There have been a lot of movements in the U.S. recently regarding gay rights.
In honor of the recent Senate ruling SexyMandarin has translated the lyrics to Macklemore’s song “Same Love”.
Check out the music video here to follow along.
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When I was in the third grade
我念小学三年级的时候
wǒ niàn xiǎo xué sān nián jí de shí hòu
I thought that I was gay
我以为我是同志
wǒ yǐ wèi wǒ shì tóng zhì
‘Cause I could draw, my uncle was
因为我很会画画，我的舅舅是同志
yīn wèi wǒ hěn huì huà huà ，wǒ de jiù jiù shì tóng zhì
And I kept my room straight
而且我的房间相当整齐
ér qiě wǒ de fáng jiān xiāng dāng zhěng qí
I told my mom, tears rushing down my face
我泪流满面的跟我妈说
wǒ lèi liú mǎn miàn de gēn wǒ mā shuō
She’s like, “Ben you’ve loved girls since before pre-K
她说”Ben，你从幼儿园开始就喜欢女生了
tā shuō “Ben，nǐ cóng yòu ér yuán kāi shǐ jiù xǐ huān nǚ shēng le
Tripping, yeah
没错呀
méi cuò yā
Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she
对啊，我想她说得很对，不是吗？
duì ā，wǒ xiǎng tā shuō de hěn duì ，bú shì ma ？
A bunch of stereotypes all in my head
一大堆的刻板印象在我的脑海
yī dà duī de kè bǎn yìn xiàng zài wǒ de nǎo hǎi
I remember doing the math like
我记得我算了一下
wǒ jì de wǒ suàn le yī xià
“Yeah, I’m good at little league”
对啊，我还蛮会打棒球的
duì ā，wǒ hái mán huì dǎ bàng qiú de
A pre-conceived idea of what it all meant
既有的成见成了它所代表的意思
jì yǒu de chéng jiàn chéng le tā suǒ dài biǎo de yì sī
For those who like the same sex had the characteristics
对于那些喜欢相同性别的人所拥有的特质
duì yú nèi xiē xǐ huān xiāng tóng xìng bié de rén suǒ yōng yǒu de tè zhì
The right-wing conservatives think its a decision
右翼保守派觉得这是一个经过选择后的决定
yòu yì bǎo shǒu pài jué de zhè shì yí gè jīng guò xuǎn zé hòu de jué dìng
And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
你可以用治疗或宗教来让它痊愈
nǐ kě yǐ yòng zhì liáo huò zōng jiào lái ràng tā quán yù
Man-made, rewiring of a pre-disposition
人为的，重新设定
rén wéi de，chóng xīn shè dìng
Playing God
扮演上帝
bàn yǎn shàng dì
Ah nah, here we go
不， 又开始了
bù，yòu kāi shǐ le
America the brave
勇敢的美国人
yǒng gǎn de měi guó rén
Still fears what we don’t know
仍然害怕我们所不知道的
réng rán hài pà wǒ men suǒ bù zhī dào de
And God loves all His children
上帝爱他的子民
shàng dì ài tā de zǐ mín
Is somehow forgotten
似乎被忘记了
sì hū bèi wàng jì liǎo
But we paraphrase a book written
然而我们却试着解释一本书
rán ér wǒ men què shì zhe jiě shì yī běn shū
3500 hundred years ago
写于三千五百年前
xiě yú sān qiān wǔ bǎi nián qián
I don’t know
我不知道
wǒ bù zhī dào
And I can’t change
我无法改变
wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn
Even if I tried
即使我试着
jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào
And I can’t change
我无法改变
wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn
Even if I tried
即使我试着
jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào
My love, my love, my love
我的爱，我的爱，我的爱
wǒ de ài ，wǒ de ài ，wǒ de ài
She keeps me warm [x4]
她温暖了我
tā wēn nuǎn le wǒ
If I was gay
假如我是同志
jiǎ rú wǒ shì tóng zhì
I would think hip-hop hates me
我会觉得嘻哈音乐恨我
wǒ huì jué dé xī hā yīn lè hèn wǒ
Have you read the YouTube comments lately?
