I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
Hey yo, I'm just like my country嘿哟 我正如我的祖国
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry年轻气盛 斗志昂扬 满怀渴望
And I'm not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
I'ma get a scholarship to King's College我要拿奖学金 去国王学院
I probably shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish或许我不该自夸 不过哎呀 我真令人惊叹
The problem is I got a lotta brains but no polish问题是我虽有聪明才智 却不够体面文雅
I gotta holler just to be heard我得大喊大叫 才能让人听我说话
With every word, I drop knowledge字字句句 都在传授知识
I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal我是未经打磨的钻石 闪亮的煤块
Tryin' to reach my goal努力朝目标迈进
My power of speech, unimpeachable我的言辞铿锵有力 无可挑剔
Only nineteen but my mind is older虽然才十九岁 但少年老成
These New York City streets get colder纽约的街头越来越冷
I shoulder every burden, every disadvantage我抗起全部重担 背负所有劣势
I have learned to manage, I don't have a gun to brandish我已学会周旋 没武力可炫耀
I walk these streets famished走在街上 饥肠辘辘
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame打算将这一点火星 煽动成燎原烈火
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name可是老天 天色渐暗 就让我把名字拼出来
I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R我是 A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R
We are meant to be我们注定要从
A colony that runs independently被殖民走向独立自主
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly与此同时 我们正面临英国无止境的压迫
Essentially, they tax us relentlessly实质上 他们从我们身上压榨税款
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree然后国王乔治转头便大肆挥霍
He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free他永不会将自由给予后人
So there will be a revolution in this century所以我们将在这个世纪迎来革命
Enter me轮到我登场(He says in parentheses)他在括号里说
Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me当你在史书中看到我时 不要太过惊讶
I will lay down my life if it sets us free我愿意献出生命 只为争取我们的自由
Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy最终 你一定会看到我的崛起
And I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会(My shot)机会
I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会(My shot)机会
Hey yo, I'm just like my country嘿哟 我正如我的祖国
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry年轻气盛 斗志昂扬 满怀渴望
And I'm not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
Hey yo, I'm just like my country嘿哟 我正如我的祖国
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry年轻气盛 斗志昂扬 满怀渴望
And I'm not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
It's time to take a shot时机已至 放手去做
I dream of life without a monarchy我梦想着摆脱君主制
The unrest in France will lead to anarchy法国动荡不安 终将走向无政府状态
Anarchy? How you say, how you, oh, anarchy?无政府状态 你怎么说 你怎么 哦 无政府状态
When I fight, I make the other side panicky with my shot在战斗中 我会趁机给敌人制造恐慌
Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice哟 我只是个裁缝的学徒
And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis却让你们这群傻瓜当上了代理父母
I'm joining the rebellion, 'cause I know it's my chance我投身反抗 因为我知道这是个机遇
To socially advance, instead of sewin' some pants能让我跻身上层 不用再缝制裤子
I'm gonna take a shot我要放手去做
And but we'll never be truly free可我们永远无法真正拥有自由
Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me除非那些被奴役的人也能享有你我的权利
You and I, do or die你和我 不成功便成仁
Wait till I sally in on a stallion等着看我冲锋陷阵
With the first Black battalion, have another shot与第一支黑人部队并肩作战 再试一次
Geniuses, lower your voices天才们 小声点
You keep out of trouble and you double your choices离麻烦远点 选择可以翻倍
I'm with you, but the situation is fraught我支持你们 但时局紧张得很
You've got to be carefully taught你得好好吸取教训
If you talk, you're gonna get shot多嘴的家伙会吃枪子
Burr, check what we gotBurr 看看我们手头都有什么
Mister Lafayette, hard rock like LancelotLafayette 先生 宛如传奇骑士 Lancelot
I think your pants look hot我看你这条裤子真不错
Laurens, I like you a lotLaurens 我太欣赏你了
Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot让我们一起策划一场大胆的行动吧
What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot感谢命运让我们齐聚在此
Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not打破传统观念 喜欢不喜欢
