K.dot对话天父，音乐人的“生死疲劳”：Reincarnated【翻译/注释】
Que reflejan tu mirada
反映着你的目光
La noche, tú y yo
你与我，在这个晚上
I got this fire burnin' in me from within
熊熊烈火从我心中燃烧
Concentrated thoughts on who I used to be, I'm sheddin' skin
凝神思索着过去的自己，我正在破茧（蜕皮）
Every day, a new version of me, a third of me demented, cemented in pain
每天都出现一个新的我；三分之一的我狂乱不安，凝固在痛苦中
Juggling opposing kinds of fame
尽力同时应对两种对立的名声
I don't know how to make friends, I'm a lonely soul
我是个孤独的灵魂，不懂如何交朋友
I recollect this isolation, I was four years old
我回想起与外界隔绝的四岁时候
Truth be told, I've been battling my soul
说实话，我一直在和我的灵魂争斗
Tryna navigate the real and fake
试图在真实与虚假中决断
Cynical about the judgement day
对所谓“审判日”不屑一顾
【最后的审判：一种宗教思想，在世界末日之时神会出现，将死者复生并对他们进行裁决，分为永生者和打入地狱者。】
I did bad, slight progression last year and it fucked me up
我去年烂完了，看不到进步，把自己弄得一团糟 / 另一种歌词为I did past life regression我做了前世回溯 似乎更符合句意
【前世回溯（英语：Past life regression）， 又称前世催眠（Past life hypnosis），是一种记忆回溯，指透过催眠或其他的方式， 从大脑的潜意识中，回溯人们对前世的经历及记忆。】
Reincarnated on this earth for a hundred plus
在人世间转世轮回了一百多年
Body after body, lesson after lesson, let's take it back to Michigan in 1947
一次接一次，不同的身躯和教训；把时间拉回1947年的密歇根
【第一次轮回】
My father kicked me out the house 'cause I wouldn't listen to him
父亲把我赶出家门，因为我不愿听他的话
I didn't care about his influence, only loved what I was doing
我不会让他支配我的人生，只投入在我所热爱的
Gifted as a musician, I played guitar on the grand level
天赋异禀的音乐家，我弹吉他弹得很出色
The most talented where I'm from, but I had to rebel
在家乡我最有才华，但我不得不当个叛逆者
And so, I'm off in the sunset searchin' for my place in the world
正因如此，暮色苍茫中，我离乡追寻在这个世界应得的地位 / 寻找我的容身之处
With my guitar up on my hip, that's the story unfurled
吉他背在屁股后，故事拉开帷幕
I found myself with a pocket full of money and a whole lot of respect
我发觉自己挣得盆满钵满，也名声大噪
While the record vendors loved me
唱片公司把我视若珍宝
I was head of rhythm and blues
我是R&B领域的领头羊
The women that fell to they feet, so many to choose
女人们为我倾倒，给了我太多选项
But I manipulated power as I lied to the masses
但我暗中操纵权力，同时欺骗公众
Died with my money Gluttony was too attractive, Reincarnated
贪欲如此诱人，最后我死在钱堆中；转世重生！
【第二次轮回】
Another life had placed me as a black woman in the Chitlin' Circuit
另一次轮回，我成为在俱乐部巡回演出的女性黑人
【Chitlin' Circuit是美国东部、南部和中西部上游地区的演出场地的集合。在种族隔离时期(1930s-1960s)，他们为非裔美国音乐家、喜剧演员等提供了商业和文化上的认可。】
Seductive vocalist as the promoter hit the curtains
当主办方拉开帷幕，魅力四射的歌手现身
【Tour promoter演出推广人 是负责组织现场音乐会巡演或特别演出活动的个人或公司。】
My voice was angelic, straight from Heaven, the crowd sobbed
有一副天使般的嗓子，让听者啜泣，仿若从天国传来
A musical genius what the articles emphasized
报刊头条都称我为音乐天才
Had everything I wanted, but I couldn't escape addiction
有了想要的一切，但无法从毒瘾中挣脱
He**in needles had me in fetal position, restricted
海*因针管让我动弹不得，像胎儿一样蜷缩
Turned on my family, I went wherever cameras be
背叛（？）了我的家人，我变得追名逐利
Coc**ne, no private planes for my insanity
可*因让我“升天”，无需私人飞机
Self-indulged, discipline never been my sentiments
放纵享乐，自律从未出现在我感情里
I needed drugs, to me, an 8-ball was like Penicillin
我需要毒品，3.5克也只是小儿科，盘尼西林而已
【“8-ball”：俚语，指八分之一盎司（3.5克）粉末状的精神活性药物（通常是可*因）；盘尼西林：青蒿素】
Fuck love, my happiness was in that brown sugar
去他们的爱情，我的快乐来自海*因
【brown sugar：一种海*因的等级】
Sex and melodies gave me hope when nobody's lookin'
退下舞台时，只有性和旋律给我希望
My first assistant was a small town scholar
我的第一个助理是个小镇做题家
Never did a Quaalude 'til I got myself around her
在我遇到她之前，她从未磕过药
【Quaalude：安眠酮，一种催眠镇静剂。由于广泛滥用和成瘾性，其商业生产于1980年代中期停止。】
My daddy looked the other way, he saw sin in me
爸爸看出我的罪恶，也只能视而不见
I died with syringes pinched in me, reincarnated
我死时身上还插着注射器；转世重生！
【第三次，Kendrick Lamar】
My present life is Kendrick Lamar
我的现世，肯德里克·拉马尔
A rapper looking at the lyrics to keep you in awe
来膜拜我，一个专注于歌词的rapper
The only factor I respected was raisin' the bar
我受人尊重的唯一原因就是不断创作
My instincts sent material straight to the charts, huh
