what they felt, what they said.

他们的感受以及他们说了什么
And all these superintendents of all these contraband camps

所有这些黑奴营的所有的监督人
are just stunned at the way that black folk keep coming,

为那些黑人源源不断的到来感到震惊
in spite of the hardships,

尽管有着种种困难
half clothed, half fed--if that.

他们衣不遮体食不果腹
And they're stunned at the religiosity of escaped slaves.

他们为这些逃亡的奴隶的信仰感到震惊
These superintendents write back and they say,

这些监督人在他们的家信中写道
"These people sing and they worship all night long--strange."

这些人唱着歌而且整晚膜拜他们怪哉
But almost to a man, these superintendents of contraband camps

但哪怕对最普通的一个黑奴营监督人来说
when asked what were the motives,

当他们被问到什么是他们的动机时
they simply fall back on the most basic of things.

他们只是为了一些最基础的东西
They say things like, "They wanted their freedom."

他们这么说 "他们想要自由"