你最近有看YouTube上面的评论吗？
nǐ zuì jìn yǒu kàn YouTubeshàng miàn de píng lùn ma ？
“Man that’s gay”
哇！那太同志了吧！
wa！nà tai tóng zhì le bā ！
Gets dropped on the daily
每天都可以看到
měi tiān dōu kě yǐ kàn dào
We’ve become so numb to what we’re sayin’
我们对我们所说的话变得如此的麻木不仁
wǒ men duì wǒ men suǒ shuō de huà biàn de rú cǐ de má mù bù rén
Our culture founded from oppression
我们的文化基础是反压迫
wǒ men de wén huà jī chǔ shì fǎn yā pò
Yet we don’t have acceptance for ‘em
然而我们对他们却没有接受
rán ér wǒ men duì tā men què méi yǒu jiē shòu
Call each other faggots
称呼彼此死同性恋
chēng hū bǐ cǐ sǐ tóng xìng liàn
Behind the keys of a message board
在讯息板的键盘后面
zài xùn xī bǎn de jiàn pán hòu miàn
A word rooted in hate
一个用仇恨写出来的字
yí gè yòng chóu hèn xiě chū lái de zì
Yet our genre still ignores it
然而我们这类的人仍旧不在乎
rán ér wǒ men zhè lèi de rén réng jiù bù zài hu
Gay is synonymous with the lesser
同志是个少数人的同义字
tóng zhì shì gè shǎo shù rén de tóng yì zì
It’s the same hate that’s caused wars from religion
这样的仇恨跟由种族引起的仇恨是一样的
zhè yàng de chóu hèn gēn yóu zhǒng zú yǐn qǐ de chóu hèn shì yí yàng de
Gender and skin color
性别与肤色
xìng bié yǔ fū sè
The complexion of your pigment
你的原色
nǐ de yuán sè
The same fight that lead people to walk-outs and sit-ins
这是与让人们走上街头或静坐抗议同样的抗争
zhè shì yǔ ràng rén men zǒu shàng jiē tóu huò jìng zuò kàng yì tóng yàng de kàng zhēng
Human rights for everybody
每个人的人权
měi gè rén de rén quán
There is no difference
没有不同
méi yǒu bù tóng
Live on! And be yourself!
活下去！ 做你自己
huó xià qù！zuò nǐ zì jǐ
When I was in church
我从前教堂的时候
wǒ cóng qián jiào táng de shí hòu
They taught me something else
他们教了我一些其他的事
tā men jiào le wǒ yī xiē qí tā de shì
If you preach hate at the service
假如你宣扬仇恨
jià rú nǐ xuān yáng chóu hèn
Those words are anointed
这些话语经过加持神化
zhè xiē huà yǔ jīng guò jiā chí shén huà
That Holy Water
那圣水
nà shèng shuǐ
That you soak in
你受洗的
nǐ shòu xǐ de
Is then poisoned
也就被毒化了
yě jiù bèi dú huà liǎo
When everyone else
当每个人
dàng měi gè rén
Is more comfortable
都觉得比较自在
dōu jué de bǐ jiào zì zài
Remaining voiceless
选择沉默不出声
xuǎn zé chén mò bù chū shēng
Rather than fighting for humans
而不是为人权抗争
ér bú shì wéi rén quán kàng zhēng
They have had their rights stolen
他们的权利被都偷走了
tā men de quán lì bèi dōu tōu zǒu le
I might not be the same
我可能不一样
wǒ kě néng bù yí yàng
But that’s not important
但那不重要
dàn nà bù zhòng yào
No freedom ’til we’re equal
在我们平等前没有自由
zài wǒ men píng děng qián méi yǒu zì yóu
Damn right I support it
没错，我支持它
méi cuò，wǒ zhī chí tā
Even if I tried
即使我试着
jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào
My love, my love, my love
我的爱，我的爱，我的爱
wǒ de ài ，wǒ de ài ，wǒ de ài
She keeps me warm [x4]
她温暖了我
tā wēn nuǎn le wǒ
We press play
我们按下播放键
wǒ men àn xià bō fàng jiàn
Don’t press pause
不要按暂停键
bú yào àn zàn tíng jiàn
Progress, march on!
