If I Ruled The World (如果我统治世界) - Kurtis Blow (柯蒂斯·布楼)

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If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

I'd love all the girls

我会爱所有的女孩

Black diamonds and pearls

给她们黑钻和珍珠

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

Was king on the throne

坐上国王的宝座

I'd make peace in every culture

I我让每种文化和平共处

Build the homeless a home

为每个无家可归的人构建一个家

I'm not runnin'

我不会成立

For Congress or the President

国会或总统

I'm just here to tell the world

我只是在这里,告诉世界

How my story went

我的故事

You see first it was a dream

这只是个梦想

I was livin' in Rome

我住在罗马

And then I moved to London

然后我搬到伦敦

Bought a brand new home

买了个全新的家

And everywhere I went

我走到哪里

I drew lots of attention

都能吸引众多目光

Like a stretch Limousine

就像豪华轿车

One of those new inventions

就像新的发明

It took a few years

花了几年

'Fore the day had come

直到运用的那一天

But I was ruler of the world

但如果我统治世界

Ranked number one

世界排名第一

So I headed towards Washington

所以我走向华盛顿

To claim the crown

宣布就职

Let the whole world know that

让全世界知道

The King was in town

国王是我

As I arrived

当我到达时

The crowd started to cheer

人群开始欢呼

And then someone yelled out

然后有人喊道

"The King is here"

国王在这里

So I headed toward stage

所以我走向舞台

To make a speech

发表演讲

About the new style of livin'

我要教

I was gonna teach

他们全新的生活方式

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

I'd love all the girls

我会爱所有的女孩

I love 'em love 'em baby

我会爱她们，爱她们

Black diamonds and pearls

给她们黑钻和珍珠

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

People started flowin'

人群开始涌向我

As they reached for my hand

握我的手

I said "Thank you for bringin' me

我说，谢谢你带我来

To the promised land

这应许之地

But now I must go

但现在我必须去

Say goodbye to everybody

向大家告别

Tonight I'll see you all

今晚我将看到你们所有人

At my super dinner party"

在我的超级晚宴上

And late that night

深夜

At my super dinner party

在我的超级晚宴上

I was dancin' to the beat

我随着旋律起舞

And entertainin' La-Di-Da-Di

尽情娱乐

The music started endin'

音乐开始停止

It was time for a speech

是时候演讲了

The crowd started sittin'

人群开始坐下

As I rose from my feet

我站起来

And this was once a dream

这曾是个梦想

I explained to the crowd

我向群众解释

Now I rule the world

现在,我统治世界

And I feel so very proud

我感到非常自豪

Excuse me please

对不起

For stoppin' this show

请停下这个节目

I just had to thank you all

我要谢谢大家

Huh and me so

也要谢谢自己

My first day in office

我在办公室的第一天

The King on the throne

在国王宝座上

I spent my first three hours

我花了三个小时

On the telephone

打电话

You know with newsmen

你知道记者

Reporter and voter too

记者和选民

I had so many calls

有很多电话

I didn't know what to do

我不知道该做什么

You know out of that office

你知道在办公室之外

I continued to work

我仍继续工作

I signed so many papers

我签了很多文件

My fingers started to hurt

我的手指开始痛了

Then I shook off the pain

然后我忘掉了痛苦

Say this ain't no thing

说,这不是事

'Cause there's nothin' in the world

因为没有什么

Like bein' number one King

比成为王者更为重要的了

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

I'd love all the girls

我会爱所有的女孩

I love 'em love 'em baby

我会爱她们，爱她们

Black diamonds and pearls

给她们黑钻和珍珠

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

Now I rule the world

现在,我统治世界

And now I'm on top

现在我在顶端

And I'm rollin' with folks

我跟他们打着交道

That could never be stopped

可能永远不会停

And I'm here to let you know

让你知道我在

This is where I belong

我属于的地方

And to you sucker MC's

给你

That sing my song

唱我的歌

And it's a song

歌曲

That's strong about right and wrong

强烈的是非观念

And I'm rock it to you

我让你摇滚起来

Baby baby all night long

宝贝,一整夜

And it's a song about love

这是一首关于爱情和

Happiness

幸福的歌

In a world of peace

在一个和平的世界里

And you know that's fresh

你知道这很不同

Now I'm the king

现在我是国王

And I want you to know

我想让你知道

That I'm the master blaster rapper

我是说唱歌手

Who's runnin' the show

我主导这场秀

And to all of you rappers in every country

每个国家的说唱歌手

You better stop

你们最好停下

What you're doin' and listen to me

听我说

'Cause we gotta stop war and use unity

因为我们必须停止战争团结一心

To fight crime and hunger and poverty

打击犯罪，饥饿和贫困

'Cause the African baby

因为非洲的孩子

Is dyin' overseas

死在异国他乡

While you sucker mission

这是你们这些

Politicians bustin' out Z's

政客的使命

Twenty million people

二千万人

All unemployed

都失业了

While the rich man

而富有的人

Try to play Pretty Boy Floyd

试图打漂亮男孩的鬼主意

While the working class

而工人阶级

Just struggles hard

还在努力奋斗

Try to make ends

只是为了能

Meet against all odds

捉襟见肘的生活

While the poor man

而穷人们

Can't even deal with life

甚至艰难过活

You know he tried to escape

你知道他试图逃离

And smoked coke on the pipe

用吸管抽着烟

Well it's time for a change

是时候改变了

To a better way

用更好的办法

'Cause the sun has gotta shine

因为太阳得

Through the cloudy day

照亮每个阴云密布的日子

So listen up world

全世界，都听着

While I teach this class

当我教这门课

And take heed to the message

请留意

Or ain't gonna last

或许根本不会持续

'Cause I know the solution

因为我知道解决方案

Is the contribution

是贡献

Of woman and man to join the revolution

都来参加革命吧

That'll take your brain

带上你们的智慧

To a higher plane

进入更高的层次

An' help you deal in a world

应对

Gone insane

这个即将疯狂的世界

With the problems

我知道

That I know we can stop

我们能阻止那些问题

From the ruler of the world

来自世界的统治者

And the man on top

站在顶端的人

But the years went by

随着时间的消逝

And time was up

时间即将终止

And thn ruler of the world

而不是世界的统治者

Had ran out of luck

用光了运气

And all the people at the time

所有的人

Who said they were my friends

说他们是我的朋友

They didn't know

他们不知道

When my job come to an end

当我的工作结束时

They came up to my face

他们迎面走来

As happy as can be

非常快乐

He was running his mouth like

他的嘴巴不停的说着

Muhammad Ali

像拳王阿里

So I shook his hand calmly

我冷静的握着他的手

As I headed to the door

当我走向门口

On my way to the ghetto

去犹太人居住区

To treat once more

再好好地对待他们

You rule the world

我统治世界

I'd love all the girls

我会爱所有的女孩

I love 'em love 'em baby

我会爱她们，爱她们

Black diamonds and pearls

给她们黑钻和珍珠

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

I ruled the world

我统治世界

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

I'd love all the girls

我会爱所有的女孩

I love 'em love 'em baby

我会爱她们，爱她们

Black diamonds and pearls

给她们黑钻和珍珠

If I ruled the world

如果我统治世界

I ruled the world

我统治世界

I'd love all the girls you know

我会爱所有的女孩

I love 'em love 'em baby

我会爱她们，爱她们

Black diamonds and pearls

给她们黑钻和珍珠

If I ruled the world baby

如果我统治世界,宝贝