Gather round people i'll tell you a story 围着的人，我会告诉你一个故事

An eight year long story of power and pride 电源和自豪感8年漫长的故事

British Lord Vestey and Vincent Lingiari 英主Vestey和Vincent Lingiari

Were opposite men on opposite sides 为相反方向的人在相对侧上

   

Vestey was fat with money and muscle Vestey胖金钱和肌肉

Beef was his business, broad was his door 牛肉是他的生意，广阔的是他的门

Vincent was lean and spoke very little 文森特是精简和说话很少

He had no bank balance, hard dirt was his floor 他没有银行存款余额，硬垢是他的楼

   

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

   

Gurindji were working for nothing but rations Gurindji被工作无非是口粮

Where once they had gathered the wealth of the land 在那里，一旦他们聚集财富的土地

Daily the pressure got tighter and tighter 每日的压力得到了越来越紧

Gurindji decided they must make a stand Gurindji决定了他们必须作出决断

   

They picked up their swags and started off walking 他们拿起自己的赃物和起步走

At Wattie Creek they sat themselves down 在Wattie溪，他们坐在自己下来

Now it don't sound like much but it sure got tongues talking 现在听起来不是很多，但它肯定了舌头说话

Back at the homestead and then in the town 回到宅基地，然后在镇

   

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

   

Vestey man said "I'll double your wages Vestey男人说：“我会加倍你的工资

Seven quid a week you'll have in your hand" 七槟榔的一个星期，你会在你的手“

Vincent said "Uhuh we're not talking about wages 文森特说： “ Uhuh我们不是在谈论工资

We're sitting right here till we get our land" 我们坐在这里，直到我们得到我们的土地“

Vestey man roared and Vestey man thundered Vestey男人咆哮着Vestey男子怒喝

"You don't stand the chance of a cinder in snow!" “你不站在雪地里煤渣的机会！ ”

Vince said "If we fall others are rising 文斯说： “如果我们落在别人都在上涨

   

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

   

Then Vincent Lingiari boarded an aeroplane 于是文森特Lingiari登上飞机

Landed in Sydney, big city of lights 降落在悉尼，大城市灯

And daily he went round softly speaking his story 而每天他去圆轻声说了他的故事

To all kinds of men from all walks of life 各类人来自社会各阶层

   

And Vincent sat down with big politicians 文森特坐下来与大政治家

"This affair", they told him, "it's a matter of state “这件事” ，他们告诉他，“这是国家的事

Let us sort it out, your people are hungry" 让我们梳理出来，你的人都饿了“

Vincent said "No thanks, we know how to wait" 文森特说： “不，谢谢，我们知道如何等待”

   

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

   

Then Vincent Lingiari returned in an aeroplane 于是文森特Lingiari返回在飞机上

Back to his country once more to sit down 回到自己的国家再次坐下

And he told his people "Let the stars keep on turning 他告诉他的人“让星星继续转动

We have friends in the south, in the cities and towns" 我们有朋友在南方，在城市和城镇“

   

Eight years went by, eight long years of waiting 八年去等待了， 8年之久

'Til one day a tall stranger appeared in the land 直到有一天，一个高大的陌生人出现在土地

And he came with lawyers and he came with great ceremony 他带着律师，他带着极大的仪式

And through Vincent's fingers poured a handful of sand 并通过文森特的手指倒了一把沙子

   

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

   

That was the story of Vincent Lingiari 这是文森特Lingiari的故事

But this is the story of something much more 但是这是什么故事多

How power and privilege cannot move a people 如何权贵，不能移动的人

Who know where they stand and stand in the law 谁知道他们的立场，站在法律

   

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长

From little things big things grow 从小事大事成长