Where is the Love 爱在何方
What's wrong with the world, mama 这世界是怎么了，妈妈，
People livin' like they 1)ain't got no mamas 人们好像都没有妈妈一样。
I think the whole world 2)addicted to the drama 我觉得世人都在演戏，
Only attracted to things that'll bring you 3)trauma 只对能伤人的把戏感兴趣。
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism 我们在国外口口声声要反恐，
But we still got terrorists here livin' 但是在我们居住的地方还有恐怖分子，
In the USA, the big CIA 就在美国国内。中央情报局，
4)The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK 黑社会帮派，还有三K党。
But if you only have love for your own race 但是如果你只爱自己的种族，
Then you only 5)leave space to discriminate 你就会让种族歧视滋长。
And to 6)discriminate only generates hate 而种族歧视只会滋生仇恨。
And when you hate then you're bound to get 7)irate, 当你心中有恨，你就会发怒，
Madness is what you demonstrate 而做出疯狂的事情。
And that's exactly how anger works and operates 这就是愤怒的结果。
You gotta have love just to 8)set it straight 你必须用爱来改变这一切。
Take control of your mind and meditate 控制你的情绪，用脑好好想想。
Let your soul 9)gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all 让你的爱引导灵魂。
People killin', people dyin' 人们互相残杀，死去，
Children hurt and you hear them cryin' 孩子们受了伤在哭泣。
Can you 10)practice what you preach 你能实现你宣讲的福音吗？
And would you 11)turn the other cheek 你会打不还手，骂不还口吗？
Father, Father, Father help us 圣父啊，请帮助我们，
Send us some guidance from above 给我们你的指示，
'Cause people 12)got me, got me questionin' 因为人们的问题难住了我，
Where is the love (Love) 他们问：爱在何方。
Where is the love (The love) 爱在何方？
Where is the love (The love) 爱在何方？
Where is the love 爱在何方？
The love, the love 爱。
It just ain't the same, always unchanged 世事无常，
New days are strange, is the world 13)insane? 世界变得奇怪疯狂。
If love and peace is so strong 如果爱与和平的力量如此强大，
14)Why are there pieces of love that don't belong 为何这世界容不下这样的爱。
Nations droppin' bombs 军队投下炸弹，
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones 小孩的肺被化学气体污染，
With the ongoin' sufferin' as 15)the youth die young 小小年纪就被折磨而死。
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone 所以扪心自问爱是否真的已走远？
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong 所以我可以问自己到底错在哪里，
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'in 在这个我们赖以生存却经常遗弃的世界。
Makin' wrong decisions, only 16)visions of them dividends 做错误的决定，只顾自己的利益。
Not respectin' each other, deny 17)thy brother 互相不尊重，背叛兄弟朋友，
18)A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover 发动一场战争，原因却不清不楚。
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug 真相被隐藏，被掩盖。
If you never know truth then you never know love 如果从未知道真相，就不会了解这种爱。
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know) 爱在何方(我不知道)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know) 爱在何方(我不知道)
Where's the love, y'all 爱在何方。
People killin', people dyin' 人们互相残杀，死去，
Children hurt and you hear them cryin' 孩子们受了伤在哭泣。
Can you practice what you preach 你能实现你宣讲的福音吗？
And would you turn the other cheek 你会打不还手，骂不还口吗？
Father, Father, Father help us 圣父啊，请帮助我们，
Send us some guidance from above 给我们你的指示，
'Cause people got me, got me questionin' 因为人们的问题难住了我，
Where is the love (Love) 他们问：爱在何方。
Where is the love (The love) 爱在何方？
Where is the love (The love) 爱在何方？
Where is the love 爱在何方？
The love, the love 爱。
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder 我感到压力越来越重，
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder 我渐渐长大，人们渐渐冷漠。
Most of us only care about 19)money makin' 我们大多数人只知道赚钱，
Selfishness got us followin' our own direction 自私让我们只顾个人眼前利益。
Wrong information always shown by the media 媒体总是发出错误信息，
Negative images is the main 20)criteria 负面形象是主流标准，
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria 腐蚀年轻人的思想比细菌还快。
Kids act like what they see in the cinema 小孩子都模仿电影里的情节。
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity 人类的道德价值观变了吗？
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality 平等公平的原则变了吗？
Instead in spreading love we spreading 21)animosity 不是散播爱的种子，而是散播仇恨。
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity 缺少沟通谅解，让人们离心离德。
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' 22)under 这就是为什么有时候我觉得空虚，
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down 这就是为什么有时候我觉得沮丧，
There's 22)no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under 感觉空虚并不奇怪。
Gotta keep my faith alive till love's found 一定要把爱作为我的信念。
Father, Father, Father help us 圣父啊，请帮助我们，
Send us some guidance from above 给我们你的指示，
'Cause people got me, got me questionin' 因为人们的问题难住了我，
Where is the love (Love) 他们问：爱在何方。
One world, one world. 一个世界，
We only got one world. 我们只有一个世界，
That's all we got, one world. 这就是我们唯一拥有的。
Something wrong with it. 这个世界不对劲。
One world, one world. 一个世界，
We only got one world. 我们只有一个世界，
That's all we got, one world. 这就是我们唯一拥有的。

[歌手简介]
　　Positive messages and breakdancing are integral parts of hip-hop culture, but by 1990 those elements had been temporarily eclipsed by the tough gangsta image and bleak but compelling lyrics of West Coast groups like N.W.A.
