南非铁窗歌手 我从监狱中走来

When Joe was 13, his parents moved to a small house in Douglas.They were very poor: his sister would tell him that she had a headache for bread, but there was nothing to give her.
乔13岁时，父母搬到了道格拉斯的一幢小房子里。父亲失业了，母亲当老师的收入只够勉强维持生计。乔的家庭非常贫困。妹妹对他说，她非常想吃面包，但家里什么吃的都没有。

Joe made bad friends, who were always talking about stealing. Later, Joe slipped into crime to help reduce the burden of family. Finally, he was put behind bars.
乔结交了坏朋友，他们总谈论偷抢拐骗的事情。之后，乔也加入了犯罪团伙，想帮助减轻家庭负担。最后锒铛入狱。

Prison could have broken him: he couldn’t even see his family members buried. His father died when he was in prison. So did Joe’s 18-month-old daughter. Before prison, he’d see her in the hospital, medical tubes everywhere. Joe felt broken when she died.But he marks the time of his rebirth – his decision to be a better man – from that moment.
监狱生活本可以毁掉他：甚至连亲人下葬他都没参加。服刑期间，父亲和他18个月大的女儿相继去世。入狱前，乔在医院看过女儿，她身上插满了医用试管。女儿的去世几乎让他崩溃。但是这也标志着他的重生，从那时起，乔决定做一个好人。

He stopped pretending there was an excuse for his crime, that he’d really been a good guy just trying to overcome poverty and stop his sister’s bread headaches.“I decided to be myself. So I started behaving like a gentleman,” he said.
他不再为自己的罪行找借口，譬如他原来确实是一个好人，只是为了脱贫以及想让妹妹吃上面包才这样做。乔说：“我决定做回我自己，并且要表现得像个绅士。”

On December 13, 2010, the album he recorded in prison was timed for release. He was paroled for good behavior after two years and 10 months.That afternoon, Joe gave a concert at the prison to celebrate his freedom and his CD, Crazy Life. The first song is called Let You Know.
2010年12月13日，他在监狱里录制的专辑正式发行。同时在服刑两年零十个月后，他也因表现良好假释出狱。当天下午，乔在监狱举办了演唱会，庆祝他重获自由以及他的CD《疯狂生活》的发行。唱片的首支单曲叫做《让你知道》。

Joe launched into a crowd favorite. One group of prisoners was dancing, hands in the air. Beside the stage, officers jumped to their feet, dancing joyfully with the prisoners. The night before, Joe had felt afraid. His dreams were huge. Was he good enough? But it was time to say goodbye to his seven stars. He would see them outside.
乔涌入人群，一群狱友们高举双手欢歌跳舞。舞台边，狱警们边跳边与囚犯们载歌载舞。前一晚，乔还是有些担心。他的梦想太大了。自己够优秀吗？但这确实是到了和那7颗星星说再见的时候了，他还会在高墙之外看见它们。