[Kids-x2] I know I can (I know I can) 我知道我能(我知道我能) Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) 成为理想的自己(成为理想的自己) If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) 只要我不断追寻(只要我不断追寻) I\'ll be where I wanna be (I\'ll be where I wanna be) 我就会到达梦想的彼岸(我就会到达梦想的彼岸)
[Nas] Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up 现在,男孩女孩们,都听着 You can be anything in the world, in God we trust 在我们所信仰的上帝的普照之下,有志者事竟成 An architect, doctor, maybe an actress 一个工程师,一个医生,也许是一名演员
But nothing comes easy it takes much practice 但是没有什么伸手就能得到,只有你付出艰辛的努力 Like, I met a woman who\'s becoming a star 一如我所遇见的一个走在星光大道上的女人 She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe 她美丽得让所有人敬畏 Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version 她所唱的歌曲一如当年的Lina Horn Hung with the wrong person 但却沉溺于与人鬼混 Got her strung on that heroin 她吸毒上瘾不能自拔 Cocaine, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose 可卡因从不离手 Coulda died, so young, now looks ugly and old 如此年轻貌美却步步迈入死亡的深渊,现在她已是残花败柳 No fun cause now when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath 这可不是说笑,现在当她伸手索要拥抱的时候,人们都屏住呼吸不愿接受 Cause she smells of corrosion and death 只是因为她已经怀绕在死亡与腐败的气息之中 Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring 看看你的兄弟朋友及你身旁所有的人们 Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing 他们来到人世却沉迷于毒品之中,而你却是为了歌唱而生的 So if you gonna be the best, I\'ma tell you how 所以如果你想成为最好,我来告诉你应该如何 Put your hand in the air and take the vow 高举你的双手,高呼这些誓言吧 Nas [Chorus - 2x (Nas and Kids)] I know I can (I know I can) 我知道我能(我知道我能) Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) 成为理想的自己(成为理想的自己) If I work hard at it (If I work hard it) 只要我不断追寻(只要我不断追寻) I\'ll be where I wanna be (I\'ll be where I wanna be) 我就会到达梦想的彼岸(我就会到达梦想的彼岸)
[Nas] Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again 男孩女孩们,继续听着 This is for grown looking girls who\'s only ten 这些献给那些看似成熟却只有10岁的女孩们 The ones who watch videos and do what they see 那些总是看电视并竭力效仿她们所见的女孩们 As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID 绞尽脑汁将自己装扮得尽量可爱,用假证件混迹于酒吧之中, Careful, before you meet a man with HIV 小心点,在你碰到某个感染艾滋病的男人之前 You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey 你都有机会像Oprah Winfrey一样主持电视节目 Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be 不管你要决定什么,小心一点,有些男人正是 Rapists, so act your age, don\'t pretend to be 强 奸 犯,所以做和你的年龄相称的事情,不要假装成熟 Older than you are, give yourself time to grow 给自己一个成长的过程 You thinking he can give you wealth, but so 你以为他可以给你荣华富贵, Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know 但是一样太过年轻男孩怎么可能拿得出来,你知道你可以获得更多的帮助 You thinkin life\'s all about smokin weed and ice 你把生活的全部意义都放在吸食大麻和冰毒上 You don\'t wanna be my age and can\'t read and write 你不想到了我这个年级却仍旧一事无成 Begging different women for a place to sleep at night 每天晚上去向不同的女人讨一个住处 Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish 聪明的男孩子会变成真正的男人,然后去实现他们想做的一切 If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this 如果你相信你可以达成,那么像这样高喊吧
[Chorus] Be, be, \'fore we came to this country 在我们来到这个国度以前 We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys 我们都是国王王后,才不是仆人 It was empires in Africa called Kush 在非洲一个称作Kush的帝国 Timbuktu, where every race came to get books 每个种族的人都来Timbuktu寻求知识 To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans 从黑人老师那里学习希腊和罗马 Asian Arabs and gave them gold when 亚洲人还有阿拉伯人,给他们黄金 Gold was converted to money it all changed 当黄金可以换成金钱一切都改变了 Money then became empowerment for Europeans 此时金钱就给与了欧洲人操控所有的权利 The Persian military invaded 波斯的军队大举入侵 They heard about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred 他们听闻那些关于黄金和良好教育的事例, Africa was almost robbed naked 所有非洲引以为豪的东西都被洗劫一空 Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships 奴隶可以换来金钱,于是他们开始一船一船地买卖奴隶 Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went 埃及就是亚力山大所到之地 He was a\'shocked at the mountains with black faces 他镇静地发现所有的山上都充满了黑人的面孔 Shot up they nose to impose what basically 他们反抗所获得的强迫 Still goes on today, you see? 一如当下,不是吗 If the truth is told, the youth can grow 如果能够让更多人了解真实,那年轻人们应该可以真正成长 They learn to survive until they gain control 当他们懂得自我控制,他们就已经习得如何生存 Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes 没有人说你必须成为黑帮之类 Read more learn more, change the globe 多读多学,改变世界 Ghetto children, do your thing 贫民区的孩子们,作你们改做的事情 Hold your head up, little man, you\'re a king 抬起你的头颅,年轻的男人们,你们就是国王 Young Princess when you get your wedding ring 年轻的公主当你得到你结婚的戒指 Your man is saying "She\'s my queen" 你的男人正在歌唱:她是我的王后。
[Chorus x2] Save the music y\'all, save the music y\'all 来享受音乐,享受音乐吧 Save the music y\'all, save the music y\'all 来享受音乐,享受音乐吧 Save the music 请享受音乐吧 [全屏欣赏]