　　However, despite sharing a zip code, Black Eyed Peas' vision goes beyond the cracked-sidewalk vignettes and sampled gunfire of Los Angeles' gangsta style. The socially conscious group's earliest connections go back to high school, when will.i.am and apl.de.ap were part of Tribal Nation, a breakdancing crew. Eventually the pair focused more on music -- hip-hop, specifically -- and split off into their own as Atban Klann, their esoteric name an acronym for A Tribe Beyond a Nation.
　　Eazy-E's Ruthless Records signed the group in 1992, but many in the Ruthless camp were puzzled by the group and the enthusiasm of Eazy, who had no problem reconciling his own gangsta style with the peace-minded breakdancing of Atban. Although an album was recorded, Ruthless shelved it, unsure how to market a group whose style wasn't dependent on violent braggadocio like N.W.A.
　　The death of Eazy-E in 1995 signaled the end of any further deals with Ruthless. Undaunted by the experience, will and apl recruited another dancer/MC, Taboo, and reappeared as Black Eyed Peas. BEP began playing shows around L.A., impressing hip-hop fans with their mike skills and dazzling them with their footwork as well. In 1998 their debut, Behind the Front, was released to critical acclaim -- not only for the trio of MCs, but for their live band and backing vocalist Kim Hill as well. Featuring guest appearances from Jurassic 5's Chali 2na, De La Soul, and Macy Gray, BEP's sophomore effort, Bridging the Gap, was released in 2000. The group's third album, 2003's Elephunk, featured a new member (Fergie, who replaced Kim Hill) and became their biggest hit yet, storming the Top 40 with three singles (“Where Is the Love?,“ “Hey Mama,“ “Let's Get It Started&ldquo. Two years later, the quartet returned with a heavily crossover date, Monkey Business.
　　从洛杉矶初出茅庐的黑眼豆豆合唱团(Black Eyed Peas)，是一支深受灵魂乐、爵士乐与拉丁节奏与现场演唱精神所启发的放克/嘻哈队伍，由will.i.am、apl.de.ap、Taboo 三位团员所组成，在1998年与2000年先后发行了两张获音乐评论网站All Music Guide四颗星喝采的专辑《Behind The Front》与《Bridging The Gap》，他们跨越类型音乐，并多元采撷拉丁、印地安、亚洲民族旋律的音乐地球村创作态度深获音乐人肯定，第2张专辑《Bridging The Gap》就吸引了难民营合唱团(The Fugees)创作主将怀克里夫金(Wyclef Jean)与DJ Premiere携手掌舵制作大任，葛莱美奖最佳女歌手得主梅西葛蕾(Macy Gray)、嘻哈名团De La Soul、Mos Def、Jurassic 5、法国节奏蓝调/爵士女子乐团Les Nubian也来助阵，其中与梅西葛蕾合唱的“Request Line“攀登饶舌单曲榜亚军。
　　不断在创新的黑眼豆豆合唱团，2003年乐团亮出了全新力作《Elephunk放克大象》，乐团有了新朋友─来自洛杉矶的Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson，Fergie原本只是单纯的在现场演唱场合以乐会友，却因大家在录音室磨出惊人的火花，进而获邀加入黑眼豆豆合唱团。此辑中团长will.i.am在节奏铺排上花尽巧思，像是请来超级男孩合唱团单飞巨星贾斯汀(Justin Timberlake)友情献声，呼吁世人抛开成见、散播真爱关怀的TOP 40单曲“Where Is The Love“，还有崭露快嘴饶舌步调的“Hands Up“，模仿路易斯阿姆斯壮(Louis Armstrong)唱法的歌曲“Smells Like Funk“，还有运用现场乐器、乐曲取样、鼓器等配套结构，全新的节奏变装佳作包括:与专辑销售超白金的蟑螂老爹乐团(Papa Roach)合作的“Anxiety“，与葛莱美奖五项大奖新贵艾莉西亚凯斯(Alicia Keys)合作的“Let's Get Retarded“，取样玛丹娜(Madonna)成名作“Holiday“改编而成的趣味大作“Labor Day (It's A Holiday)“ ，以及团员apl.de.ap纪念在菲律宾过世的兄弟的歌曲“The apl Song“。
