笨小笨Too Many Martyrs歌词由Phil Ochs演唱，出自专辑《There But For Fortune》，下面是《Too Many Martyrs》完整版歌词！
Too Many Martyrs歌词完整版
Too Many Martyrs (LP版) - Phil Ochs
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In the state of Mississippi
在密西西比州
Many years ago
多年以前
A boy of fourteen years got a taste of
一个十四岁的男孩尝到了
Southern law
南方法律
He saw his friend a hanging
他看见他的朋友被处以绞刑
And his color was his crime
他的肤色就是他的罪孽
And the blood upon his jacket
他的夹克上沾满鲜血
Left a brand upon his mind
给他留下不可磨灭的印记
Too many martyrs and too many dead
太多烈士和死者
Too many lies
太多谎言
Too many empty words were said
说了太多空洞的话
Too many times for
太多次
Too many angry men
太多愤怒的人
Oh let it never be again
再也不要这样
His name was Medgar Evers
他的名字是梅德加·埃弗斯
And he walked his road alone
他一个人走在自己的路上
Like Emmett Till and thousands more
就像EmmittTill和成千上万的人一样
Whose names we'll never know
我们永远不知道谁的名字
They tried to burn his home
他们试图烧毁他的家
And they beat him to the ground
他们把他打倒在地
But deep inside they both knew
但在内心深处他们都知道
What it took to bring him down
到底要付出什么代价才能将他击倒
Too many martyrs
太多烈士
And too many dead
死了太多人
Too many lies
太多谎言
Too many empty words were said
说了太多空洞的话
Too many times for
太多次
Too many angry men
太多愤怒的人
Oh let it never be again
再也不要这样
The killer waited by his home
凶手在家门口等着
Hidden by the night
藏在黑夜之中
As Evers stepped out from his car
当Evers从车里走出来
Into the rifle sight
瞄准器瞄准
He slowly squeezed the trigger
他慢慢扣动扳机
The bullet left his side
子弹从他身边飞出
It struck the heart of every man
让每个人都深受触动
When Evers fell and died
当Evers倒下死去时
Too many martyrs and too many dead
太多烈士和死者
Too many lies
太多谎言
Too many empty words were said
说了太多空洞的话
Too many times for
太多次
Too many angry men
太多愤怒的人
Oh let it never be again
再也不要这样
And they laid him in his grave
他们把他送进坟墓
While the bugle sounded clear
当军号响起时
Laid him in his grave
让他躺进坟墓
When the victory was near
胜利在望
While we waited for the future
我们等待着未来
For freedom through the land
自由穿越这片土地
The country gained a killer
这个国家多了一个杀手
And the country lost a man
这个国家失去了一个人
Too many martyrs and too many dead
太多烈士和死者
Too many lies
太多谎言
Too many empty words were said
说了太多空洞的话
Too many times for too many angry men
因为有太多愤怒的人
Oh let it never be again
再也不要这样
Oh let it never be again
再也不要这样
