nas-fetus

來自專欄一周一首歌推薦

nas作為很多人心中的前五的emcee，能力的體現不僅僅是犀利的作詞能力，nas的生涯中嘗試過很多首具有創意的概念，第一張illmatic就出現信件交換的形式的歌詞描寫-《one love》，而之後的nas不停有各種創新的歌詞表達方式。這首《fetus》（胎兒）是以nas以一個胎兒的角度描述他要面對的這個世界，這首歌收錄在我最喜歡的nas專輯之一的《lost tapes》，這首歌原定收錄在《i am......nastradamus》這張雙碟專輯，但因為專輯提前泄露，雙碟的計劃取消而放棄，改收錄在《lost tapes》。

I want all my niggas to come journey with me

My name is Nas, and the year is 1973

Beginning of me, therefore I could see

Through my belly button window who I am...

我希望你們所有人能參與到我的人生旅行

我的名字叫nas，時間是1973年

我人生的開端，我從肚臍窗口中預見

我即將到來的人生......

I existed in a womb, just like an abyss

Came straight from spirit land, my hands balled in a fist

Punching on my moms stomach, kicking on her cervix

Twitching cause Im nervous

我曾住在子宮，如同地獄

我來自靈界，我的手指攥成拳頭

敲打我母親的肚子，腳踢她的子宮頸

因為緊張而不停抽搐

Though my intended purpose

Was to be born to reign, not in scorn or vain

But to take on a name, my pops chose for me

Bloodstream full of indo

但我存在的意義

註定生來統治，而不是遭受輕蔑和徒勞

註定要擔當我父親給我取的名字

血液里充滿印度煙草

Developing eyes

Nine-months process, infant size

A prophet in his early stages, mother in her early thirties

Was married to pops, wishing what she carried would drop

慢慢形成眼睛

九個月的過程，嬰兒的大小

一個處於成長初期的預言者，母親三十齣頭

嫁給了一個希望她的孩子被打掉的父親

Im not worthy to come from a woman so pure, Ann Jones

Flesh of her flesh, blood of her blood, her blood and bones

Hearing prayers, she asking for my good health

That Id become a man and learn to make a way for myself

我不值得如此純潔無暇的母親，ann jones

*ann jones，nas母親的全名

她的肉體，她的血液，她的骨肉

聽到她的祈禱，她祈求我能健康成長

祈求我能長大成人，能學會照顧自己

Nervous she was, and her paranoia got in my blood

Mixed with marijuana from my daddys genes

Lotta screams Im hearin, its crazy, both parents is scrappin

Im not even a baby, a miscarriage could happen

她如此緊張，她的多疑進入我的血液

與父親基因池的大麻混合在一起

我聽到很多喊叫，太瘋狂了，兩個人都在爭吵

我還沒完全成長成為嬰兒，隨時都有可能流產

I shot my way out my mom dukes

I shot my way out my mom dukes

I shot my way out my mom dukes

I shot my way out my mom dukes

*採樣illmatic的曲子《one time 4 your mind》

They must want to keep me, cause 4 months past and Im still alive

Guess I got what you call an ill-will to survive

When I look hard the lights is killing my eyes

I know when moms is laying down cause I get bored and start to get live

Move side to side hear loud music and vibe

All black babies are born with rhythm thats no lie

他們肯定想保住我，因為過了四個月，我依然活著

我猜這就叫做生存意志

當我使勁盯著光亮看，讓我眩暈

母親躺著的時候我能感覺到，因為我會無聊而開始胡鬧

到處走動，聽到音樂大聲播放

沒錯，所有黑人嬰兒都和節奏一起誕生

Solar energize, mineralize food through my mothers tube

Im covered in this thick layer of goo

Month two was the least most comfortable

My umbilical cord choking me

陽光，礦物質和食物通過媽媽的腸道進來

我身上覆滿了厚厚一層黏糊糊的液體

第二個月最讓我不舒服

我身上連著的臍帶讓我窒息

But month 3 was closer, see

thats when pops took moms to see the doc at the clinic

But I was saved cause he changed his mind in the last minute

Watching em yell, heard my moms voice well

但第三個月開始日子將近，看-

所以父親帶著母親去看醫生

就是那個時候父親最後改變主意決定將我留下來

聽見母親大喊，能清楚的聽見她的聲音

Feared fist fights, so terrified when we fell

While they broke up furniture and smashed plates on the wall

I wondered if I am born will I be safe at all

This place they call the world through my view was so large

驚險的肢體爭端，我和母親摔倒，

打壞了傢具，把盤子扔向牆上摔碎，讓我膽戰心驚

我不知道我能不能安全出生

這個叫「世界」的地方通過我的視線看到的是如此廣闊

Couldnt wait to get up, grow up and take charge

Month 5, Month 6 went by, hoping Im born in July

But the Lord already figured out a date and time

Septemeber 14th, 73

等不及站起來、成長、開始承擔生活

第五月、第六月過去，希望我能在七月出生

但上帝決定了日期和時間

1973年，9月14日

Get ready world, doctors in the front waiting for me

Arms open cause they know when I drop, a lot of shits gonna stop

See how the government will start re-training cops

Month 9, Im a week over due, the labor induced

世界大張雙臂迎接我的到來吧，醫生在前面等待我的到來

因為我生下來，要解決各種各樣的問題

可以預見政府會重新加大力度訓練警察

第九個月，算進了工作日，晚了一周

Pops told my moms to push and take deep breaths too

Said stay calm, holding her arm, Im trying to hold on

Surgical gloves touching my scalp, my head pops out

Everything blurry, my first breath screams out

爸爸告訴媽媽深呼吸，用力擠

他說冷靜下來，抓著她的肩膀，我試著不動

手術手套觸碰我的頭皮，我的腦袋出來了

一切模糊，我大聲吆喝我的第一口呼吸

Tears pouring down my pops face hes so proud

Wanted to hold me, but I was so bloody

They washed me off and he said "At least that nigga aint ugly!"

Placed me in his arms snuggly, laid me on my mother

眼淚從爸爸臉上涌了出來，他多麼驕傲啊

想抱住我，但我渾身都是血

他們沖洗了我的身體，爸爸說：「至少這個小兔崽子長得不醜嘛！」

手臂緊緊抱住我，輕輕放到我母親身體上

Finally, I got to see who held me in her body

She loved me, and I plan to over through the devil

whyall bout to see this world in trouble

Motherfuckers...

我終於看到了抱住我的母親的臉

媽媽愛我，而我開始策劃怎麼打倒魔鬼們

你們將要看到這個世界進入混沌

混蛋們......