Pinestraw on the ground around a fallen Cherokee rose Pinestraw围绕一个倒下的切诺基玫瑰在地上

It's got me wonderin' why those mighty winds of change must blow 它让我迷惘，为什么改变那些强大的风必须吹

Once this land was free from fences and shotguns 一旦这片土地是免费的围栏和猎枪

Back when the people killed here for food instead of fun 回来的时候人死亡这里的食物，而不是乐趣

   

When the Earth was sanctified 当地球被神圣化

Cherished in the red-man's eyes 珍惜在红色人的眼睛

Before the Cherokee rose 切诺基玫瑰前

The Cherokee rose 切诺基玫瑰

The Cherokee rose 切诺基玫瑰

   

My boots sink down into the soft red Georgia clay 我的靴子下沉到软红格粘土

Bought with their blood, this land here never was ours to take away 买了他们的血液，这片土地在这里永远是我们带走

Disheartened souls unjustly driven from their homes 心灰意冷的灵魂家园不公正驱动

Many died along the way, now we build our houses upon their bones 一路上很多死了，现在我们在他们的骨头造房

   

After all these years 毕竟这些年来

I can see the trail of tears 我看到泪水的痕迹

Damn this Cherokee rose 这个可恶的切诺基玫瑰

Oh the Cherokee rose 哦切诺基玫瑰

The Cherokee rose 切诺基玫瑰

   

Oh they call us the land of the free 哦，他们叫我们自由的土地

And the home of the brave 和勇士的家乡

But I don't hear much 但我没有听到太多

About the injustice that we've done along the way 关于我们前进的道路上所做的不公正待遇

We try to black it out 我们尝试黑色出来

Never think about 从来没有想过

The price they had to pay 价格必须要付费

We never cry for what was lost 我们从来没有哭什么损失

Shed a tear for the heavy cost 潸然泪下的沉重代价

Of what we call "freedom" 我们所说的“自由”

   

All the gold in the world couldn't pay the debt we owe 所有的黄金世界无法支付我们欠的债

We'll never right those wrongs, but I believe we should let them know 我们永远不会纠正这些错误，但我相信我们应该让他们知道

That we won't forget and sure as hell won't justify 我们不会忘记和肯定是地狱将收不回

And we'll do our best to keep their memories alive 我们将尽我们所能，让自己的记忆活着

   

Oh the least that we could do 哦至少，我们可以做

Is dedicate one lonesome bloom 是创造出一个寂寞绽放

Won't ya take this Cherokee rose 不会亚借此切诺基玫瑰

Oh the Cherokee rose 哦切诺基玫瑰

The Cherokee rose 切诺基玫瑰

   

The Cherokee rose 切诺基玫瑰