Kenji

歌曲 Kenji
歌手 Fort Minor
专辑 The Rising Tied

歌词

[00:07.599] My father came from Japan in 1905
[00:10.439] He was 15 when he immigrated from Japan
[00:13.919] He, he... he worked until he was able to buy this patch
[00:17.109] And build a store
[00:17.970]
[00:18.199] Let me tell you the story in the form of a dream,
[00:20.139] I don't know why I have to tell it but I know what it means,
[00:22.669] Close your eyes, just picture the scene,
[00:24.279] As I paint it for you, it was World War II,
[00:26.499] When this man named Kenji woke up,
[00:28.549] Ken was not a soldier,
[00:29.739] He was just a man with a family who owned a store in LA,
[00:33.499] That day, he crawled out of bed like he always did,
[00:36.339] Bacon and eggs with wife and kids,
[00:38.279] He lived on the second floor of a little store he ran,
[00:40.989] He moved to LA from Japan,
[00:42.789] They called him 'Immigrant,'
[00:44.290] In Japanese, he'd say he was called "Esay,"
[00:46.659] That meant 'First Generation In The United States,'
[00:49.639] When everyone was afraid of the Germans, afraid of the Japs,
[00:53.290] But most of all afraid of a homeland attack,
[00:54.939] And that morning when Ken went out on the doormat,
[00:57.569] His world went black 'cause,
[00:59.290] Right there; front page news,
[01:01.390] Three weeks before 1942,
[01:02.919] "Pearl Harbour's Been Bombed And The Japs Are Comin',"
[01:05.719] Pictures of soldiers dyin' and runnin',
[01:07.479] Ken knew what it would lead to,
[01:09.319] Just like he guessed, the President said,
[01:11.239] "The evil Japanese in our home country will be locked away,"
[01:14.769] They gave Ken, a couple of days,
[01:17.789] To get his whole life packed in two bags,
[01:19.389] Just two bags, couldn't even pack his clothes,
[01:22.390] Some folks didn't even have a suitcase, to pack anything in,
[01:25.229] So two trash bags was all they gave them,
[01:27.689] When the kids asked mum "Where are we goin'?"
[01:30.900] Nobody even knew what to say to them,
[01:32.139] Ken didn't wanna lie, he said "The US is lookin' for spies,
[01:35.279] So we have to live in a place called Mandinar,
[01:38.690] Where a lot of Japanese people are,"
[01:40.139] Stop it don't look at the gunmen,
[01:41.689] You don't wanna get the soldiers wonderin',
[01:44.990] If you gonna run or not,
[01:45.598] 'Cause if you run then you might get shot,
[01:47.689] Other than that try not to think about it,
[01:50.490] Try not to worry 'bout it; bein' so crowded,
[01:52.169] Someday we'll get out, someday, someday.
[01:56.639]
[01:56.679] As soon as war broke out
[01:57.190] The G.I came and they just come to the house and
[01:59.819] "You have to come"
[02:01.619] "All the Japanese have to go"
[02:02.899] They took Mr. Lee
[02:04.818] People didn't understand
[02:06.249] Why did they have to take him?
[02:08.599] Because he's an innocent (neighbour/labourer?)
[02:10.329]
[02:10.599] So now they're in a town with soldiers surroundin' them,
[02:12.709] Every day, every night look down at them,
[02:15.129] From watch towers up on the wall,
[02:17.149] Ken couldn't really hate them at all;
[02:19.399] They were just doin' their job and,
[02:20.739] He wasn't gonna make any problems,
[02:23.990] He had a little garden with vegetables and fruits that,
[02:26.168] He gave to the troops in a basket his wife made,
[02:28.719] But in the back of his mind, he wanted his families life saved,
[02:31.609] Prisoners of war in their own damn country,
[02:34.379] What for?
[02:35.399] Time passed in the prison town,
[02:36.839] He wanted them to live it down when they were free,
[02:39.379] The only way out was joinin' the army,
[02:41.559] And supposedly, some men went out for the army, signed on,
[02:45.179] And ended up flyin' to Japan with a bomb,
[02:47.439] That 15 kilotonne blast, put an end to the war pretty fast,
[02:51.909] Two cities were blown to bits; the end of the war came quick,
[02:55.179] Ken got out, big hopes of a normal life, with his kids and his wife,
[02:59.819] But, when they got back to their home,
[03:01.309] What they saw made them feel so alone,
[03:03.719] These people had trashed every room,
[03:05.809] Smashed in the windows and bashed in the doors,
[03:07.959] Written on the walls and the floor,
[03:09.709] "Japs not welcome anymore."
[03:11.489] And Kenji dropped both of his bags at his sides and just stood outside,
[03:15.629] He, looked at his wife without words to say,
[03:17.689] She looked back at him wiped the tears away,
[03:20.299] And, said "Someday we'll be okay, someday,"
[03:22.969] Now the names have been changed, but the story's true,
[03:25.859] My family was locked up back in '42,
[03:28.699] My family was there it was dark and damp,
[03:30.759] And they called it an internment camp
[03:32.459]
[03:32.959] When we first got back from camp... uhh
[03:35.228] It was... pretty... pretty bad
[03:37.228]
[03:37.569] I, I remember my husband said
[03:40.489] "Are we gonna stay 'til last?"
[03:42.129] Then my husband died before they close the camp.
[03:45.969]

