Victor Jara

Victor Jara of Chile
來自智利的Victor Jara
Lived like a shooting star
生命像流星一樣短暫
He fought for the people of Chile
他為智利的人民而戰
With his songs and his guitar
用他的歌聲和吉他
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
Victor Jara was a peasant Victor Jara
是一個農民
He worked from a few years old
幼年時便開始工作
He sat upon his father's plow
他坐在父親的犁上
And watched the earth unfold
看著眼前的土地舒展開來
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
Now when the neighbors had a wedding
他的鄰居舉行婚禮
Or one of their children died
或是他們的孩子不幸夭折
His mother sang all night for them
他的母親為他們徹夜歌唱

With Victor by her side身旁陪伴的是Victor
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
He grew up to be a fighter
他成長為一位鬥士
Against the people's wrongs
對抗著人民的不公
He listened to their grief and joy
他聆聽著人民的悲傷與快樂
And turned them into songs
將這些寫進歌中
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
He sang about the copper miners
他歌頌銅礦工人
And those who worked the land
和那些工作在土地上的人們
He sang about the factory workers
他歌頌工廠工人
And they knew he was their man
他們與他並肩作戰
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
He campaigned for Allende
他為Allende總統而戰
Working night and day
夜以繼日，從未停歇
He sang 'Take hold of your brothers hand
他唱著'握住兄弟們的手
You know the future begins today'
心中知曉未來由此開始'
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
Then the generals seized Chile
然後將軍們發起政變
They arrested Victor then
他們逮捕了Victor
They caged him in a stadium
他們將他囚禁在體育館
With five-thousand frightened men
一同的是五千個瑟瑟發抖的人民
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
Victor stood in the stadium Victor
佇立在體育館的中央
His voice was brave and strong
他的聲音充滿著勇氣和力量
And he sang for his fellow prisoners
他為他的囚犯同伴而放聲高歌
Till the guards cut short his song
直至守衛打斷了他的歌唱
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
They broke the bones in both his hands
他們折斷了他雙手的骨頭
They beat him on the head
他們重擊他的額頭
They tore him with electric shocks
他們用電流將他撕裂
And then they shot him dead
然後用一顆子彈結束他的生命
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
Victor Jara of Chile
來自智利的Victor Jara
Lived like a shooting star
生命如同流星一般短暫
And he fought for the people of Chile
他為智利的人民血戰
With his songs and his guitar
用他的歌聲和吉他
His hands were gentle
他的雙手溫柔至極
his hands were strong
他的雙手鏗鏘有力
His hands were gentle
他的雙手如此溫柔
his hands were strong
他的雙手如此有力