I’m here representing millions of fans who grew up listening to Michael, 我在此代表上百万听Michael歌曲长大、因而受启发及远远地爱慕着 being inspired and loving Michael from a distance. All of you. Michael的歌迷。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　你们所有人。 Somehow when Michael Jackson sang and when he danced, 不知为何，当Michael唱歌及跳舞时， we never felt distant. We felt like he was right there. Right before us. 我们从未觉得距离被拉远。我们感受到他像是就在这，就在我们之前。 You believed in Michael and he made you believe in yourself. 你深信Michael，他也同时让你开始相信自己。 I loved him all my life. 我的一生中都十分地敬爱他。 One of the first records my brother and I ever bought was Dancing Machine 我和我兄弟第一张买的CD中，其中一张就是他的 "Dancing Machine"， and I never forget the two of us trying to get the robot going, 我永远都无法忘怀我兄妹俩试着想要学会机械舞， trying to be like the Jackson 5. Thank you. Thank you. 试着想要学Jackson 5。　　　　　　感谢你们，十分感谢。 Michael was the biggest star on earth. Michael是地球上最伟大的一颗星（於此我不想只翻明星）。 He let me know that as an African-American, you could travel the world — 他让我知道身为一个非裔美国人，你也可以环游世界－－ there was a world outside of America. Other people. 在美国之外，世界是如此之大、人种是如此繁多。 All you people who came here to pay respect for someone who you felt was one 你们全部的人今日共聚一堂，为了向你们视为自身一部分的人致敬－－ of you — a human being first. （他是你们）最初的人性。 This morning I spoke with, perhaps, one of our greatest poets, Maya Angelou, and that I'm so honored that she asked me to share some words that she wrote, for Michael. 今晨我和一位，也许是，我们最伟大的诗人其中一位，Maya Angelou，我很荣幸她请我 分享一些她写给Michael的文字。 "We Had Him" by Doctor Angelou. 「我们拥有过他」，Angelou博士所做。 Beloveds, now we know that we know nothing. 被爱着的人们啊，现在我们明白我们一无所知。 Now that our bright and shining star can slip away from our finger tips like a puff of summer wind. 如今我们明耀闪亮的那颗星从我们指缝中溜走了，如一阵夏风般。 Without notice, our dear love can escape our doting embrace. 没有预兆，我们亲爱的人就从我们充满爱的怀抱中离去。 Sing our songs among the stars and walk our dances across the face of the moon. 在星辰之上高歌我们的歌曲；在月亮上跳着我们的舞步。 In the instance we learn that Michael is gone, we know nothing. ＊在这样的场合，我们才得知Michael离开了，而我们却浑然不解其心灵。 No clocks can tell our time and no oceans can rush our tides. 没有时钟能够指明时间，没有海洋能再有潮汐。 With the abrupt absence of our treasure, though we are many, each of us is achingly alone; piercingly alone. 随着我们珍宝骤然的缺席，虽然我们齐聚一堂，我们每个人都痛苦地孤独、椎心地孤独。 Only when we confess our confusion can we remember that he was a gift to us and we did have him. 只有我们承认我们的疑惑，我们才能记得他是上天的恩赐，而我们的确拥有过他。 He came to us from the Creator, trailing creativity in abundance. 他自造物主来，将创造力丰富地蔓延开来。 Despite the anguish of life, he was sheathed in Mother Love and family love and survived. 仅管人生苦涩，他包覆在母亲家人及家人的爱中，存活下来。 And did not more than that, he thrived. 未曾再要求更多，他茁壮成长。 With passion and compassion. Humor and Style. 带着热忱与怜悯之心，幽默与个人风格。 We had him. 我们曾拥有过他。 Whether we knew who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his. 不管我们是否知道他是谁，他曾属於我们，而我们也属於他。 We had him. 我们拥有过他。 Beautiful, delighting our eyes. he raked his hat. 美丽优雅，使我们眼睛一亮，他将帽沿倾斜。 Slant over his brow and took a pose on his toes for all of us and we laughed and stomped our feet for him. 他为了我们，将眉毛轻轻扬起，垫起趾尖摆了个姿势，我们开怀大笑并用脚步为他打节 拍。 We were enchanted with his passion because he held nothing; he gave us all he had been given. 我们被其热忱震慑，因其什麽都没有；他将他所得到的，全部赐与我们。 Today in Tokyo, beneath the Eifel Tower. In Ghana's Black Star Square, in Johannesburg, and Pittsburgh. In Birmingham, Alabama and Birmingham, England. 今天，在东京、在艾菲尔铁塔之下；在迦纳的黑人群星广场；在约翰尼斯堡、在匹兹 堡；在阿拉巴马的伯明罕及英国的伯明罕。 We are missing Michael Jackson. 我们都在思念着Michael Jackson。 But we do know we had him. 但我们都知道，我们曾拥有过他。 And we are the world. 而我们，就是世界。 　　　　　　　　＊ 　　　　　以此感谢robotNi大找来的逐字稿，不好意思我擅自改了标题， 　　　　　有点洁癖的我对於标题的一致性很有意见，不能保留原标题真 　　　　　的很抱歉。如果我有足够能力及时间，英诗部份我也希望能够 　　　　　尝试看看翻译。我已收到联络我一起上字幕的信并且同意参与， 　　　　　谢谢大家的抬爱，谢谢大家给我勇气及信心继续做这件事情， 　　　　　您们给的正面回应真的让我觉得十分有自信可以将我想做的事 　　　　　情做好。我们深信Michael，他给予我们信心，让我们得以继续 　　　　　在他爱的这个世界活着。 　　　　　另外感谢cocotree找到的朗读原文，我在交叉比对之下也顺便将 　　　　　原文有漏之处补正，希望cocotree见谅。 　　　　　同时亦将我的译文重新整理过一遍，加上听打的完整致词。 　　　　　如有遗漏之处，请再寄信说明，谢谢您！ --

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