My father came from Japan in 1905
Ayahku datang dari Jepang pada tahun 1905
He was 15 when he immigrated from Japan
Dia berusia 15 tahun saat berimigrasi dari Jepang
He, he... he worked until he was able to buy this patch
Dia, dia... bekerja sampai bisa membeli tanah ini
And build a store
Dan membangun sebuah toko

Let me tell you the story in the form of a dream,
Izinkan aku menceritakan kisah ini dalam bentuk mimpi,
I don't know why I have to tell it but I know what it means,
Aku tidak tahu kenapa harus menceritakannya, tapi aku tahu apa artinya,
Close your eyes, just picture the scene,
Tutup matamu, bayangkan adegannya,
As I paint it for you, it was World War II,
Saat aku melukiskannya untukmu, itu adalah Perang Dunia II,
When this man named Kenji woke up,
Ketika seorang pria bernama Kenji terbangun,
Ken was not a soldier,
Ken bukanlah seorang tentara,
He was just a man with a family who owned a store in LA,
Dia hanyalah seorang pria dengan keluarga yang memiliki toko di LA,
That day, he crawled out of bed like he always did,
Hari itu, dia bangun dari tempat tidur seperti biasanya,
Bacon and eggs with wife and kids,
Bacon dan telur bersama istri dan anak-anak,
He lived on the second floor of a little store he ran,
Dia tinggal di lantai dua dari toko kecil yang dia jalankan,
He moved to LA from Japan,
Dia pindah ke LA dari Jepang,
They called him 'Immigrant,'
Mereka memanggilnya 'Imigran,'
In Japanese, he'd say he was called "Esay,"
Dalam bahasa Jepang, dia akan bilang dia dipanggil "Esay,"
That meant 'First Generation In The United States,'
Itu berarti 'Generasi Pertama di Amerika Serikat,'
When everyone was afraid of the Germans, afraid of the Japs,
Saat semua orang takut pada orang Jerman, takut pada orang Jepang,
But most of all afraid of a homeland attack,
Tapi yang paling ditakuti adalah serangan di tanah air,
And that morning when Ken went out on the doormat,
Dan pagi itu ketika Ken keluar di depan pintu,
His world went black 'cause,
Dunia Ken langsung gelap karena,
Right there; front page news,
Di sana; berita utama,
Three weeks before 1942,
Tiga minggu sebelum tahun 1942,
"Pearl Harbour's Been Bombed And The Japs Are Comin',"
"Pelabuhan Pearl telah dibom dan orang Jepang datang,"
Pictures of soldiers dyin' and runnin',
Gambar tentara yang sekarat dan melarikan diri,
Ken knew what it would lead to,
Ken tahu apa yang akan terjadi,
Just like he guessed, the President said,
Seperti yang dia duga, Presiden berkata,
"The evil Japanese in our home country will be locked away,"
"Orang Jepang yang jahat di negara kita akan dikurung,"
They gave Ken, a couple of days,
Mereka memberi Ken beberapa hari,
To get his whole life packed in two bags,
Untuk mengemas seluruh hidupnya dalam dua tas,
Just two bags, couldn't even pack his clothes,
Hanya dua tas, bahkan tidak bisa mengemas pakaiannya,
Some folks didn't even have a suitcase, to pack anything in,
Beberapa orang bahkan tidak punya koper untuk mengemas apa pun,
So two trash bags was all they gave them,
Jadi dua kantong sampah adalah semua yang mereka dapatkan,
When the kids asked mum "Where are we goin'?"
Ketika anak-anak bertanya pada ibu "Kita mau ke mana?"
Nobody even knew what to say to them,
Tak ada yang tahu harus berkata apa pada mereka,
Ken didn't wanna lie, he said "The US is lookin' for spies,
Ken tidak ingin berbohong, dia berkata "AS sedang mencari mata-mata,
So we have to live in a place called Mandinar,
Jadi kita harus tinggal di tempat bernama Mandinar,
Where a lot of Japanese people are,"
Di mana banyak orang Jepang tinggal,"
Stop it don't look at the gunmen,
Hentikan, jangan lihat para penembak,
You don't wanna get the soldiers wonderin',
Kamu tidak ingin membuat tentara bertanya-tanya,
If you gonna run or not,
Apakah kamu akan melarikan diri atau tidak,
'Cause if you run then you might get shot,
Karena jika kamu lari, kamu mungkin akan ditembak,
Other than that try not to think about it,
Selain itu, coba jangan pikirkan itu,
Try not to worry 'bout it; bein' so crowded,
Coba jangan khawatir tentang itu; terlalu ramai,
Someday we'll get out, someday, someday.
Suatu hari kita akan keluar, suatu hari, suatu hari.

