Hurricane · 汉密尔顿

汉密尔顿

In the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet

飓风之眼里，一切寂静无声。

For just a moment

只维持短短一瞬。

A yellow sky

头顶是一片昏黄的天。

When I was 17, a hurricane destroyed my town

十七岁那年，一场飓风摧毁了我的城镇。

I didn't drown

我没有溺死。

I couldn't seem to die

死亡仿佛总也带不走我。

I wrote my way out

我靠写作逃了出去。

Wrote everything down far as I could see

目光所及的一切，我全都写了下来。

I wrote my way out

我靠写作逃了出去。

I looked up and the town had its eyes on me

再抬起头时，全城的目光都落在我身上。

They passed a plate around

人们传起募捐盘，

And total strangers

一群素不相识的人，

Moved to kindness

被打动，伸出了援手，

By my story

只因为我写下的故事。

Raised enough for me to book passage on a ship

他们筹足了钱，让我买下一张船票，

that was New York-bound

登上驶往纽约的船。

I wrote my way out of hell, I wrote my way to revolution

我靠写作逃出地狱，又靠写作走进革命。

I was louder than the crack in the bell

我的声音，比自由钟的裂响更响亮。

I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell

我一封封写情书，直到伊莱莎为我倾心。

I wrote about the Constitution and defended it well

我为宪法著文，也把它辩护得无懈可击。

And in the face of ignorance and resistance

面对无知与重重阻力，

I wrote financial systems into existence

我用笔让一整套财政制度从无到有。

And when my prayers to God were met with indifference

当我向上帝祈求，却只得到沉默，

I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance

我便拿起笔，亲手写出自己的救赎。

In the eye of a hurricane, there is quiet

飓风之眼里，一切寂静无声。

For just a moment

只维持短短一瞬。

A yellow sky

头顶是一片昏黄的天。

I was 12 when my mother died, she was holding me

十二岁那年，母亲死去时，仍把我抱在怀里。

We were sick and she was holding me

我们都病得厉害，她依然抱着我。

I couldn't seem to die

可死亡仿佛总也带不走我。

伯尔

Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it

等下去，等下去，再等下去。

汉密尔顿

I'll write my way out

我会靠写作摆脱这一切。

伯尔 & 群演

Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it

等下去，等下去，再等下去。

汉密尔顿

Write everything down far as I can see

把目光所及的一切，全部写下来。

Ensemble群演

Wait for it, wait for it. Wait for it, wait for it

等一等，等一等。再等一等，等一等。

History has its eyes on you

历史的目光正注视着你。

汉密尔顿

I'll write my way out

我会靠写作摆脱这一切。

Overwhelm them with honesty

用毫无保留的坦白压倒他们。

This is the eye of the hurricane

这里，就是飓风之眼。

This is the only way I can protect my legacy

这是我保住身后名的唯一办法。

Ensemble群演

Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it. Wait

等一等，等一等，等一等——等等！

汉密尔顿

The Reynolds Pamphlet.

这就是《雷诺兹小册子》。