歌词大意

[00:07.599] wǒ de fù qīn 1905 nián cóng rì běn lái
[00:10.439] tā cóng rì běn yí mín lái de shí hòu 15 suì
[00:13.919] tā... tā... tā yī zhí gōng zuò, zhí dào tā néng mǎi yī xiǎo kuài dì
[00:17.109] bìng kāi yí gè shāng diàn
[00:18.199] ràng wǒ yǐ yí gè mèng de xíng shì lái xiàng nǐ jiǎng shù zhè gè gù shì ba
[00:20.139] wǒ bù zhī dào wǒ wèi shí me yí dìng yào jiǎng, dàn wǒ zhī dào zhè yì wèi zhe shén me
[00:22.669] bì shang yǎn, miáo huì yī xià huà miàn
[00:24.279] xiàng wǒ wèi nǐ miáo huì de yí yàng, nà shi dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn
[00:26.499] zhè gè jiào Kenji de rén xǐng lái le
[00:28.549] Ken bú shì jūn rén
[00:29.739] tā zhǐ shì yí gè zài luò shān jī yǒu jiā rén bìng kāi zhe shāng diàn de rén
[00:33.499] nà yì tiān, tā xiàng wǎng cháng yí yàng cóng chuáng shàng pá qǐ lái
[00:36.339] hé qī zǐ yǔ hái zi yì qǐ chī le péi gēn hé jī dàn
[00:38.279] tā zhù zài tā jīng yíng de xiǎo shāng diàn de èr lóu
[00:40.989] tā cóng rì běn bān dào le luò shān jī
[00:42.789] tā men jiào tā" yí mín"
[00:44.290] tā shuō tā zài rì běn jiào" Esay"
[00:46.659] yì sī shì" dì yī pī dào měi guó de yí mín"
[00:49.639] dāng měi ge rén dōu hài pà dé guó rén hé rì běn rén shí
[00:53.290] dàn shì dà duō shù rén dōu hài pà zǔ guó bèi gōng jī
[00:54.939] nà gè zǎo shàng Ken zǒu chū mén
[00:57.569] tā de shì jiè biàn de àn dàn le, nà shi yīn wèi
[00:59.290] jiù zài na r, tóu tiáo xīn wén
[01:01.390] zài 1942 nián dào lái de sān zhōu qián
[01:02.919] " zhēn zhū gǎng zāo dào hōng zhà, rì běn rén yào lái le"
[01:05.719] shì bīng men sǐ wáng bēn pǎo de tú piàn
[01:07.479] Ken zhī dào zhè huì dǎo zhì shén me
[01:09.319] tā cāi zhòng le, zǒng tǒng shuō
[01:11.239] " wǒ men zǔ guó lǐ de zuì è rì běn rén jiāng bèi qiú jìn"
[01:14.769] tā men gěi le Ken jǐ tiān shí jiān
[01:17.789] lái bǎ tā de shēng huó suǒ xū fàng jìn liǎng gè dài zi lǐ
[01:19.389] zhǐ yǒu liǎng gè dài zi, lián tā de yī fú dōu zhuāng bù xià
[01:22.390] yǒu xiē rén shèn zhì lián zhuāng dōng xī de xiāng zǐ dōu méi yǒu
[01:25.229] suǒ yǐ liǎng gè lā jī dài jiù shì tā men suǒ gěi de quán bù
[01:27.689] dāng hái zi men wèn mā mā" wǒ men qù nǎ ér" shí
[01:30.900] shèn zhì méi rén zhī dào gāi shuō shí mǒ
[01:32.139] Ken bù xiǎng shuō huǎng, tā shuō" měi guó zài sōu zhā jiàn dié,
[01:35.279] suǒ yǐ wǒ men zhǐ néng shēng huó zài yí gè jiào Mandinar de dì fāng,
[01:38.690] xǔ duō rì běn rén dōu zài nà li."
[01:40.139] tíng xià ba, bú yào kàn qiāng shǒu le
[01:41.689] nǐ bù xiǎng yǐn qǐ qiāng shǒu zhù yì ba
[01:44.990] nǐ yào táo pǎo ma
[01:45.598] yīn wèi rú guǒ nǐ táo pǎo nà nǐ kě néng zhòng qiāng
[01:47.689] suǒ yǐ bié xiǎng le
[01:50.490] bú yào dān xīn zhè lǐ rú cǐ yōng jǐ
[01:52.169] wǒ men zǒng yǒu yì tiān huì chū qù de, huì yǒu yì tiān, huì yǒu yì tiān
