Take A Minute
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And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
任何知晓此事的人都明白，他所了解的并非一件坏事
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall,
每当我感到痛楚时，我都认为是给予使我越过了藩篱
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
How did Mandela get the will to surpass the everyday,
曼德拉是如何获得超乎寻常的意志
When injustice had him caged and trapped in every way,
当不公平的审判使他被关押，陷入困境
How did Ghandi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all,
甘地是如何忍受绝食的痛苦
Didn't do it to gain power or money if I recall,
我想他们如此的行为都不是为了得到权利或金钱
It's to give; I guess I'll pass it on,
他们这样做是为了给予，我想我要将他们的精神传递下去
Mother thinks it'll lift the stress of babylon,
母亲认为，这将会使我承受像建造巴比伦城一样的压力
Mother knows, my mother she suffered blows,
母亲知道这一切，她遭到了被打的痛苦
I don't know how we survived such violent episodes,
我不知道我们是如何在挥之不去的记忆片段中存活下来
I was so worried, and hurt to see you bleed,
我十分担忧，看到您流血的场面使我十分悲痛
But as soon as you came out the hospital you gave me sweets,
但是当您出院时，您还给我糖果吃
Yeah, they try to take you from me,
嗯，他们试图将您从我身边带走
But you still only gave 'em some prayers and sympathy,
但是您只是给予他们祈祷和怜悯
Dear mama, you helped me write this, by showing me to give is priceless.
亲爱的母亲，您帮我写下了这首歌曲，使我明白给予无价
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And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
任何知晓此事的人都明白，他所了解的并非一件坏事
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall,
每当我感到痛楚时，我都认为是给予使我越过了藩篱
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
All I can say is the worst is over now,
现在我完全可以说：“最坏的时代已经结束了”
We can serve the hard times, divorce is over now,
我们度过了艰难的岁月，破镜重圆
They try to keep us out, but they doors is open now,
但他们仍然试图将我们拒之门外，但如今公平的大门已经敞开
My ***** Akon is gettin awards for covers now,
我的朋友Akon拍摄封面，赢得了奖项
This is K'NAAN, and still reppin' the IS （?）
我是K'naan，仍代表着故乡索马里
Comin' out of Mogadishu and still draped in the mess,
我来自摩加迪沙城，将那里混乱不堪的记忆带在身上
And no matter how we strong, homie,
无论如何我们已经强大起来了，我的朋友
It ain't easy comin out of where we from, homie.
但是朋友，我们离开我们的故乡并不容易
And that's the reason why, I could never play for me,
这也是我从不为我自己（而是为了非洲同胞）创作歌曲的原因
Tell 'em the truth, is what my dead homies told me,
我逝世的朋友们对我说，要告诉他们事实的真相
Oh yeah, I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations,
嗯，我从曾经最坏的境遇中吸取创作的灵感
Creating medication out my own tripulations.
从我的经历中创造出解药
Dear Africa, you helped me write this, by showing me to give is priceless.
亲爱的非洲您帮我写下了这首歌曲，使我明白给予无价
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And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
任何知晓此事的人都明白，他所了解的并非一件坏事
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall,
每当我感到痛楚时，我都认为是给予使我越过了藩篱
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
人无完人，世界也是如此
Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is,
我知道的就是这些
All I know is,
我享受现在
I'm enjoying today.
你明白，并不是每一个人都会得到你的给予
You know, 'cause it isn't everybody that you get to give.
任何知晓此事的人都明白，他所了解的并非一件坏事
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每当我感到痛楚时，我都认为是给予使我越过了藩篱
And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
Yeah, yeah, yeah x 8
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切顺其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，让一切随风而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,