1985年,迈克尔·杰克逊和莱昂纳尔·里奇共同谱写,由美国45位歌星联合演唱,昆西·琼斯负责制作的,为求援非洲饥民而义卖的唱片《天下一家》(We Are The World),震撼了亿万人的心,风靡全球。
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
我们听到了一声召唤 When the world must come together as one
全世界必须团结在一起! There are people dying
不断有人死去 Oh, and it"s time to lend a hand to life
是时候向这些生命伸出援助之手 The greatest gift of all
生命是世界上最珍贵的。 We can"t go on pretending day by day
我们不能日复一日地幻想
That someone, somehow will soon make a change
总有别人会一瞬间让世界改变
We"re all a part of God"s great big family
我们都是上帝大家庭的一员
And the truth
我们都知道 You know love is all we need
我们需要的就是爱
( 合唱 ) We are the world, we are the children
天下一家,我们都是上帝的孩子。 We are the ones who make a brighter day so let"s start giving
我们要创造光辉灿烂的明天,所以现在我们就要付出。(Michael Jackson迈克·杰克逊) There"s a choice we"re making we"re saving our own lives
这是我们的选择,我们在自我拯救。 It"s true we"ll make a better day just you and me
要创造一个更美好的世界,要靠你和我。(Michael Jackson迈克·杰克逊/Diana Ross黛安娜·罗斯) Well, send them your heart so they know that someone cares
用心帮助他们,他们会知道还有人关心。 And their lives will be stronger and free
他们的生命会更坚强,更自由。 As God has shown us by turning stone to bread
上帝把石头变成面包来给我们启示。 And so we all must lend a helping hand
所以我们必须伸出援助之手。
(合唱重复 ) We are the world, we are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day so let"s start giving There"s a choice we"re making we"re saving our own lives It"s true we"ll make a better day just you and me When you"re down and out there seems no hope at all
当你沮丧绝望,就看不到任何希望。(Michael Jackson迈克·杰克逊) But if you just believe there"s no way we can fall
但是如果你坚定信念,我们就不会失败。 Well, well, well, let"s realize that a change can only come