(Black diamonds and PEARLS) （黑钻石和珍珠）

   

[Intro: message continued from interlude] [简介：从过门的消息续]

"I'm just gonna read you a little bit of ?: “我只是要你读一点点？

'I like to start off by saying that prison is truly a living hell “我喜欢说，监狱是一个真正的人间地狱，开始了

It is a place where love and compassion are looked upon as weaknesses 这就是爱和怜悯都看成弱点的地方

And violence and brutality are worn like a medal of honor 暴力和暴行都喜欢佩戴荣誉勋章

Prison is a tedious task of survival that could shatter your dreams and ambition 监狱是生存的单调乏味的任务，可能打破你的梦想和野心

The California Department of Corrections ISN'T designed 更正的加利福尼亚部门没有设计

to help you rehabilitate yourself or even help you 帮你恢复你自己，甚至帮你

to become a productive law-abiding citizen'" 要成为一个高效守法公民“

   

[Chorus: Larry Saunders (Ledisi)] [合唱：拉里 - 桑德斯（ Ledisi ）

(Black diamonds and PEARLS) （黑钻石和珍珠）

Keep on, keep goin', march on, move on 继续，继续布莱恩 ，前进，前进

Keep blowin' it up 请吹起来

Keep ON, keep goin', march on, move on 继续，继续布莱恩 ，前进，前进

Stay strong, keep goin', keep, blowin' it up 强留，让布莱恩 ，保管，吹起来

(Black diamonds and PEARLS) （黑钻石和珍珠）

KEEP ON, keep goin', march on, move on 继续，继续布莱恩 ，前进，前进

Keep blowin' it up, yeaaaah 请吹起来， yeaaaah

Blowin' it up, yeaaaaaaah 吹起来， yeaaaaaaah

   

[Verse One: Gift of Gab] [诗一：能说会道]

Young leaders, little unsung heroes 青年领袖，小无名英雄

You can run some meters, be a hoop or a track star 您可以运行一些米，是一个箍或田径明星

School teacher, scientist, or even 学校的老师，科学家，甚至

own your very own street, maybe even be a rap star 拥有你自己的街道，甚至是说唱明星

Times witcha, you could change whole pictures 时报witcha ，你可以改变整个图片

Make a better situation, for your mother and yo' big mama 做一个更好的局面，你的母亲哟大妈妈

Make dollars, own a ride and a house 请块钱，自己的平顺性和房子

Get it right, use your powers, getting' everything you did want 做正确的事，用你的力量，让“一切你都想要

Then the youth say, "Look at where I'm at now 然后青年说， “你看我在哪里，现在

Straight poverty, death is in my backyard 直贫穷，死是在我家后院

Dope dealers, get fifty G's a pack 涂料经销商，得到50克氏一包

While my teacher don't really give a damn about a black child! 而我的老师真的不给一个该死的关于黑人小孩！

And the grown folks say, 'tell the truth', then act fowl 而种植人说， “说实话” ，然后采取行动家禽

Say 'no' to drugs, hidin' all they crack vials 说不毒品，躲到他们所破解的小瓶

And talk all about peace and love and God 并讲述了关于和平，爱和上帝

But then why are we at war, killin' people in Iraq now?" 不过，为什么我们是在打仗，杀人的人在伊拉克的吗？“

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Verse Two] [诗两]

Young sista had a child, still young herself now 年轻的姐妹有个孩子，还年轻，现在自己

And it's others all around screamin' turmoil 和它的其他各地的尖叫风暴

Ain't done wit' school, how are you gonna make it now? 不这样做的智慧的学校，你要怎么做，现在呢？

Life is gonna be a little harder for you girl 生命是去是有点困难的，你的女孩

Some how, she sees the face of a child 一些如何时，她看到一个孩子的脸

And on her face is a smile, and now it's brighter up in her world 而在她的脸上是笑容，而现在是在她的世界明亮起来

And makes her stronger now, she's gotta carry on 而让她更强大了，她得继续

And be a very good mama, this is life, let it unfurl 而且是一个很好的妈妈，这就是生活，让它打出

And she's doin' it, mother of the earth now 而她的做就行了，地球母亲现在

Found a blessin' in the struggle through her first child 通过她的第一个孩子发现了斗争的blessin

Kept goin', kept growin', kept flowin' 保持布莱恩 ，不停地慢慢生长，保持流

Kept strivin', kept knowin' God would make a way somehow 保持strivin “ ，不停地深深地知道上帝会做出这样不知何故

Live yo' life, girl, show 'em how it's done now 活溜溜的生活，女孩，他们点厉害瞧瞧它是如何完成的，现在

I believe in you, so keep it movin' 'til the sun's down 我相信你，所以把它往前，直到太阳下

Never let them hold you back from anything you want now 永远不要让你现在想让他们阻碍了你的东西

Life is but a ride, so find the treasures that are unfound 人生不过一坐，所以觉得是unfound的宝藏

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Verse Three] [诗三]

Young brotha, takin' care of his mother 年轻brotha ，羚牛照顾母亲

Makin' bread, gotta hustle, 'cause the table's lookin' thin now 金面包，得喧嚣“，导致表的查找现在瘦

Stress ridden as he walks his little sister 压力缠身，他走他的小妹妹

to her preschool, which is up the road just a few miles 她的幼儿园，这是在路上只有几英里

Back at the house, his mom seeks magic 回到家里，他的妈妈寻求魔法

Through the pipe smoke travelin' through her lungs out and back down 通过管道烟路途。 “通过她的肺和回落

Worst part that breaks the young man's heart 这打破了年轻人的心脏最糟糕的部分

is he's the one that's supplyin' it, he feels like he's trapped now 是他的一个的supplyin ，他感觉他现在被困

'Cause every time he says, "No", then she'll spaz out “因为每次他说，一次”不“ ，那么她会怪人了

Start shakin', "Mama, please, where is dad now?!" 开始颤抖， “妈妈，拜托，这里是爸爸了？ ”

Guess he's gotta be the home's only man now 估计他得是家里唯一的男人吧

Left the life alone and gotta whole other plan now 孑然一身的生活，得等整个计划现在

Stacked enough to put her in a rehab found 叠足以使她找到了康复

Work and got a G.E.D., his sister's in his hands now 工作，并得到了盖德，他的妹妹在他的手中，现在

And with support from other members in the fam 并与从FAM其他成员的支持

Gonna make it out this struggle, young people, here's your chance, come on! 要让它走出这场斗争中，年轻人，这里是你的机会，加油！

   

[Chorus and ad-libs] [合唱和即兴表演]

   

Black diamonds and PEARLS 黑钻石和珍珠