Well Jo'anna she runs a country 嗯Joanna她经营一个国家

She runs in Durban and the Transvaal 她跑在德班和德兰士瓦

She makes a few of her people happy, oh 她做了一些她的人开心，呵呵

She don't care about the rest at all 她不关心，其余的全部

She's got a system they call apartheid 她得到了他们所谓的种族隔离制度

It keeps a brother in a subjection 它的隶属保持一哥

But maybe pressure will make Jo'anna see 但也许压力会使Joanna看

How everybody could a live as one 怎么每个人都可以活为一体

   

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Hope, Jo'anna 希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

'Fore the morning come 前的早上来

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Hope, Jo'anna 希望， Joanna

Hope before the morning come 希望早上来之前

   

I hear she makes all the golden money 我听到她让所有的黄金货币

To buy new weapons, any shape of guns 购买新的武器，枪支的任何形状

While every mother in black Soweto fears 而在索韦托黑人的恐惧每一个母亲

The killing of another son 另一个儿子杀害

Sneakin' across all the neighbours' borders 正在偷“在所有邻居的边界

Now and again having little fun 现在，再有一点乐趣

She doesn't care if the fun and games she play 她不介意的乐趣和游戏，她玩

Is dang'rous to ev'ryone 是dangrous到evryone

   

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

'Fore the morning come 前的早上来

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Hope before the morning come 希望早上来之前

   

She got supporters in high up places 她得到了支持者高高地

Who turn their heads to the city sun 谁把他们的头，以都市阳光

Jo'anna give them the fancy money Joanna给他们看中钱

Oh to tempt anyone who'd come 哦，来试探人谁愿意来

She even knows how to swing opinion 她甚至知道如何摆动意见

In every magazine and the journals 在每本杂志和期刊

For every bad move that this Jo'anna makes 对于每一个不好的举动，这使得Joanna

They got a good explanation 他们得到了一个很好的解释

   

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

'Fore the morning come 前的早上来

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Hope before the morning come 希望早上来之前

   

Even the preacher who works for Jesus 即使谁的作品为耶稣的传道人

The Archbishop who's a peaceful man 大主教谁是一个和平的人

Together say that the freedom fighters 一起说的自由战士

Will overcome the very strong 将克服非常强

I wanna know if you're blind Jo'anna 我想知道，如果你盲目Joanna

If you wanna hear the sound of drum 如果你想听到鼓的声音

Can't you see that the tide is turning 你没看到潮流正在转向

Oh don't make me wait till the morning come 哦，不要让我等到早上来

   

Do give hope, Jo'anna 不要放弃希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

'Fore the morning come 前的早上来

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Hope before the morning come 希望早上来之前

   

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

'Fore the morning come 前的早上来

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Gimme hope, Jo'anna 给我希望， Joanna

Hope before the morning come 希望早上来之前