2010年世界杯將于6月份在南非舉行,本次主題曲演唱者是索馬里最著名的饒舌歌手K'naan,這首Waving Flag節(jié)奏輕松隨意,沒有上屆世界杯主題曲Time Of Our Lives那樣恢弘而沉靜,倒是多了許多熱鬧的氣氛。
Artist:K'naan
Song:Waving Flag
原唱版本
When I get older, I will be stronger
當(dāng)我長(zhǎng)大以后,我會(huì)變得更強(qiáng)
They’ll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag
我會(huì)獲得自由,就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟
And then it goes back, and then it goes back
然后它回到過去,然后它回到過去
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome
生在國(guó)王的寶座上,比羅馬還要強(qiáng)大
But violent prone, poor people zone
到處都是暴力,和窮人區(qū)
But it’s my home, all I have known
但它是我的家,我所知道的全部
Where I got grown, streets we would roam
在我成長(zhǎng)過的地方,在我曾經(jīng)徘徊過的街上
But out of the darkness, I came the farthest
但是穿過黑暗,我走得最遠(yuǎn)
Among the hardest survival
在最艱難的生存中
Learn from these streets, it can be bleak
從這些街道上學(xué)到的東西,可能是令人絕望的
Except no defeat, surrender retreat
但是從不投降,也不接受失敗
So we struggling, fighting to eat and
所以我們掙扎著,為一口食物而斗爭(zhēng)
We wondering when we’ll be free
我們也期待著當(dāng)我們獲得自由的時(shí)候
So we patiently wait, for that fateful day
所以我們耐心等待,只為命中注定的那一天
It’s not far away, so for now we say
那一天將不再遙遠(yuǎn),所以現(xiàn)在我們說
When I get older, I will be stronger
當(dāng)我長(zhǎng)大以后,我會(huì)變得更強(qiáng)
They’ll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag
我會(huì)獲得自由,就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟
And then it goes back, and then it goes back
然后讓一切重新開始,重新開始
And then it goes back
重新開始
So many wars, settling scores
太多的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),和需要解決的事情
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor
帶給我們承諾,留給我們貧窮
I heard them say, love is the way
我聽到他們說,愛是唯一的辦法
Love is the answer, that’s what they say,
愛就是答案,這就是他們所說的
But look how they treat us; make us believers
但是看看他們?cè)趺磳?duì)待我們;讓我們相信
We fight their battles, then they deceive us
我們?yōu)樗麄兌鴳?zhàn),卻被他們所騙
Try to control us, they couldn’t hold us
試圖控制我們,但卻不能將我們束縛
Cause we just move forward like Buffalo Soldiers
因?yàn)槲覀兙拖裥U牛戰(zhàn)士一樣一直向前
When I get older, I will be stronger
當(dāng)我長(zhǎng)大以后,我會(huì)變得更強(qiáng)
They’ll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag
我會(huì)獲得自由,就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟
And then it goes back, and then it goes back
然后讓一切重新開始,重新開始
And everybody will be singing it
然后所有人都會(huì)一起唱
And you and I will be singing it
然后所有人都會(huì)一起唱
And we all will be singing it
然后所有人都會(huì)一起唱
When I get older, I will be stronger
當(dāng)我長(zhǎng)大以后,我會(huì)變得更強(qiáng)
They’ll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag
我會(huì)獲得自由,就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟
And then it goes back, and then it goes back
然后讓一切重新開始,重新開始
And then it goes back
重新開始
When I get older, I will be stronger
當(dāng)我長(zhǎng)大以后,我會(huì)變得更強(qiáng)
They’ll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag
我會(huì)獲得自由,就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟
Just like a Waving Flag, just like a Waving flag
就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟,就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟
Flag, flag, just like a Waving Flag.
旗幟,就像飄揚(yáng)的旗幟