如果“美国”真的失火了 为什么还要往里跑？

祝美国250岁生日快乐！ (图片来源：公有领域 AIT脸书)

《写给美国的一封信》(A letter to America)是一首献给美国建国250周年的真挚赞歌，给美国建国250周年的深情致意。透过一位从未见过其国土的平凡中国人的视角娓娓道来。

随着年岁渐长，他开始质疑自己过去所受的教导，终于他明白了——为何美国至今仍是全球数百万人心中自由、希望、信念与机遇的象征。

《写给美国的一封信》不仅是一首献给美国的赞歌，更是一份关于个人思想启蒙与追求普世价值的自白。

祝美国250岁生日快乐！?

歌词中英对照：

I grew up hearing stories on an old TV screen
我从小在旧电视萤幕上听着故事长大

They said America was a giant losing faith inside a dream
他们说美国是一个在梦境中失去信仰的巨人

They spoke of endless conflicts, of greed and broken trust
他们谈论着无休止的冲突、贪婪与破碎的信任

A nation built on power, a kingdom built on dust
一个建立在权力上的国家，一个建立在尘土上的王国

I watched classmates disappear, bound for California
我小时候看着同学们一个个离开，前往加州

Or places I couldn't pronounce back when I was young
或是那些我还念不出名字的地方

And I kept asking softly a question no one likes:
我总是轻声问着一个没人喜欢的问题：

"If the house is really burning, why is everyone running inside?"
“如果这栋房子真的失火了，为什么大家还要往里面跑？”

America
美国

I've never seen your mountains, I've never seen your plains
我从未见过你的群山，我从未见过你的平原

But your name still travels farther than power ever could
但你的名字传递得比权力所能企及的还要遥远

For those denied their freedom, for those still seeking hope
为了那些被剥夺自由的人，为了那些仍在寻求希望的人

For those searching for a future they cannot find at home
为了那些寻找未来，却在故乡找不到归属的人

America, maybe that's why the world still calls your name
美国，也许这就是为什么世界依然呼唤着你的名字

Years turned into decades, my hair began to gray
岁月化为几十个年头，我的头发开始斑白

The answers weren't in headlines, they found me anyway
答案不在新闻头条里，但它们依然找上了我

I found them in a sentence written long ago
我在很久以前写下的一句话里找到了答案

That "all men are created equal"
那就是“人人生而平等”

Simple words powerful enough to frighten tyrants still today
简单的字眼，其力量足以让暴君直到今天依然畏惧

For 250 years you carried more than your own dreams
250 年来，你承载的不仅仅是自己的梦想

You've carried the hopes of strangers you'll never know me
你还承载了像我这样、你永远不会认识的陌生人的希望

They look westward toward a distant light
他们望向西方那遥远的光芒

The land of the free and the home of the brave
那是自由的土地与勇者的家园

Not because you're perfect, not because you're stronger
不是因为你很完美，也不是因为你更强大

But because you remind the world what free people can become
而是因为你提醒了这个世界，自由的人民能成为什么模样

Now I understand why we call you beautiful, prosperous, strong
现在我明白为什么我们称呼你为“美”、繁荣、强大

America
美国

May you remain beautiful
愿你永远美丽

May you stay strong
愿你保持坚强

From a man who has never seen your shores
来自一个从未见过你的海岸

Yet still believes in what you mean
却依然相信你所代表意义的男人

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