strange fruit

Southern trees bear a strange fruit
南方的樹上結著奇異的果實
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
血紅的葉血紅的根
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
黑色的屍體隨風擺盪
Strange fruit hanging from the popular trees
奇異的果實懸掛在白楊樹上
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
華麗的南國田園風景
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
突出的眼扭曲的嘴
Scent of magnolias sweet and fresh
木蘭花清甜的香味
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
轉眼成了焦灼屍肉的氣味
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck
這裡有顆果實讓烏鴉採擷
For the rain to gather for the wind to suck
供雨水摘取任風吸吮
For the sun to rot for the trees to drop
因日照腐朽自樹上墜落
Here is a strange and bitter crop
這是奇異而苦澀的作物