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Youve Got To Be Carefully Taught

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear
You've got to be taught
From year to Year
It's got to be drummed
in your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught

教えられてきたよね
憎みなさい、恐れなさい、と
教えられてきたよね
何年も、ずーっと
君のその可愛い耳に
叩き込まれてきたよね
注意深く、そっと教えられたはずだよ 

You've got to be taught
To be Afraid
Of people whose eyes
are oddly made
And people whose skin
Is a different shade
You've got to be carefully taught

教えられてきたよね
奇妙な目をもった人や
皮膚の色が違った人を
恐れなさいと
注意深く、そっと教えられたはずだよ 

You've got to be taught
Before it's too late
Before you are 6 or 7 or 8
To hate all the people
your relatives hate
You've got to be carefully taught

教えられてきたよね
手遅れにならないように
６才や７才や８才になる前に
君の親戚が憎む人を憎みなさいと
注意深く、そっと教えられたはずだよ