歌名:Earth Song
演唱者:Michael Jackson
歌词原文及翻译:
What about sunrise 日出呢
What about rain 雨呢
What about all the things 还有你说过
That you said we were to gain... 我们会得到的一切呢...
What about killing fields 土地在减少呢
Is there a time 有没有结束的时候
what about the things 还有你说过
That you said was yours and mine...属于你和我的一切呢....
Did you ever stop to notice 你是不是忘了
All the blood we've shed before 我们曾挥洒下的血汗
Did you ever stop to notice 你有没有看到
The crying Earth the weeping shores? 地球在流泪海岸在哭泣
What have we done to the world 我们对世界做错了什么
Look what we've done 看看我们做错了什么吧
What about all the peace 还有你向独子许诺过的
That you pledge your only son... 一切和平呢
What about flowering fields 鲜花遍布的田野呢
Is there a time 有没有结束的时候
What about all the dreams 还有你说过
That you said was yours and mine... 属于你和我的所有梦想呢
Did you ever stop to notice 你是不是忘了
All the children dead from war 战争中死去的那些孩子
Did you ever stop to notice 你有没有看到
The crying Earth the weeping shores? 地球在流泪海岸在哭泣
I used to dream 我曾经梦想
I used to glance beyond the stars 我曾经遥望群星之上
Now I don't know where we are 如今不知我们身在何方
Although I know we've drifted for 尽管我明白我们漂泊了太远
Hey, what about yesterday (what about us) 嘿,昨天呢(我们呢)
What about the seas (what about us) 海洋呢
The heavens are falling down (what about us) 天堂跌落
I can't even breathe (what about us) 我不能呼吸
What about the bleeding Earth (what about us) 流血的地球呢
Can't we feel its wounds (what about us) 我们难道不能感受到它的伤痕
What about nature's worth (ooo, ooo) 宝贵的自然呢
It's our planet's womb (what about us) 那是我们地球的孕育地
What about animals (what about us) 动物呢
We've turned kingdoms to dust (what about us) 我们把他们的王国化为灰烬
What about elephants (what about us) 大象呢
Have we lost their trust (what about us) 我们是不是已失去它们的信任
What about crying whales (what about us) 鲸鱼呢
We're ravaging the seas (what about us) 我们污染了海洋
What about forest trails (ooo,ooo) 森林小径呢
Burnt despite our please (what about us) 给我们违心的烧毁了
What about the holy land (what about us) 神圣的土地呢
Tron apart by creed (what about us) 被四分五裂了
What about the common man (what about us) 普通人呢
Can't we set him free (what about us) 我们可以给予他自由吗
What about children dying (what about us) 奄奄一息的孩子呢
Can't you hear them cry (what about us) 你有没有听到他们的哭声
Where did we go wrong (ooo,ooo) 我们走错了何方
Someone tell me why (what about us) 有没有人告诉我原因
What about babies (what about us) 婴儿呢
What about the days (what about us) 岁月呢
What about all their joy (what about us) 他们所有的欢乐呢
What about the man (what about us) 人类呢
What about the crying man (what about us) 哭喊的人们呢
What about Abraham (what about us) 亚伯拉罕呢
What about death again (ooo,ooo) 再问一次,死亡呢
歌曲背景信息:这首歌曲创作自1995年,当时世界战争不断,污染越来越严重,在那样的历史背景下,迈克尔杰克逊亲自作词,作曲以及编曲和制作,创作了《地球之歌》。《地球之歌》 (Earth Song)最初以《我们呢》(What About Us)的名字为《危险》(Dangerous)专辑而作,后经重新制作和优化,入选了《历史》(HIStory)专辑。
教学建议:该歌曲歌词中多次出现与about有关的短语,如What about us等,是多模态教学的良好素材,可在教授语法前播放视频,引导学生关注歌词以及歌词中多次出现的与about有关的短语,激发学生学习兴趣同时引入本课主题。同时,该歌曲意义深远,歌词内容大致是描述当时的环境和社会的破坏与不和谐,表达了作者迈克尔杰克逊对地球的热爱。因此可以在课后再次播放该视频,在复习语法的基础上引导学生关注歌曲的深度含义,培养学生关注地球环境的意识,有利于立德树人。