前进，往前冲！
qián jìn，wǎng qián chōng ！
With a veil over our eyes
我们的眼睛被蒙蔽了
wǒ men de yǎn jīng bèi méng bì le
We turn our back on the cause
我们转身不去看原因
wǒ men zhuǎn shēn bù qù kàn yuán yīn
Til the day
直到这天
zhí dào zhè tiān
That my uncles can be united by law
我的舅舅们能够在法律上结合
wǒ de jiù jiù men néng gòu zài fǎ lǜ shàng jié hé
Kids are walkin’ around the hallway
小孩们在走廊上走着
xiǎo hái men zài zǒu láng shàng zǒu zhe
Plagued by pain in their heart
他们的心中充满了痛苦
tā men de xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le tòng kǔ
A world so hateful
一个如此仇恨的世界
yí gè rú cǐ chóu hèn de shì jiè
Someone would rather die
人们宁愿死
rén men nìng yuàn sǐ
Than be who they are
而不愿做自己
ér bù yuàn zuò zì jǐ
And a certificate on paper
一张证书
yī zhāng zhèng shū
Isn’t gonna solve it all
不能解决所有的事
bù néng jiě jué suǒ yǒu de shì
But it’s a damn good place to start
然后这是个好的开始
rán hòu zhè shì gè hǎo de kāi shǐ
No law’s gonna change us
没有法律可以改变我们
méi yǒu fǎ lǜ kě yǐ gǎi biàn wǒ men
We have to change us
我们必须改变自己
wǒ men bì xū gǎi biàn zì jǐ
Whatever god you believe in
不论你相信的是哪个上帝
bù lùn nǐ xiāng xìn de shì něi gè shàng dì
We come from the same one
我们都从相同的地方来的
wǒ men dōu cóng xiāng tóng de dì fāng lái de
Strip away the fear
脱去恐惧
tuō qù kǒng jù
Underneath it’s all the same love
在里面的是相同的爱
zài lǐ miàn de shì xiāng tóng de ài
About time that we raised up
是我们站起来的时候了
shì wǒ men zhàn qǐ lái de shí hòu le
And I can’t change
我无法改变
wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn
Even if I tried
即使我试着
jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào
And I can’t change
我无法改变
wǒ wú fǎ gǎi biàn
Even if I tried
即使我试着
jí shǐ wǒ shì zhe
Even if I wanted to
即使我想要
jí shǐ wǒ xiǎng yào
My love, my love, my love
我的爱，我的爱，我的爱
wǒ de ài，wǒ de ài，wǒ de ài
She keeps me warm [x4]
她温暖了我
tā wēn nuǎn le wǒ
Love is patient, love is kind
爱是忍耐，爱是慈悲
ài shì rěn nài，ài shì cí bēi
Love is patient (not cryin’ on Sundays)
爱是忍耐 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì rěn nài （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
爱是慈悲 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì cí bēi （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
Love is patient (not cryin’ on Sundays)
爱是忍耐 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì rěn nài （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
爱是慈悲 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì cí bēi （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
Love is patient (not cryin’ on Sundays)
爱是忍耐 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì rěn nài （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
爱是慈悲 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì cí bēi （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
Love is patient (not cryin’ on Sundays)
爱是忍耐 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì rěn nài （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
Love is kind (not crying on Sundays)
爱是慈悲 （不在星期天哭泣）
ài shì cí bēi （ bù zài xīng qī tiān kū qì ）
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