Archie Roach — Took The Children Away tekst piosenki i tłumaczenie
Strona zawiera teksty i polskie tłumaczenie piosenki "Took The Children Away", wykonawca: Archie Roach.
Tekst piosenki
This story’s right, this story’s true
I would not tell lies to you
Like the promises they did not keep
And how they fenced us in like sheep
Said to us come take our hand
Sent us off to mission land
Taught us to read, to write and pray
Then they took the children away
Took the children away
The children away
Snatched from their mother’s breast
Said this is for the best
Took them away
The welfare and the policeman
Said, «You've got to understand
We’ll give them what you can’t give
Teach them how to really live»
Teach them how to live they said
Humiliated them instead
Taught them that and taught them this
And others taught them prejudice
You took the children away
The children away
Breaking their mother’s heart
Tearing us all apart
Took them away
One dark day on Framingham
Come and didn’t give a damn
My mother cried go get their dad
He came running, fighting mad
Mother’s tears were falling down
Dad shaped up and stood his ground
He said, «You touch my kids and you fight me»
And they took us from our family
Took us away
They took us away
Snatched from our mother’s breast
Said this was for the best
Took us away
Told us what to do and say
Told us all the white man’s ways
Then they split us up again
And gave us gifts to ease the pain
Sent us off to foster homes
As we grew up we felt alone
'Cause we were acting white
Yet feeling black
One sweet day all the children came back
The children come back
The children come back
Back where their hearts grow strong
Back where they all belong
The children came back
Said, the children come back
The children come back
Back where they understand
Back to their mother’s land
The children come back
Back to their mother
Back to their father
Back to their sister
Back to their brother
Back to their people
Back to their land
All the children come back
The children come back
The children come back
Yes, I came back
Tłumaczenie tekstu piosenki
Ta historia jest prawdziwa.
Nie okłamałbym Cię.
Jak obietnice, których nie dotrzymali
I jak ogrodzili nas jak owce
Powiedział do nas chodź weź naszą rękę
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Nauczył nas czytać, pisać i modlić się
Potem zabrali dzieci.
Zabrał dzieci.
The children away
Wyrwane z piersi matki
Powiedział, że tak będzie najlepiej.
Zabrał ich.
The welfare and the policeman
Powiedział, " Musisz zrozumieć
Damy im to, czego ty nie możesz dać.
Naucz ich, jak naprawdę żyć.»
Naucz ich jak żyć mówili
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Nauczyłam ich tego i tego.
I inni
Zabrałeś dzieci.
The children away
Łamiąc matce serce.
"Tearing us all apart"
Zabrał ich.
One dark day on Framingham
* Come and didn ' t give a damn *
Moja mama płakała idź po ich tatę
Przybiegł, walcząc ze złością.
Łzy matki spadały
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Powiedział: "dotykasz moich dzieci i walczysz ze mną".»
I zabrali nas od naszej rodziny.
Zabrał nas.
Zabrali nas.
Wyrwane z piersi naszej matki
Powiedział, że tak będzie najlepiej.
Zabrał nas.
Powiedział nam co robić i mówić
"Told us all the white man 's ways"
Potem znowu nas rozdzielili.
I dał nam prezenty, by złagodzić ból.
Wysłali nas do rodzin zastępczych.
Gdy dorastaliśmy, czuliśmy się samotni.
'Cause we were acting white
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One sweet day all the children came back
The children come back
The children come back
Back where their hearts grow strong
Back where they all belong
Dzieci wróciły.
Said, the children come back
The children come back
Back where they understand
Powrót do ojczyzny matki
The children come back
Powrót do matki
Powrót do ojca
Powrót do siostry
Powrót do brata
Back to their people
Back to their land
Wszystkie dzieci wracają
The children come back
The children come back
Tak, wróciłem.