O people 人们啊

In a hut made of tin and clay 在由锡和粘土的小屋

A small boy dreams away 一个小男孩梦想藏起来

Of clean water and a meal a day 干净的水和一顿饭，每天

And not to fear mines as he plays each day 而不是害怕的地雷，因为他饰演的每一天

   

O people 人们啊

Somewhere dark and out of the way 某处黑暗和偏僻

Aids has found yet another prey 艾滋病已发现的又一猎物

To save his life he just couldn’t pay 为了挽救他的生命，他只是无法支付

Tell me what we’re going to do 各位看官，我们要做的

   

For our brothers in Durban 对于我们在德班的兄弟

For our sisters in Darfur 对于我们在达尔富尔姐妹

Show me what we’re going to do 告诉我什么，我们要做的

Are we just going to sit there? 难道我们只是要坐在那里？

Nice and cosy on our armchairs 美观舒适的扶手椅我们

Will we not even make a prayer? 将我们甚至不作祷告？

   

You might ask yourself 你可能会问自己

Why should I help these people? 我为什么要帮助这些人？

They’ll tell you why 他们会告诉你为什么

We’re not so different from you 我们不是从你如此不同

We have dreams just like you 我们有梦想，就像你

But they were buried with the 但他们被埋葬的

bodies of our loved ones 我们的亲人尸体

   

O people 人们啊

Are we deaf, dumb, and blind? 我们是聋，哑，盲？

What is going through our minds? 这是怎么回事，通过我们的脑海中？

Don’t we care for the rest of mankind? 我们不关心人类的休息吗？

   

O people 人们啊

We claim to love peace and justice 我们宣称热爱和平和正义

Why do we preach what we don’t practice? 为什么我们宣扬我们不练？

Let’s help them out of this darkness 让我们来帮助他们摆脱这种黑暗

   

Tell me what we’re going to do 各位看官，我们要做的

For our brothers in Ethiopia 对于我们在埃塞俄比亚的兄弟

For our sisters in Rwanda 对于我们在卢旺达的姐妹

Show me what we’re going to do 告诉我什么，我们要做的

Are we just going to sit there? 难道我们只是要坐在那里？

Nice and cosy on our armchairs 美观舒适的扶手椅我们

Will we not even make a prayer? 将我们甚至不作祷告？