來自美國的民謠新聲喬納·凱根 (Jonah Kagen) 以其深情的嗓音和真摯的創作聞名。這首《Black Lung》是一曲沉痛而美麗的頌歌，獻給那些在黑暗中奉獻一生的煤礦工人。歌曲的靈感源自他祖父的真實經歷，透過簡單而強大的木吉他伴奏，Kagen 用充滿故事性的歌詞描繪了礦工們面對的艱辛、犧牲與無奈。歌名「黑肺病」不僅是礦工們的職業病，更象徵著他們為家庭所承受的沉重印記與永不磨滅的愛。
Jonah Kagen - Black Lung 中英文對照翻譯歌詞(Lyrics)
[Verse 1]
There's a black lung in the family
家族中有人得了黑肺病
Passed down from a man I'll never be
傳自一位我永遠無法企及的男人
'Cause they don't make men like they used to
因為他們不再像從前那樣塑造男人
And they don't need 'em like they used to
也不再像從前那樣需要他們
[Verse 2]
He'd go down and get his hands dirty
他會深入地底，弄髒雙手
So his son could go to university
只為了讓他的兒子能上大學
And he'd be the first one in the family
而他會是家族中的第一人
And the only thing he'd ever ask of me
他對我唯一的要求
[Chorus]
Is "Don't you go down in the hole"
就是「你千萬別下到那洞裡去」
I can hear his ghost down every road
在每一條路上，我都能聽見他靈魂的低語
Yeah, he loved us more than we could know
是啊，他愛我們，遠超我們所能知曉
With a black lung, and a heart of gold
帶著一顆黑色的肺，和一顆金子般的心
[Verse 3]
He'd get up and go before the sun rose
日出之前，他便起身離去
'Fore Mama made the coffee on the stove
在媽媽於爐上煮好咖啡之前
And he'd tell her not to worry now
他會告訴她，現在別擔心
'Cause the good Lord's gonna pull him out somehow
因為仁慈的主總會以某種方式將他拉出險境
[Chorus]
But "Don't you go down in the hole"
但是「你千萬別下到那洞裡去」
I can hear his ghost down every road
在每一條路上，我都能聽見他靈魂的低語
Yeah, he loved us more than we could know
是啊，他愛我們，遠超我們所能知曉
With a black lung, and a heart of gold
帶著一顆黑色的肺，和一顆金子般的心
With a black lung, and a heart of gold
帶著一顆黑色的肺，和一顆金子般的心
[Bridge]
Oh, the good Lord took him thirty years too soon
哦，仁慈的主將他提早了三十年帶走
But he left a couple stories in this room
但他在這個房間裡留下了一些故事
Of a man who had a reason
關於一個有所為而為的男人
Oh, a man who had a reason
哦，一個有所為而為的男人
[Chorus]
He said, "Don't you go down in the hole"
他說，「你千萬別下到那洞裡去」
I can hear his ghost down every road
在每一條路上，我都能聽見他靈魂的低語
Yeah, he loved us more than we could know
是啊，他愛我們，遠超我們所能知曉
With a black lung, and a heart of gold
帶著一顆黑色的肺，和一顆金子般的心
With a black lung, and a heart of gold
帶著一顆黑色的肺，和一顆金子般的心