酷战争 [02:17.67]For this is not living to live at the point of a gun
枪口下的生存岂能称作人生 [02:26.85]I remember the nine hundred days of Leningrad
列宁格勒九百天围城历历在目 [02:32.51]The sound of the dying the cut of the cold
垂死呻吟与凛冬刀割般寒冷 [02:38.40]I remember the moments I prayed I would never grow old
仍记得那些祈求永不苍老的绝望时分 [02:48.55]What are we making weapons for
我们究竟为何制造武器 [02:53.36]Why keep on feeding the war machine
为何还要继续喂养战争机器 [02:57.95]We take it right out of the mouths of our babies
我们夺走了婴儿口中的粮食 [03:03.06]Take it away from the hands of the poor
从穷人手中抢走他们的生计 [03:07.29]Tell me what are we making weapons for
告诉我 我们究竟为何制造武器 [03:18.98]For the first time in my life I feel like a prisoner
有生以来第一次 我感如囚徒 [03:23.98]A slave to the ways of the powers that be
沦为权贵之道的奴隶 [03:29.97]And I fear for my children
我为孩子们忧心忡忡 [03:32.39]As I fear for the future I see
如同忧虑眼前这未来光景 [03:39.13]Tell me how can it be we're still fighting each other
告诉我为何我们仍在自相残杀 [03:44.84]What does it take for a people to learn
一个民族究竟要付出多少代价才能觉醒 [03:50.34]If our song is not sung as a chorus we surely will burn
若不以和声齐唱这首歌 我们终将自取灭亡 [04:00.61]What are we making weapons for
我们究竟为何制造武器 [04:05.39]Why keep on feeding the war machine
为何还要继续喂养战争机器 [04:10.02]We take it right out of the mouths of our babies
我们夺走了婴儿口中的粮食 [04:15.05]Take it away from the hands of the poor
从穷人手中抢走他们的生计 [04:19.27]Tell me what are we making weapons for
告诉我 我们究竟为何制造武器 [04:25.58]Have we forgotten
难道我们已遗忘 [04:30.21]All the lives that were given
所有逝去的生命 [04:35.15]All the vows that were taken
所有立下的誓言 [04:39.90]Saying never again
承诺永不再重演 [04:45.35]Now for the first time
此刻是第一次 [04:49.97]This could be the last time
也可能是最后一次 [04:54.83]If peace is our vision
若和平是我们的愿景 [05:00.11]Let us begin
就让我们即刻启程 [05:02.51]Have we forgotten
难道我们已遗忘 [05:06.90]All the lives that were given
所有逝去的生命 [05:11.70]All the vows that were taken
所有立下的誓言 [05:16.52]Saying never again never again
承诺永不再重演 永不再重演 [05:21.54]Now for the first time
此刻是第一次 [05:26.61]This could be the last time
也可能是最后一次 [05:32.04]If peace is our vision
若和平是我们的愿景 [05:37.42]Let us begin let us begin
让我们即刻启程 即刻启程