金曲｜Glory：荣耀
如果不能飞那就奔跑
如果不能奔跑那就行走
但无论做什么
都要保持前行的方向
总有一天将胜利归来
On May 2, 2021, the famous singer John Legend delivered Duke University's 2021 commencement speech. In his speech, Legend encouraged Duke's 2021 graduates to live their lives with love for neighbors, strangers and justice. "Love for a world where we don't need to win at someone else's expense, even if they're Tar Heels," said Legend. And at the end of his speech, he sang a short verse of the song, "Glory", the theme song from the movie Selma.
John Legend is a superstar singer, songwriter, actor and producer with countless accolades including being the first Black man to achieve the EGOT distinction—by earning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
Off the soundtrack to the movie Selma, John Legend & Common’s “Glory” won “Best Original Song” at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards and the 87th Academy Awards. Inspired by the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and the Civil Rights Movement in general, Legend explained how the song also relates to the recent protests in Ferguson:
"I wanted something that tied the spirit of Selma with what was happening in the streets at the time we were writing, which was people protesting in Missouri and eventually New York about injustice and police brutality."
On Jan 18th, 2015, John Legend and Common went to Selma to march in celebration of MLK Day even and there they even performed “Glory” live on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
歌曲《荣耀》由美国说唱歌手科曼与美国灵魂乐歌手约翰·传奇共同演唱，朗尼·林恩、切·史密斯和约翰·史蒂芬斯共同谱写，是电影《塞尔玛》的主题曲。歌曲被收录在该电影原声专辑内，于2014年12月11日发行。
电影《塞尔玛》聚焦美国民权运动领袖马丁·路德·金博士于1965年发起的非裔美国人大，讲述了从3月22日开始，成千上万人组成队伍从阿拉巴马州塞尔玛出发，费时五天四夜，在3月24日到达州首府蒙哥马利市的州会大楼，为争取选举权展开活动的历史故事。
2015年，歌曲获第72届金球奖最佳原创歌曲、第87届奥斯卡金像奖最佳原创歌曲奖。2016年2月，歌曲获第58届格莱美奖最佳影视歌曲奖，并入围最佳说唱歌曲、最佳说唱合作奖。
One day when the glory comes
有一天，当荣耀到来
It will be ours, it will be ours
它将是我们的，它将是我们的
One day when the war is won
有一天，当战争胜利
We will be sure, we will be sure
我们将确信，我们将确信
Oh glory
哦，荣耀
Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon
双手交给天堂，没有人类，就没有伤害的
Formed against, yes glory is destined
武器，是的，荣耀必将到来
Every day women and men become legends
每一天女人和男人成为传奇
Sins that go against our skin become blessings
我们的罪行将化作祝福
The movement is a rhythm to us
这场运动是我们的节奏
Freedom is like religion to us
自由是我们的宗教
Justice is juxtapositionin' us
公正与我们并存
Justice for all just ain't specific enough
对所有人的公正还不够
One son died, his spirit is revisitin' us
一个儿子死了，他的精神还在
Truant livin' livin' in us, resistance is us
忤逆就是我们，我们就是反抗
That's why Rosa sat on the bus
那就是为什么罗莎要坐在公共汽车上
That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up
那就是为什么我们高举双手要走过弗格森
When it go down we woman and man up
要我们东，我们就要西
They say, “Stay down”, and we stand up
他们说，“蹲下去”，我们就站起来
Shots, we on the grown, the camera panned up
子弹射出，我们的队伍在壮大，摄影机向上平移
King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up
金指向山顶，我们就向上跑
One day when the glory comes
有一天，当荣耀到来
It will be ours, it will be ours
它将是我们的，它将是我们的
One day when the war is won
有一天，当战争胜利
We will be sure, we will be sure
我们将确信，我们将确信
Oh glory
哦，荣耀
Now the war is not over, victory isn't won
现在战争还没结束，胜利还未取得
And we'll fight on to the finish, then when it's all done
而我们将一直战斗下去，直接结束，直接完成了所有使命
We'll cry glory, oh glory
我们将为荣耀呼喊，哦，荣耀
We'll cry glory, oh glory
我们将为荣耀呼喊，哦，荣耀
Selma's now for every man, woman and child
塞尔玛现在是每个男人、每个女人和每个孩子的
Even Jesus got his crown in front of a crowd
就连耶稣也在人群面前有一枚皇冠
They marched with the torch, we gon' run with it now
他们手持火炬前进，我们现在必须奔跑
Never look back, we done gone hundreds of miles
永不回头，我们已经走完了几百英里
From dark roads he rose, to become a hero
他从黑暗的道路走来，荣升为英雄
Facin' the league of justice, his power was the people
在公正的同盟面前，他的力量就是人民
Enemy is lethal, a king became regal
敌人是致命的，国王是庄严的
Saw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagle
在秃鹰下看见了黑鬼的脸
The biggest weapon is to stay peaceful
最好的武器是保持平静
We sing, our music is the cuts that we bleed through
我们歌唱，音乐是我们流血的伤口
Somewhere in the dream we had an epiphany
在梦中我们顿悟
Now we right the wrongs in history
现在我们改正了历史的错误
No one can win the war individually
没有人都独自赢得战争
It takes the wisdom of the elders and young people's energy
它需要年长者的智慧和年轻人的精力
Welcome to the story we call victory
欢迎来到我们称为胜利的故事
Comin' of the Lord, my eyes have seen the glory
从耶和华而来，我的眼睛看到了荣耀
One day when the glory comes
有一天，当荣耀到来
It will be ours, it will be ours
它将是我们的，它将是我们的
One day when the war is won
有一天，当战争胜利
We will be sure, we will be sure
我们将确信，我们将确信
Oh glory
哦，荣耀
When the war is done, when it's all said and done
当战争结束，当所有的事都说完都做完
We'll cry glory, oh glory
我们将呼喊荣耀，哦荣耀
▲ John Legend 2021年杜克大学毕业典礼演讲
▲ Glory at Oscar 2015
▲ 电影《塞尔玛》歌词版
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