A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists?一群主张废除奴隶制的革命者
Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is我也要加入 告诉我弹药在哪儿
Oh, am I talking too loud?哦 我是不是太大声了
Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth有时我兴奋过头 话语会脱口而出
I never had a group of friends before以前从未有这样一群朋友
I promise that I'll make y'all proud我保证会让你们为我自豪
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd让这人站到群众面前
I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
Hey yo, I'm just like my country嘿哟 我正如我的祖国
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry年轻气盛 斗志昂扬 满怀渴望
And I'm not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
Hey yo, I'm just like my country嘿哟 我正如我的祖国
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry年轻气盛 斗志昂扬 满怀渴望
And I'm not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
Everybody sing大家一起唱
Whoa, whoa, whoa哇哦 哇哦 哇哦(Hey)嘿
Whoa哇哦(Woo)喔
Whoa哇哦
Say, let 'em hear ya说出来 让他们听到你的声音(Yeah)耶
Let's go一起来
I said, shout it to the rooftops我说过 大声喊 要让更多人听见(Whoa, whoa, whoa)哇哦 哇哦 哇哦
Said, to the rooftops说过了 要让更多人听见(Whoa)哇哦
Ah, come on啊 来吧(Whoa)哇哦
Come on, let's go来吧 一起来(Yeah)耶
Rise up站起来
When you're living on your knees, you rise up若你跪着讨生活 请你站起来
Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up告诉你的兄弟 他得站起来
Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up告诉你的姐妹 她得站起来
When are these colonies gonna rise up?这些殖民地上的人民 何时才能站起来
Rise up站起来
I imagine death so much, it feels more like a memory我时常幻想死亡 那感觉更像一段记忆
When's it gonna get me?何时轮到我
In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me?在我的梦里 还是在我面前七英尺外
If I see it comin', do I run or do I let it be?若我察觉预兆 该逃跑还是放任
Is it like a beat without a melody?它像不像没有旋律的节拍
See, I never thought I'd live past twenty听着 我从没想过自己能活过 20 岁
Where I come from, some get half as many在我出身之地 有人连一半的年纪都活不到
Ask anybody why we livin' fast and we laugh随便挑个人问我们为何放纵地生活 我们会大笑一场
Reach for a flask拿起酒瓶
We have to make this moment last, that's plenty我们得让这一瞬永恒 这样就够了
Scratch that, this is not a moment, it's the movement忘掉那些 这不是一瞬 这是场运动
Where all the hungriest brothers with something to prove went汇聚了最有斗志 想要证明什么的人
Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand敌人反对我们 我们就堂堂正正地站出来
We roll like Moses, claimin' our promised land就像摩西一样 去争取我们的应许之地
And? If we win our independence还有什么 如果我们赢得独立
Is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants?那我们的后人是否也一定能拥有自由
Or will the blood we shed begin an endless也或许我们流下的血 会开启
Cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants?复仇和死亡的无尽循环 无人能为此负责
I know the action in the street is excitin'我知道街头的行动令人兴奋
But Jesus, between all the bleedin' and fightin'但是 老天 在所有流血与斗争的间隙
I've been readin' and writin'我一直在阅读 写作
We need to handle our financial situation我们需要好好理一理财政
Are we a nation of states? What's the state of our nation?我国是各州组成的联盟吗 情况到底如何
I'm past patiently waitin'我已失去等待的耐心
I'm passionately smashin' every expectation我满怀热忱 超越所有预期
Every action's an act of creation一举一动都是在创造
I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow笑对伤亡与悲痛
For the first time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow人生第一次 我开始思考长远的未来
And I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
I am not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
Hey yo, I'm just like my country嘿哟 我正如我的祖国
I'm young, scrappy, and hungry年轻气盛 斗志昂扬 满怀渴望
And I'm not throwing away my shot我不会放弃机会
We're gonna rise up, time to take a shot我们要站起来 时机已至 放手去做(Not throwing away my shot)不会放弃机会
It's time to take a shot时机已至 放手去做(We're gonna rise up, rise up)我们要站起来 站起来
It's time to take a shot时机已至 放手去做(Rise up, rise up)站起来 站起来
It's time to take a shot时机已至 放手去做(Rise up)站起来
Take a shot, shot, shot放手去做 去做 去做(Rise up)站起来
Ayo, it's time to take a shot哟 时机已至 放手去做
Time to take a shot时机已至 放手去做
And I am not throwin' away my我不会放弃
Not throwin' away my shot不会放弃机会