John D. Loudermilk — Pale Faced Indian letra e tradução
A página contém a letra e a tradução em português da música "Pale Faced Indian" de John D. Loudermilk.
Letra
They took the whole Cherokee Nation
And put us on this reservation
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum
They took away our way of life
Our tomahawk and the huntin' knife
And the old teepee we all loved so
They’re using now just for a show
They put our papoose in a crib
And took the buckskin from our rib
And they took away our native tongue
And taught their English to our young
Hiya, hiya-ho
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Although they’ve changed our ways of old
They’ll never change our heart and soul
And though I wear a white man’s tie
I’ll be a red man 'til I die
Hiya, hiya-ho
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
All the beads we made by hand
Are nowadays made in Japan
Hiya, hiya-ho
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, wuah-wuah
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hiya, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Tradução da letra
Levaram toda a Nação Cherokee.
E ponha-nos nesta reserva.
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hi, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum
Eles tiraram-nos o nosso modo de vida.
O nosso tomahawk e a faca de caça
E a velha tenda que todos tanto amávamos
Estão a usar agora só para um espectáculo.
Puseram o nosso papoose num berço.
E tirou a pele de veado da nossa costela.
E tiraram-nos a nossa língua nativa.
E ensinaram o seu inglês aos nossos jovens
Olá, Olá.
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hi, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hi, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Apesar de terem mudado os nossos velhos hábitos
Nunca mudarão o nosso coração e alma.
E apesar de usar uma gravata de homem branco
Serei um homem vermelho até morrer
Olá, Olá.
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hi, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hi, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo
Todas as contas que fizemos à mão
São hoje feitas no Japão
Olá, Olá.
Hiya-hi, hiya-ho
Hiya, hiya, hiya-ho
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hi, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, wuah-wuah
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, hum-hi, yi yi
Hum-hiya, hum-hiya, woo