Indian sunset

Elton John

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As I awoke this evening with the smell of wood smoke clinging Like a gentle cobweb hanging upon a painted tepee Oh I went to see my chieftain with my warlance and my woman For he told us that the yellow moon would very soon be leaving This I can't believe I said, I can't believe our warlord's dead Oh he would not leave the chosen ones to the buzzards and the soldiers guns Oh great father of the Iroquois ever since I was young I've read the writing of the smoke and breast fed on the sound of drums I've learned to hurl the tomahawk and ride a painted pony wild To run the gauntlet of the Sioux, to make a chieftain's daughter mine And now you ask that I should watch The red man's race be slowly crushed What kind of words are these to hear From Yellow Dog whom white man fears I take only what is mine Lord,    my pony, my squaw, and my child         I can't stay to see you die      along with my tribe's pride        I go to search for the yellow moon and the fathers of our sons Where the red sun sinks in the hills of gold and the healing waters run Trampling down the prairie rose      leaving hoof tracks in the sand        Those who wish to follow me      I welcome with my hands         I heard from passing renegades Geronimo was dead He'd been laying down his weapons        when they filled him full of                                lead_____________________ ( )***** Now there seems no reason why I should carry on    In this land that once was my land I can't find a home It's lonely and it's quiet and the horse soldiers are coming And I think it's time I strung my bow and ceased my senseless running For soon I'll find the yellow moon along with my loved ones Where the buffalos graze in clover fields without the sound of guns And the red sun sinks at last into the hills of gold And peace to this young warrior comes with a bullet ho________________le. ( ** Orchestration: RH:  LH:                                          RH:  LH:                          RH:  LH:                         RH:  LH:                            

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Cette chanson évoque la douleur d'un guerrier face à la perte de son peuple et à l'injustice qui frappe sa culture. Il s'éveille dans un paysage familier, imprégné de traditions, mais reçoit la terrible nouvelle de la mort de son chef. Il exprime son désespoir en voyant son héritage s’effondrer et en affrontant la violence qui menace son existence. Au fil des vers, il évoque ses compétences, les épreuves qu'il a surmontées, et son désir de protéger sa famille et son statut au sein de sa communauté. La chanson fait également référence à des figures historiques et à la lutte des peuples autochtones, soulignant un sentiment d'errance et de solitude face à un monde qui a changé. À la fin, il aspire à la paix et à la reunion avec ceux qu'il aime, tout en se préparant à affronter son destin.