As soon as war broke out
Segera setelah perang meletus
The G.I came and they just come to the house and
Tentara datang dan mereka langsung datang ke rumah
"You have to come"
"Kamu harus datang"
"All the Japanese have to go"
"Semua orang Jepang harus pergi"
They took Mr. Lee
Mereka membawa Tuan Lee
People didn't understand
Orang-orang tidak mengerti
Why did they have to take him?
Kenapa mereka harus membawa dia?
Because he's an innocent (neighbour/labourer?)
Karena dia adalah orang yang tidak bersalah (tetangga/buruh?)

So now they're in a town with soldiers surroundin' them,
Jadi sekarang mereka berada di sebuah kota dengan tentara mengelilingi mereka,
Every day, every night look down at them,
Setiap hari, setiap malam melihat ke bawah pada mereka,
From watch towers up on the wall,
Dari menara pengawas di tembok,
Ken couldn't really hate them at all;
Ken tidak benar-benar bisa membenci mereka sama sekali;
They were just doin' their job and,
Mereka hanya melakukan pekerjaan mereka dan,
He wasn't gonna make any problems,
Dia tidak ingin membuat masalah,
He had a little garden with vegetables and fruits that,
Dia memiliki kebun kecil dengan sayuran dan buah-buahan yang,
He gave to the troops in a basket his wife made,
Dia berikan kepada tentara dalam keranjang yang dibuat istrinya,
But in the back of his mind, he wanted his families life saved,
Tapi di dalam benaknya, dia ingin menyelamatkan hidup keluarganya,
Prisoners of war in their own damn country,
Tahanan perang di negara mereka sendiri,
What for?
Untuk apa?
Time passed in the prison town,
Waktu berlalu di kota penjara,
He wanted them to live it down when they were free,
Dia ingin mereka melupakan semua itu saat mereka bebas,
The only way out was joinin' the army,
Satu-satunya jalan keluar adalah bergabung dengan tentara,
And supposedly, some men went out for the army, signed on,
Dan konon, beberapa pria pergi untuk bergabung dengan tentara, mendaftar,
And ended up flyin' to Japan with a bomb,
Dan berakhir terbang ke Jepang dengan bom,
That 15 kilotonne blast, put an end to the war pretty fast,
Ledakan 15 kiloton itu, mengakhiri perang dengan cepat,
Two cities were blown to bits; the end of the war came quick,
Dua kota hancur berkeping-keping; akhir perang datang dengan cepat,
Ken got out, big hopes of a normal life, with his kids and his wife,
Ken keluar, dengan harapan besar akan kehidupan normal, bersama anak-anak dan istrinya,
But, when they got back to their home,
Tapi ketika mereka kembali ke rumah mereka,
What they saw made them feel so alone,
Apa yang mereka lihat membuat mereka merasa sangat sendirian,
These people had trashed every room,
Orang-orang ini telah merusak setiap ruangan,
Smashed in the windows and bashed in the doors,
Memecahkan jendela dan menghancurkan pintu,
Written on the walls and the floor,
Tertulis di dinding dan lantai,
"Japs not welcome anymore."
"Orang Jepang tidak diterima lagi."
And Kenji dropped both of his bags at his sides and just stood outside,
Dan Kenji menjatuhkan kedua tasnya di sisi dan hanya berdiri di luar,
He, looked at his wife without words to say,
Dia, melihat istrinya tanpa kata-kata untuk diucapkan,
She looked back at him wiped the tears away,
Dia memandangnya kembali dan menghapus air mata,
And, said "Someday we'll be okay, someday,"
Dan berkata "Suatu hari kita akan baik-baik saja, suatu hari,"
Now the names have been changed, but the story's true,
Sekarang namanya telah diubah, tapi ceritanya benar,
My family was locked up back in '42,
Keluargaku dikurung kembali pada tahun '42,
My family was there it was dark and damp,
Keluargaku ada di sana, gelap dan lembap,
And they called it an internment camp
Dan mereka menyebutnya kamp interniran

When we first got back from camp... uhh
Ketika kami pertama kali kembali dari kamp... uhh
It was... pretty... pretty bad
Itu... cukup... cukup buruk

I, I remember my husband said
Aku, aku ingat suamiku berkata
"Are we gonna stay 'til last?"
"Apakah kita akan tinggal sampai akhir?"
Then my husband died before they close the camp.
Kemudian suamiku meninggal sebelum mereka menutup kamp.