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『You think I'm an ignorant savage~你認為我是個無知的野蠻人,

and you've been so many places I guess it must be so而且我猜測你認為一定是如此,

But still I cannot see,if the savage one is me但我依然無法明白,如果野蠻的是我,

how can there be so much that you don't know這裡有很多你不知道的,

You don't know.....你不知道...』

You think you own whatever land you land on
你認為可以擁有你踏上的任何一塊土地

The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
大地是死的，你可以聲明所有權

But I know every rock and tree and creature
但我知道每一塊岩石、每一棵樹和每一個生靈

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
都有生命、靈魂和名字

You think the only people who are people
你認為真正高等的人類

Are the people who look and think like you
是外表、想法和你一樣的人

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
但如果你跟隨陌生人的腳步

You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
你可以學到從來不知道的事

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
你可曾聽過狼對著藍月嗥叫的聲音

Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
(Or let the eagle tell you where he's been)
你可曾問過微笑的山貓為何而笑
( 或讓老鷹告訴你牠去過的地方 )

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
你能否隨著群山的聲音歌唱

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
你能否用風的顏色來作畫
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
你能否用風的顏色來作畫

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
到森林裡那些隱藏在松樹下的小徑奔跑
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
品嚐大地上充滿陽光甜味的野莓
Come roll in all the riches all around you
在你身邊豐饒的大自然中打滾
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
絕對不要懷疑它們的價值
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
暴雨和河流是我的兄長
The heron and the otter are my friends
蒼鷺和水獺是我的朋友
And we are all connected to each other
我們彼此心手相連
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
連成一個無盡的圓

How high does the sycamore grow?
楓樹能長到多高

If you cut it down, then you'll never know
如果你砍倒它，那你永遠無法知道

And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
你將永遠聽不見狼對著藍月嗥叫的聲音

For whether we are white or copper skinned
不論我們的膚色是白色或古銅色

We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
我們應該隨著群山的聲音歌唱

We need to paint with all the colors of the wind
我們應該用風的顏色來畫畫

You can own the earth and still
你可以擁有大地

All you'll own is earth until
但你所有的就只是大地

You can paint with all the colors of the wind

你可以用風的顏色來作畫

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