Peter LaFarge - The Senecas (As Long As The Grass Shall Grow) [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

The Senecas are an Indian Tribe of the Iroquois nation
Down on the New York-Pennsylvania line, you'll find their reservation
After the U. S. revolution, Cornplanter was a chief;
He told the tribe these men they could trust, that was his true belief
He went down to Independence Hall, and there a treaty signed
That promised peace with the USA, and Indian rights combined
George Washington gave his signature, the Government gave its hand;
They said that now and forever more this was Indian land

CHORUS: As long as the moon shall rise
As long as the rivers flow
As long as the sun will shine
As long as the grass shall grow
On the Seneca reservation, there is much sadness now;
Washington's treaty has been broken, and there is no hope, no how
Across the Allegheny River, they're trowing up a dam;
It will flood the Indian country, a proud day for Uncle Sam
It has broke the ancient treaty with a politician's grin;
It will drown the Indian graveyards -- Cornplanter, can you swim?
The earth is mother to the Senecas; they're trampling sacred ground
Change the mint-green earth to black mud flats, as honor hobbles down...
The Iroquois Indians used to rule from Canada way south;
But no one fears the Indians now, and smiles the liar's mouth
The Senecas hired an expert to figure another site;
But the great good Army engineers said that he had no right
Although he showed them another plan, and showed them another way
They laughed in his face and said, "No deal, Kinzua dam is here to stay."
Congress turned the Indian down, brushed off the Indians' plea;
So the Senecas have renamed the dam, they call it "Lake Perfidy."
Washington, Adams, and Kennedy, now hear their pledges ring,-