[01:56.679] zhàn zhēng bào fā hòu bù jiǔ
[01:57.190] jūn duì lái le, tā men zhí jiē jìn rù fáng zi shuō
[01:59.819] " nǐ bì xū lái"
[02:01.619] " suǒ yǒu rì běn rén dōu bì xū qù"
[02:02.899] tā men bǎ lǐ xiān shēng dài zǒu le
[02:04.818] rén men bù lǐ jiě le
[02:06.249] tā men wèi shí me dài tā zǒu?
[02:08.599] yīn wèi tā shì yí gè wú gū zhě? bǐ jiào rén cí? néng dāng láo gōng?
[02:10.599] suǒ yǐ xiàn zài tā men zài yí gè bèi shì bīng bāo wéi zhe de zhèn zi lǐ
[02:12.709] shì bīng měi rì měi yè dōu jiān shì zhe tā men
[02:15.129] cóng gāo tǎ shàng jiān shì zhe
[02:17.149] Ken zhēn de yì diǎn ér yě bù hèn tā men
[02:19.399] tā men zhǐ shì zài zuò zì jǐ de gōng zuò, ér qiě,
[02:20.739] tā bù dǎ suàn chéng wéi" wèn tí rén wù"
[02:23.990] tā yǒu yí gè zhǒng zhe shū cài shuǐ guǒ de xiǎo huā yuán
[02:26.168] tā bǎ shū guǒ zhuāng zài qī zǐ zuò de lán zi lǐ gěi le jūn duì
[02:28.719] dàn shì zài tā nèi xīn shēn chù, tā xī wàng tā de jiā rén dé jiù
[02:31.609] zhàn fàn men bèi guān zài zhè gè gāi sǐ de guó jiā
[02:34.379] wèi shí me?
[02:35.399] jiān yù lǐ shí jiān liú shì zhe
[02:36.839] tā xī wàng tā men zì yóu hòu néng wàng diào zhè yī qiè
[02:39.379] wéi yī de chū lù jiù shì cān jūn
[02:41.559] rú měi jūn suǒ wàng, yī xiē rén shēn jūn, qiān dìng le xié yì
[02:45.179] bìng zuì zhōng dài zhe zhà dàn fēi huí le rì běn
[02:47.439] 15 dūn de bào zhà, shǐ zhàn zhēng jié shù de hěn kuài
[02:51.909] liǎng gè chéng shì bèi zhà chéng suì piàn, zhàn zhēng de jié shù hěn kuài dào lái
[02:55.179] Ken zì yóu le, dài zhe yǔ qī zǐ hé hái zi yì qǐ zhèng cháng shēng huó de pò qiè kě wàng
[02:59.819] dàn shì, dāng tā men huí dào jiā shí
[03:01.309] tā men suǒ kàn dào de shǐ tā men bèi gǎn gū dú
[03:03.719] zhèi xiē rén bǎ měi gè fáng jiān nòng dé luàn qī bā zāo
[03:05.809] zá suì le chuāng hù, dǎ huài le mén
[03:07.959] zài qiáng shàng hé dì shàng xiě dào
[03:09.709] " rì běn rén zài yě bú huì shòu huān yíng le"
[03:11.489] ér Kenji de liǎng gè dài zi diào zài tā liǎng cè, tā zhàn zài mén wài
[03:15.629] tā yī yán bù fā dì kàn zhe qī zǐ
[03:17.689] tā kàn zhe tā, zhuǎn guò shēn cā qù le yǎn lèi
[03:20.299] bìng shuō" zǒng yǒu yì tiān wǒ men huì hǎo qǐ lái de, zǒng yǒu yì tiān"
[03:22.969] xiàn zài míng zì zuò le gǎi dòng, dàn gù shì shì zhēn shí de
[03:25.859] wǒ de jiā rén bèi suǒ zài 42 hào
[03:28.699] wǒ de jiā rén zài nà gè hēi àn cháo shī de dì fāng
[03:30.759] tā men chēng tā wèi jí zhōng yíng
[03:32.959] dāng wǒ men dì yī cì cóng jí zhōng yíng huí lái shí... è
[03:35.228] fēi cháng... fēi cháng zāo gāo
[03:37.569] wǒ, wǒ jì de wǒ zhàng fū shuō
[03:40.489] " wǒ men zhí dào sǐ dōu yào dài zài zhè lǐ ma?"
[03:42.129] rán hòu wǒ zhàng fū zài tā men guān bì jí zhōng yíng qián jiù sǐ le