《I Am》的英文詞曲是從詞曲創作人Eminem的歌曲裡的內容中取出來的。整首歌以主角為人父母並帶有雙胞胎兄弟(弟弟也跟他同樣,出生便眼盲),這樣的身分在描述他們人生中所經歷的事情。這首歌的英文詞曲內容如下:
第一段:
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am the world’s worst father
I am the worst in the world
I am the worst
I am just a shell of a man
I am a coward, I run from it
I am a coward, I run from my past
I am a coward, I run from my pain
But I will rise, I will rise
第二段:
I am, I am, I am, I am
I am the world’s biggest liar
I am a failure, a complete and utter failure
I am the laughing stock of the world
Everyone hates me, they laugh at me
And I don’t blame them, I don’t blame them
But I will rise, I will rise
第三段:
Every night I go to sleep
And I ask myself why?
Why did this have to happen to me?
And every time, every time
I fall asleep again and have nightmares
But this time I won’t cry
Because this time, this time
I know I will rise.
在中文詞曲中,有著對自身的不滿、恐懼和自責,同時也有著要走出困境的決心。而這些情感和態度,也隨著歌詞的流淌,逐一呈現在聽眾面前。因此,這首歌詞並非只是簡單的自我描述,而是包含了強烈的個人情感和對生活的反思。在英文翻譯中,也應該將這些情感和態度盡可能地呈現出來,讓聽眾能夠更好地理解和感受這首歌的內涵。