take A minute

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And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
任何知曉此事的人都明白，他所了解的並非一件壞事
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall,
每當我感到痛楚時，我都認為是給予使我越過了藩籬
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
How did Mandela get the will to surpass the everyday,
曼德拉是如何獲得超乎尋常的意志
When injustice had him caged and trapped in every way,
當不公平的審判使他被關押，陷入困境
How did Ghandi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all,
甘地是如何忍受絕食的痛苦
Didn' t do it to gain power or money if I recall,
我想他們如此的行為都不是為了得到權利或金錢
It's to give; I guess I'll pass it on,
他們這樣做是為了給予，我想我要將他們的精神傳遞下去
Mother thinks it'll lift the stress of babylon,
母親認為，這將會使我承受像建造巴比倫城一樣的壓力
Mother knows, my mother she suffered blows,
母親知道這一切，她遭到了被打的痛苦
I don't know how we survived such violent episodes,
我不知道我們是如何在揮之不去的記憶片段中存活下來
I was so worried, and hurt to see you bleed,
我十分擔憂，看到您流血的場面使我十分悲痛
But as soon as you came out the hospital you gave me sweets,
但是當您出院時，您還給我糖果吃
Yeah, they try to take you from me,
嗯，他們試圖將您從我身邊帶走
But you still only gave 'em some prayers and sympathy,
但是您只是給予他們祈禱和憐憫
Dear mama, you helped me write this, by showing me to give is priceless.
親愛的母親，您幫我寫下了這首歌曲，使我明白給予無價
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And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
任何知曉此事的人都明白，他所了解的並非一件壞事
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall,
每當我感到痛楚時，我都認為是給予使我越過了藩籬
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
All I can say is the worst is over now,
現在我完全可以說：“最壞的時代已經結束了”
We can serve the hard times, divorce is over now,
我們度過了艱難的歲月，破鏡重圓
They try to keep us out, but they doors is open now,
但他們仍然試圖將我們拒之門外，但如今公平的大門已經敞開
My ***** Akon is gettin awards for covers now,
我的朋友Akon拍攝封面，贏得了獎項
This is K'NAAN, and still reppin' the IS （?）
我是K'naan，仍代表著故鄉索馬里
Comin' out of Mogadishu and still draped in the mess,
我來自摩加迪沙城，將那裡混亂不堪的記憶帶在身上
And no matter how we strong, homie,
無論如何我們已經強大起來了，我的朋友
It ain't easy comin out of where we from, homie.
但是朋友，我們離開我們的故鄉並不容易
And that's the reason why, I could never play for me ,
這也是我從不為我自己（而是為了非洲同胞）創作歌曲的原因
Tell 'em the truth, is what my dead homies told me,
我逝世的朋友們對我說，要告訴他們事實的真相
Oh yeah, I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations,
嗯，我從曾經最壞的境遇中吸取創作的靈感
Creating medication out my own tripulations .
從我的經歷中創造出解藥
Dear Africa, you helped me write this, by showing me to give is priceless.
親愛的非洲您幫我寫下了這首歌曲，使我明白給予無價
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And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
任何知曉此事的人都明白，他所了解的並非一件壞事
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin'gettin' me up off the wall,
每當我感到痛楚時，我都認為是給予使我越過了藩籬
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝

人無完人，世界也是如此
Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is,
我知道的就是這些
All I know is,
我享受現在
I'm enjoying today.
你明白，並不是每一個人都會得到你的給予

You know, 'cause it isn't everybody that you get to give .
任何知曉此事的人都明白，他所了解的並非一件壞事
{Chorus}
每當我感到痛楚時，我都認為是給予使我越過了藩籬
And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin ' me up off the wall,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
Yeah, yeah, yeah x 8
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切順其自然
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
我只想稍候片刻，讓一切隨風而逝
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,