But the land was already claimed by a people when the cowboy came and when the soldiers came. 但土地已经声称被人当牛仔来了，当战士来了。

The story of the American Indian is in a lot of ways a story of tragedy, 美洲印第安人的故事在很多方面悲剧的故事，

like that day at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 像那天在伤膝，南达科他州。

   

Big Foot was an Indian chief 大足是一个印第安酋长

Of the Minneconjou band, 在Minneconjou带，

A band of Minneconjou Sioux Minneconjou苏的带

From South Dakota land. 来自南达科他州的土地。

   

Big Foot said to Custer, 大脚说卡斯特，

"Stay away from Crazy Horse." “从疯马躲得远远的。 ”

But Custer crossed into Sioux land, 但卡斯特跨入苏土地，

And he never came back across. 他再也没有回来过。

   

Then Big Foot led his people 然后大脚带领他的人民

To a place called Wounded Knee, 一个叫伤膝的地方，

And they found themselves surrounded 他们发现自己包围

By the 7th Cavalry. 到了第7骑兵。

   

Big chief Big Foot, 大酋长大足，

Rise up from your bed, 从你的床上起来，

Minneconjou babies cry Minneconjou婴儿哭泣

For their mothers lying dead. 对于他们的母亲倒毙。

   

Big Foot was down with a fever 大足是感冒发烧

When he reached Wounded Knee; 当他到达伤膝;

And his people all were prisoners 和他的人都被俘虏

Of the 7th Cavalry. 第7骑兵。

   

Two hundred women and children 两百妇女和儿童

And another hundred men 而另一家百人

Raised up a white flag of peace, 提出了和平的白旗，

But peace did not begin. 但是和平并没有展开。

   

An accidental gunshot 一次偶然的枪击

And Big Foot was first to die; 与大足是先死;

And over the noise of the rifles 而在步枪的噪音

You could hear the babies cry. 你可以听到婴儿哭泣。

   

Big chief Big Foot, 大酋长大足，

It's good that you can't see 这是很好的，你看不到

Revenge is being wrought 复仇正在锻造

By Custer's 7th Cavalry. 由卡斯特的第7骑兵。

   

Then smoke hung over the canyon 然后，烟雾笼罩着峡谷

On that cold December day. 在那个寒冷的12月的一天。

All was death and dying 全部是死亡和垂死

Around where Big Foot lay. 各地，其中大足躺着。

   

Farther on up the canyon 上了峡谷更远

Some had tried to run and hide; 有些人试图逃跑和隐藏;

But death showed no favorites, 但死亡没有表现出我的最爱，

Women, men, and children died. 妇女，男人和儿童死亡。

   

One side called it a "massacre," 一方称它是“大屠杀”

The other a "victory," 另一种“胜利”

But the white flag is still waving 但白旗仍挥舞

Today at Wounded Knee. 今天在伤膝。

   

Big chief Big Foot, 大酋长大足，

Your Minneconjou band 你Minneconjou带

Is more than remembered here 超过此记忆

In South Dakota land. 在南达科他州的土地。