His name is Jackson 他的名字是杰克逊

He lives in Jamaica 他住在牙买加

Every morning he comes down to the docks to watch the ships come and go 每天早上，他都归结到码头看船来来去去

He's been here too long 他已经在这里太久了

Mental slavery has not touched him one bit 精神奴役并没有打动了他一个位

He still knows his history, he knows where he comes from 他还知道他的历史，他知道他从那里来

That is why he believes the ocean can give him answers 这就是为什么他认为海洋能够给他答案

About the very very far home 关于非常非常远的家

That he's never been to. All his life he says 他从来没有去过。所有他的生活，他说：

I wish I was home, I wish I was in Africa [x2] 我希望我的家，我希望我是在非洲[X2]

I have seen his world 我见过他的世界

I've seen the other world. I have nothing to say 我已经看到了另一个世界。我没有什么可说的

I put my coat on my shoulders 我把我的衣服放在我的肩膀

As I walked away, I heard myself sing 当我走了，我听见自己唱

   

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The grass is greener on the other side 草是另一边的绿

Til you get there and see it for yourself [x3] 直到你到达那里，看看它自己[ X3 ]

   

His name is Themba 他的名字是滕巴

He lives in Soweto 他住在索韦托

Every morning he goes to the airport to watch the planes come and go 他去了机场，每天早上看着飞机来来去去

He has changed his African name to a western one 他已经改变了他的非洲名字，以西方1

Cause he doesn't know how it hurts to have a name 因为他不知道那有多痛苦有一个名字

You can't be proud of. He hopes that one day 你不能骄傲。他希望有一天

One of these birds of the sky can take him away 一个天上，这些鸟能够把他带走

To a very very far land 一个非常非常遥远的土地

Running away from the very roots 从最基层逃跑

That so many black people in the world 有这么多黑人世界

Are wanting to come back. A place they call home 是想回来。他们称之为家的地方

They wish they were home 他们希望自己的家

They wish they were in Africa [x2] 他们希望他们在非洲[X2]

I live in his world, I've seen the other world 我住在他的世界里，我看到了另一个世界

I got nothing to say 我有什么可说的

I put my coat on my shoulders 我把我的衣服放在我的肩膀

As I walked away, I heard myself sing 当我走了，我听见自己唱