death valley歌词
歌曲名称：Gangsta's Paradise
歌手：Coolio
语言：英语
所属专辑：1996 GRAMMY Nominees
发行时间：1996-02-06
歌曲时长：4分03
歌词中文释意：
当我走过死亡阴影的山谷
我先看看我的生活会有什么留下
因为我一直在爆破，笑得那么久
就连我的妈妈都认为我的心不见了
但我不是从来没有过的人，不值得
我被当作一个朋克，你知道这是前所未有的
你最好看你的谈话，以及你在哪里散步
或者你和你的家人可能一字排开粉笔
我真的恨去旅行但我必须这样
当我成长时，我看到了自己的手枪烟雾，傻瓜
我就是这小兄弟要像
在晚上，我的膝盖，说在路灯的祈祷。
大多数被他们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
大多数被他们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
最让我们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
最让我们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
的适应情况，他们让我所处的
我不能过正常的生活，我是被条纹的
所以我得跟胡德队
太多的电视观看让我追逐梦想
我是一个受过教育的傻瓜在我的脑海里
我手上有我的锡，在我的眼睛里闪烁着微光
我是一个会出黑帮设置香肠
而我的下降所以不要惹我生气，傻瓜
死亡不只是一个心跳，
我的生活，做或死，我能说什么
我现在23岁了，但我能活到24岁
我不知道的事情发生的方式
告诉我为什么我们如此盲目地看到
我们伤害的那个人，是你和我
大多数被他们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
大多数被他们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
最让我们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
最让我们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
权力与金钱、金钱与权力
分钟后分钟，小时后
每个人都在奔跑，但有一半的人没在看
什么在厨房里去，但我不知道是什么做的
他们说我必须学习，但没有人来教我
如果他们不能它，怎么能找到我
我想他们不能，我想他们不会
我想他们在前面，这就是为什么我知道我的生活是从运气，傻瓜
大多数被他们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
大多数被他们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
最让我们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
最让我们的生活开支，生活在黑帮的天堂
告诉我为什么我们如此盲目地看到
我们伤害的那个人，是你和我
告诉我为什么我们如此盲目地看到
我们伤害的那个人，是你和我
英文歌词：
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realise there's nuthin' left
'Cuz I've been blasting and laughing so long, that
Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you're talking, and where you're walking
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip but i gotta loc
As I Grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
on my knees in the night, saying prayers in the streetlight.
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
The getto situation, they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away,
I'm living life, do or die, what can I say
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24
The way things are going I don't know
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't undersstand it, how can they reach me
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Gangsta's Paradise注释
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death(1)
I take a look at my life
And realize there's nothing left
'Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long(2)
That even my momma thinks that my mind has gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it(3)
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of(4)
You betta watch how ya talking
And where ya walking
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk(5)
I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke(6)
Fool, I'm the kinda g that little homie's wanna be like(7)
On my knees in the night
Saying prayers in the street light
1-Been spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise(2)
Keep spending most our lives
Living in a gangsta's paradise(2)
Look at the situation, they got me facing
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the state
So I gotta be down with the'hood team(
Too much television watching, got me chasing dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye(9)
I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set tripping banger(10)
And my homies are down so don't arouse my anger
Fool, death ain't nothing but a heart beat away
I'm living life do or die, what can I say?
I'm twenty-three now, will I ever live to see twenty-four(11)
The way things is going I don't know.
2-Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?
(rpt 1)
Power in the money, money in the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
It's going on in the kitchen
But I don't know what's cooking.
They say I gotta learn
But nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't
I guess they won't, I guess they front(12)
That's why I got my hand on the pump, foo!(13)
(rpt 1, 2, 2)
(1) walk through the valley of the shadow of death
语出旧约圣经之赞美诗，原文为：Even though I walk through the valley
of shadow of death, I fear no evil, for thou art with me.(Psalm 23)
这句话在许多电影皆曾出现过
(2)'Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long
"blast"指的是吸毒，这两句在说，Coolio吸毒晃荡多年，他妈早就觉得他没
救了
(3) I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
这句话表示Coolio还有点羞耻心与自觉，知道这一切荒唐都不该怪别人
(4) Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
这里的"punk"在黑人的俚语解作懦夫，特别指自己没勇气弃绝这种生活方式
(5) you and your homies might be lined in chalk
"homies"指的是帮派的兄弟们，这几句话在说，大家随时都要小心自己的言
行，否则就要横死街头，"line in chalk"是指人遭杀害后，警察到达现场
在尸体周围地上用粉笔圈画，以保持现场研判案情
(6) As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke
"croak"是黑人俚语中挂点的意思，这两句在强调他自小在枪林弹雨中苟活
(7) I'm the kinda g that little homie's wanna be like
"g"就是"gangsta"，帮派流氓，像他们这样的流氓竟然也是小孩们的崇拜对
象，低下阶层的黑人命运可见一斑。另，Public Enemy写过另一首歌"Meet
the G that Killed Me"，这里的"G"是指同性恋，这首充满歧视的歌曲让他
们备受同性恋团体的抨击
( gotta be down with the'hood team
这是指他难以自帮派脱身，只能随之堕落
(9) Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
"10"是指黑帮中常用的Mack 10自动手枪，这里描写他手持凶器，目露凶光的
德性
(10) I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set tripping banger
这是说他们这些亡命之徒，四处晃荡但绝非好惹
(11) I'm twenty-three now, will I ever live to see twenty-four
一般混帮派的黑人，能活过18岁已经是运气很好的，他们过的是没有明天的
日子，而他们也看得很开，毕竟「死」，也许不过就是下一个心跳之后的事
(death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away)
(12) I guess they front
"front"是指冷漠，一般人对他们的死活根本充耳不闻
(13) I got my hand on the pump, foo!
"pump"是指枪的板机，这句是说：社会对我们如此冷漠，我们只好继续过这
样打杀的帮派生活，笨蛋！"foo"作"fool"解。