　　黑眼豆豆合唱团人气直窜，超级男孩 Justin Timberlake 跟 Christina Aguilera 2003年夏季巡回演唱会就邀请黑眼豆豆作为热门嘉宾。Black Eyed Peas还在2004MTV亚洲大奖上获得“国际最受欢迎流行团体”奖项的提名。

[歌词讲解]
　　1. 这是一首饶舌歌曲，有很多连读、弱读现象，大家一定要仔细听了。People livin' like they ain't got no mamas这句歌词当中有双重否定，但是表达的意思还是否定的。这是黑人英语中常见的用法。比如说，I ain't know nothing about it. 我对这件事一无所知。其实黑人的饶舌歌曲是有一套自己的语言系统的，后面我们还会对黑人饶舌歌曲的发音规律做详细介绍。
　　2. be addicted to sth/sb或者 be attracted to sth/sb 都可以表示“被某人或者某事吸引，对某人或者某事物上瘾”。
　　3. trauma 这个词表示“精神上的创伤，痛苦或者不幸”。比如说，She went through the traumas of divorce. 她经受了离婚的痛苦。
　　4. Crips 和 Bloods是多伦多央街史蒂尔斯东街 (Steeles Ave. E.) 和当米尔斯路 (DonMills Rd.) 一带的二个黑社会帮派组织。KKK就不用说了，就是美国国内著名的三K党，全名是Ku Klux Klan，是一个臭名昭著的种族主义恐怖组织，宗旨就是不择手段地维护白人至高无上的地位。
　　5. leave space to sth的意思就是“为某事物的产生或者发展提供空间或者机会”。
　　6. discriminate这个词在这首歌里出现了多次，表示“歧视或者偏袒某人或某些人”，用法是discriminate against sb/ in favor of sb，比如说，Society still discriminates against women. /Society still discriminates in favor of men. 社会仍然歧视女性/厚待男性。discriminate 的名词形式是discrimination，我们可以说，This is a clear case of racial discrimination. 这显然是种族歧视。
　　7. irate是一个形容词，意思是“发怒的，愤怒的”，跟angry差不多，但是irate是一个比较正式的用法。
  　8. set it straight表示“改正某人的错误，务必让某人了解”，也可以说成put it straight. 比如说，You'll have to set it straight since it's you who made the mistake. 既然是你做错了，你就要去补救。
　　9. gravitate to sb/sth 这个词组表示“逐渐地，不由自主地”，比如说，When she arrived, all the men in the room gravitated to her. 她一到全屋的男人都被她吸引了。The conversation gravitated to sport. 谈话的内容转到了运动方面。
　　10. practice在这里表示“积极从事某事物”，比如说，He was a Catholic but didn't practice his religion. 他那时是天主教徒，但并不实践信仰。
　　11. turn the other cheek 表示“受到猛烈攻击而不还手”，就好像耶稣说过，别人打了你的一边脸，你就应该伸出另一边脸也让他打。这是一种修为。如果大家都能这么做，这个世界也就没有战争了。
　　12. get sb on sth 表示“某问题难住了某人，某人回答不上来”，比如说，You got me on that. 这可难住我了。我也不知道。
　　13. insane跟crazy 一样，表示“不正常的，愚蠢的”。比如说，That's an insane desire. 这是疯狂的欲望。
　　14. Why are there pieces of love that don't belong就是说博爱的心被摔的粉碎，再也拼不会来。
　　15. the youth就是指“小孩，年轻的人”。die young 表示“很年轻就死去了”，die 后面加上一个形容词或名词，就可以表示“死的时候处于某种状态，具有某种身份”，比如，He died happy. 他在幸福中死去。He died a beggar. 他在乞讨生活中死去。
　　16. dividend表示“股息, 红利, 奖金”，only visions of their dividends就是指“自己的私立，利益”。这里是说人们都是根据自己的利益来做出决定的，也就是说人类是自私的。
　　17. deny thy brother 当中的thy是古英语的用法，就是现代英语中的their。还有几个这样的此，大家会在圣经中经常见到，比如说，thou，就是you，thee就是they。大家平常看到了要注意积累。
　　18. 这里的war战争应该是指小布什反动的对伊拉克的战争。the reason's undercover，The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug 就是说到现在为止，布什也没有能说清楚发动这场战争的真正原因，真是欲加之罪，何患无辞。
　　19. 我们知道赚钱的说法是make money，那我们变化一下money-making，就成了名词形式。
　　20. criteria这个词表示“评判的标准或尺度”，是复数形式，它的单数形式是criterion。我们来举几个例子，Success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life. 能赚钱并不是衡量人生幸福的可靠标准。这里是在批判被政府掌握的媒体对人的思想的误导。
　　21. animosity的意思是“仇恨, 憎恶”。
　　22. under表示“空虚”，down表示“沮丧，心情低落”。no wonder that 这个短语表示“发生什么事情并不奇怪，难怪”，在口语中很常用，比如说，No wonder you were late! 怪不得你来得这么晚！我们还可以说，little/small wonder that…Small wonder that he was so tired. 怪不得他这么累。