Cabinet Battle 3 (Demo) - Lin-Manuel Miranda
The issue on the table
问题已经摆在眼前 不容再忽视
A petition from a Quaker delegation in Philadelphia calling on Congress
来自费城奎克的一位代表向国会递交了一份请愿书
To end the African slave trade and abolish slavery
希望终止黑奴贸易 废除美国的奴隶制
In all its forms
结束对黑奴的一切不公正待遇
This petition was written and signed by Benjamin Franklin
这份请愿书出自美国著名人士本杰明 富兰克林之手
It cannot go ignored
不容忽视怠慢
This comes to a vote in Congress
国会就此问题进行了投票
What is the White House's position
白宫的立场是什么
Secretary Jefferson you first
国务卿杰斐逊 您先来作答
Tread lightly
一定要谨慎处理
Sir
明白
The constitution clearly states
宪法中明确规定
That the states have to wait
人种问题暂维持现状
Until eighteen oh eight to debate
待1808年再予商议
On whether to end the slave trade
所以黑奴贸易
And whether or not you want it guys
废不废除
That is the final compromise we made
还是要根据最终商议的结果
Sir wait
先生 您耐心等等
But for a second let us say that we can legislate
我们同意
Unanimous emancipation freedom reigns and yes it's great
解放黑奴 自由至上 没错 这些都是好事
We cannot cure prejudice or righteous desperate hate
但我们消灭不了歧视 无法做到真正的公平 也杜绝不了人们心中的憎恶
So back to Africa or do they get a separate state
要不然 把黑人都遣返回非洲 在那儿建立个殖民地？
In 1784 I tried to float banning slavery in the West
1784年 我在美国西部四处游走 宣扬废除奴隶制
My notion didn't get a single vote
我的主张没有得到任何的响应 没人为我投票
Slavery's a sin it's growing like a cancer
奴隶制是一种罪恶 是一颗社会的毒瘤 还在肆无忌惮地滋长
But we can't address the question if we do not have an answer
可如果我们没有能力解决这个问题 那就只能暂时避而不谈
Is it my turn
到我发言了吗
Good
很好
Plantation states are packed with promise makers
南方的种植园主们在法律面前都表现得信誓旦旦
Do you realize the precious time these legislators wasted
可您真的认为这些所谓的守法公民都言出必行吗
Institutionalizing slavery only multiplies our troubles
奴隶制只会为我们的国家徒增无穷的烦恼
Wait till the 1800's and their population doubles
如果要等到1808年 黑奴庞大起来 再去解决这个问题
You all know
对此 大家都心知肚明
This is the stain on our soul and democracy
奴隶制是我们国家道义上的污点 民主制度上的瑕疵
A land of the free
我们还算得上一个自由的国度吗？
No it's not it's hypocrisy
不 根本不是 自由在美国已经披上了虚伪的外衣
To subjugate dehumanize a race call 'em property
征服 奴役一个种族 把他们当做自己的私有财产
And say that we are powerless to stop it can you not foresee
嘴里却口口声声地说着我们无力终止这一切 这不就是自欺欺人吗？
Sir even you you have hundreds of slaves
先生 即使是您 名下也拥有数以百计的黑奴
Whose descendants will curse our names when we're safe in our graves
等我们都安睡在坟墓后 他们的后代会恶狠狠地诅咒你我之名
How will the south find labor for its businesses
南方的后人们会埋怨去哪儿找劳力来发展商业
How will Thomas Jefferson find his next mistresses
托马斯 杰斐逊又该去哪儿找个女黑奴当情人
How dare you
你好大的胆子
Yet still people follow like lemmings
我还没说完 人们总是盲目跟风
All your hemming and hawing while you're hee hawing with Sally Hemings
你和你的黑奴情人在一边打情骂俏 另一边是你的奴隶在辛苦地伐木 缝缝补补
That's enough
够了
Well you asked how I feel
你询问我的看法
I don't pretend to know the answer but the question is real
我不愿意谎称已有解决方案 但问题的确存在
If I may Mr President
总统先生 如果可以的话
Madison
麦迪逊城
Let's take this moment to establish a precedent
愿意在这方面做个表率
First of all sir we won't involve you in this
总统先生 首先 这样不会影响到您
Imagine this debate with all of congress it's ruinous
简直无法想象要和所有议会成员唇枪舌战 会是什么样的场景
I'll reassure the South 1808 is still the year
所以 请南方种植园主们放心 原定的1808年不会变
That was agreed upon
这一点已经敲定了
That buys us time and assuages fear
既空出了时间 也缓和了不安
I'll tell the North that on January 1st
今年的1月1日 我会在北方进行演讲
Of that year we'll ban importation handling the worst
禁止进口 着手应对最糟糕的情况
Once I get all this agreed upon I'll pick up a pen
如果得到一致赞成 我会执笔书文
And introduce a notion never to discuss this again
保证绝不再谈论这一问题
Mr President
总统先生
Hamilton if we support emancipation
汉密尔顿 如果我们支持解放黑奴
Every single slave owner will demand compensation
那所有的种植园主都会要求补偿
And as for slandering Jefferson with talk of mistresses
关于诋毁杰斐逊与黑奴女情人发生不正当关系一事
Do you really wanna
您也想
Do you really wanna have that conversation
也想说两句吗
No
不
Madison execute your plan to the letter
麦迪逊城的代表 你们提出的建议可以立即实行了
Let's hope the next generation thinks of something better
希望下一代人能从中受益吧
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