随便攻占榜单，用仅凭本能写的歌
My father kicked me out the house, I finally forgive him
父亲把我踢出家门，但我最终原谅了他
I'm old enough to understand the way I was livin'
我已经成熟到足以理解自己过去的生活方式
Ego and pride had me looking at him with resentment
自尊和自负曾让我向他投去怨恨的目光
I close my eyes hoping that I don't come off contentious
现在我闭上眼，不希望表现得想与他争吵
I'm yelling, "Father, did I finally get it right?" Everything I did was selfless
我大喊：“父啊，我最终做对了吗？”我做的所有事都是无私的
【God the Father：基督教中给上帝的头衔；Father：对牧师的称呼方式--天父/神父】
I spoke freely, when the people needed me I helped them
我畅所欲言，也帮助那些人，他们需要我
I didn't gloat, even told them no when the vultures came
我从不幸灾乐祸，甚至当灾祸袭来时让他们警醒
【vulture：秃鹫】
Took control of my fleshly body when the money changed
当财富变化时，也能不为所动
"Son, you do well, but your heart is closed
“孩子，你做的很好了，但你封闭了你的心”
I can tell residue that linger from your past creates itself"
“我能看出，过去残留的痕迹让你心门紧闭”
Father, I'm not perfect, I got urges, but I hold them down
父啊，我并不完美，我欲望强烈，好不容易才控制住
"But your pride has to die" Okay, father, show me how
“但你必须丢掉自负”好的父，告诉我该怎样
"Tell me every deed that you done and what you do it for"
告诉我你做过的一切，又是为了什么而做
I kept one hundred institutions paid
我捐钱给一百个慈善机构
"Okay, tell me more" I put one hundred hoods on one stage
“好的，还有呢”我把一百个小兄弟带上同一个舞台
【Hood在俚语中等于hoodlum，通常指一群不良分子（thug），他们与犯罪或盗窃有关联。该句话或指今年的西海岸团建：Kendrick Lamar & Friends The Pop Out Show】
“Okay, tell me more" I'm tryna push peace in L.A
“好的，还有呢”我试着在洛杉矶推动和平
"But you love war" No, I don't
“但你热爱战争”不，我没有
"Oh, yes, you do"
“哦，你就是”
Okay, then tell me the truth
好吧，那真相是什么
"Every individual is only a version of you
“每个人都只是你的一个变体”
How can they forgive when there's no forgiveness in your heart?"
“如果你心中没有宽恕，他们又怎么会宽恕你？”
I could tell you where I'm going
我能告诉你我将会怎么做
"I could tell you who you are
“但我能告诉你你是谁”
You fell out of Heaven 'cause you was anxious
“你从天国坠落，因为你焦虑不安”
Didn't like authority, only searched to be heinous
“不喜欢权威，只想做个十恶不赦的人”
Isaiah fourteen was the only thing that was prevalent
“唯一在人间盛行的是以赛亚书14”
【以赛亚书14：百姓面对亚述的威胁，对远方的巴比伦寄予厚望（三十九1-2）。但神却首先宣告巴比伦必将倾覆（十三1-22），因为祂自己会眷顾自己百姓的未来，让选民「得享安息」（3节），不必倚靠地上的任何势力。
“你 心 里 曾 说 ： 我 要 升 到 天 上 ； 我 要 高 举 我 的 宝 座 在 神 众 星 以 上 ； 我 要 坐 在 聚 会 的 山 上 ， 在 北 方 的 极 处 。 14 我 要 升 到 高 云 之 上 ； 我 要 与 至 上 者 同 等 。 15然 而 ， 你 必 坠 落 阴 间 ， 到 坑 中 极 深 之 处 。”】
My greatest music director was you
“你曾是我最好的音乐负责人”
It was colors, it was pinks, it was reds, it was blues
“原来姹紫嫣红开遍，是粉、红，抑或蓝”
It was harmony and motion
“是和谐与动感”
I sent you down to earth 'cause you was broken
“我送你到人间，因为你早已崩溃”
Rehabilitation not psychosis
“是让你康复，而不是继续精神错乱”
But now we here now
“但已经到了这个地步”
Centuries you manipulated man with music
“几个世纪以来，你用音乐操纵人类”
Embodied you as superstars to see how you moving
“人们视你作巨星，注视你的一举一动”
You came a long way from garnishing evilish views"
“你走过漫漫长路，靠的是修饰观点的邪恶”
And all I ever wanted from you was love and approval
我想要的只是你的爱与认可
I learned a lot, no more putting these people in fear
我学到很多，不再让人们陷入恐惧
The more that word is diminished, the more it's not real
词句越被贬损，就越显得不真实
The more light that I can capture, the more I can feel
我能捕获的光越多，就有越多的感知
I'm using words for inspiration as an ideal
我灵感不断，理想是不停创作
"So can you promise that you won't take your gifts for granted?"
“所以你能否保证，不把天赋视作理所应当？”
I promise that I'll use my gifts to bring understanding
我保证我会用我的天赋搭建理解的桥梁
"For every man, woman and child, how much can you vow?"
“对每个男女老少，你能立下何种誓言？”
I vow my life just to live one in harmony now
我现在就能发誓，我的人生只为了把和谐构建
"You crushed a lot of people keeping their thoughts in captivity"
“你击垮了很多人，让他们思想被禁锢”
And I'm ashamed that I ever created that enemy
我感到羞愧，因为曾经树敌无数
"Then let's rejoice where we at"
“那就让我们享受当下的喜悦吧”
I rewrote the devil's story just to take our power back, 'carnated
我重写了魔鬼的故事，只为把我们的力量带回；重生！
翻译by金鱼池 注释来自wiki
