Slava OlchevskiPoems

No. 0128 · Life in Transmute ·

Indian’s curse

Ta-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

My ears picked up the sounds of drumsTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

The fires are dancing around wigwamsTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

The death’s everywhere. Collecting the tollsTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

The spirits as shadows are dancing on wallsTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

My people were slaughtered, the merciless fateTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

Was meted to them by the neighboring stateTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

I knew it was coming. A shaman foretoldTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

They want our land and they want our goldTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

OK, white-skinned people, the fate that’s much worseTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

Will bring to your children the Indian’s curseTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

Like ghouls they will live, their souls will be soldTa-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams

To enjoy all the beauties of the “civilized” world!Ta-di-di-dams, Ta-di-di-dams