李‧海斯,皮特‧西格
(LEE HAYS AND PETE SEEGER)

假如我有一把鐵錘
If I Had a Hammer

 

   1940年李‧海斯和皮特‧西格是年曆歌唱團成員,以後又加入織工歌詠隊,後者在二十世紀中期成為美國最走紅的民歌四重唱演出隊。多才多藝的西格是第二次世界大戰後美國民間音樂復興的幹將。海斯唱男低音,彈奏鋼琴,譜寫民間樂曲。海斯與西格一同為《假如我有一把鐵錘》作詞譜曲,這首歌是六十年代最有名的抗議歌曲之一。


        假如我有一把鐵錘,不論清晨

        還是夜晚──我將錘遍全國。

        錘聲發出危險信號,錘聲發出警告,

        錘聲表達兄弟姐妹間的友愛,

        響遍全國。

 

        假如我有一隻銅鈴,不論清晨

        還是夜晚──我將搖遍全國。

        鈴聲發出危險信號,鈴聲發出警告,

        鈴聲表達兄弟姐妹間的友愛,

        響遍全國。

 

        假如我有一首歌曲,不論清晨

        還是夜晚──我將唱遍全國。

        歌聲發出危險信號,歌聲發出警告,

        歌聲表達兄弟姐妹間的友愛,

        響遍全國。

 

        嘿,我已有了鐵錘,我已有了銅鈴,

        我已有了一首歌,響遍全國。

        它是正義的鐵錘,它是自由的銅鈴,

        它是詠唱兄弟姐妹友愛的歌,

        響遍全國。

 

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning,
I'd hammer in the evening
-all over this land.
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out warning,
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

If I had a bell, I'd ring it in the morning
I'd ring it in the evening
-all over this land.
I'd ring out danger, I'd ring out warning,
I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

If I had a song, I'd sing it in the morning.
I'd sing it in the evening
-all over this land.
I'd sing out danger, I'd sing out warning.
I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.

Well, I've got a hammer, and I've got a bell.
And I've got a song, All over this land.
It's the hammer of justice, it's the bell of freedom
It's the song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.