Robbie Robertson (70,83 %)
Music for the Native American (83,78 %)
In collection
Released: 1994-10-04
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
1
Year (1994):
4
Decade (1990's):
38
Overall:
210
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1.
Coyote Dance
 04:07
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2.
Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song)
04:18
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3.
Ghost Dance
05:14
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4.
The Vanishing Breed
 04:39
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5.
It Is a Good Day to Die
05:46
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6.
Golden Feather
05:23
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7.
Akua Tuta
 04:54
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8.
Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood
 04:53
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9.
Cherokee Morning Song
 02:59
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10.
Skinwalker
05:56
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11.
Ancestor Song
02:57
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12.
Twisted Hair
 03:23
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Album length:
54:29
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Lyrics |
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1.
Coyote Dance
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2.
Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song)
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Mahk jchi tahm buooi yahmpi gidi Mahk jchi taum buooi kan spewa ebi Mahmpi wah hoka yee monk Tahond tani kiyee tiyee Gee we-me eetiyee Nanka yaht yamoonieah wajitse |
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3.
Ghost Dance
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Crow has brought the message to the children of the sun for the return of the buffalo and for a better day to come You can kill my body You can damn my soul for not believing in your god and some world down below You don't stand a chance against my prayers You don't stand a chance against my love They outlawed the Ghost Dance but we shall live again, we shall live again My sister above She has red paint She died at Wounded Knee like a later day saint You got the big drum in the distance blackbird in the sky That's the sound that you hear when the buffalo cry You don't stand a chance against my prayers You don't stand a chance against my love They outlawed the Ghost Dance but we shall live again, we shall live again Crazy Horse was a mystic He knew the secret of the trance And Sitting Bull the great apostle of the Ghost Dance Come on Comanche Come on Blackfoot Come on Shoshone Come on Cheyenne We shall live again Come on Arapaho Come on Cherokee Come on Paiute Come on Sioux We shall live again |
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4.
The Vanishing Breed
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5.
It Is a Good Day to Die
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The general rode for sixteen days The horses were thirsty and tired On the trail of a renegade chief One he'd come to admire The soldiers hid behind the hills That surrounded the village And he rode down to warn the chief They'd come to conquer and pillage Lay down your arms Lay down your spear The chief's eyes were sad But showed no sign of fear It is a good day to die Oh my children dry your eyes It is a good day to die He spoke of the days before the white man came With his guns and whisky He told of a time a long time ago Before what you call history The general couldn't believe his words Nor the look on his face But he knew these people would rather die Then have to live in this disgrace What law have I broken What wrong have I done That makes you want to bury me Upon this trail of blood It is a good day to die Oh my children dry your eyes It is a good day to die We cared for the land and the land cared for us And that's the way it's always been Never asked for more never asked too much And now you tell me this is the end I laid down my weapon Laid down my bow Now you want to drive me out With no place left to go It is a good day to die Oh my children dry your eyes It is a good day to die And he turned to his people and said dry your eyes We've been blessed and we are thankful Raise your voices to the sky It is a good day to die |
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6.
Golden Feather
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I think I'll go on back to Shenandoah She said that she'd meet me by the fork in the road I jump start my one eyed Ford I'm heading for the pow-wow I follow red path that leads to you I gave my love a golden feather I gave my love a heart of stone And when you find a golden feather It means you'll never lose your way back home Should I paint my face Should I pierce my skin Does this make me a pagan Sweating out my sins We ate the sacred mushroom And waded in the water Howling like coyotes At the naked moon I gave my love a golden feather I gave my love a heart of stone And when you find a golden feather It means you'll never lose your way back home In the autumn night When there's no wind blowin' I could hear the stars falling in the dark When you find what's worth keeping With a breath of kindness Blow the rest away I gave my love a golden feather I gave my love a heart of stone And when you find a golden feather It means you'll never lose your way back home |
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Akua Tuta
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Akua tuta, akua tuta Akua tuta tshekuan kaminekuin Akua tuta Naketuenta kiei tshin tshekuan kanetaunekuin Hey, hey, hey Akua tuta Akua tuta tshekuan kakunuene mekuin ? Akua tuta Naketuanta kiei tshin tshekuan kauitshikuin Hey, hey, hey Akua tshe tessinnu Akua tuta nete kiei tshin kanetaunekuin Akua tshe mushumenut Akua kiei tshukumenut eshei Akua tshe tuassimenut Akua kiei tsheshimenut eshei Hey, hey, hey |
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8.
Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood
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Perhaps you think the Creator sent you here to dispose of us as you see fit If I thought you were sent by the creator I might be induced to think you had a right to dispose of me Do not misunderstand me But understand me fully with reference to my affection for the land I never said the land was mine to do with as I choose The one who has a right to dispose of it is the one who has created it I claim a right to live on my land And accord you the privilege to return to yours Brother we have listened to your talk Coming from our father the great White Chief at Washington And my people have called upon me to reply to you And in the winds which pass through these aged pines We hear the moanings of their departed ghosts And if the voice of our people could have been heard That act would never have been done But alas though they stood around they could neither be seen or heard Their tears fell like drops of rain I hear my voice in the depths of the forest But no answering voice comes back to me All is silent around me My words must therefore be few I can now say no more He is silent for he has nothing to answer when the sun goes down |
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9.
Cherokee Morning Song
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We n' de ya ho, we n' de ya ho, We n' de ya, we n' de ya Ho ho ho ho, He ya ho, he ya ho, Ya ya ya |
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10.
Skinwalker
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She broke down, on a highway Miles from nowhere, it had no number She was lost, a long way from home She was fed up with the routine She got trouble with her man She blew town with a vengeance Painted desert, peyote rain Lord, don't let me go insane Skinwalker, skinwalker Who am I, who are you I was only passing through Skinwalker, skinwalker A strange encounter to be sure He was wicked he was pure Hear him calling, he's calling for you Come with me into the mystic Come with me into the night We can live, live forever Painted desert, peyote rain Lord, don't let me go insane Skinwalker, skinwalker Through your eyes I can see you have left your mark on me Skinwalker, skinwalker Painted desert, peyote rain Lord, don't let me go insane Skinwalker, skinwalker He takes you to a sacred place and drinks a tear off your face Skinwalker, skinwalker Talk to the spirits Talk to the wind Skinwalker, skinwalker Ceremony of the Cloud People |
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11.
Ancestor Song
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To our elders who teach us of our creation and our past So we may preserve mother earth for ancestors yet to come We are the land To our brothers and sisters and all living things across mother earth Her beauty we've destroyed And denied the honor the Creator has given each individual The truth lies in our hands All my relations |
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12.
Twisted Hair
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This was the way of it Let the story fires be lighted Let our circle be strong and full of medicine Hear me This is my dream song that I'm singing for you This is my power song that is taking me to the edge This is rock medicine The talking tree The singing water Listen I am dancing underneath you This was the way of it It is a river It is a chant It is a medicine story It is what happened long ago It is a bead in a story belt It is what has been forgotten It is the smell of sweetgrass and cedar And prayers lifted to sky father It is a way, a tradition The way it was always done by the people It is a feeling of warmth The sound of voices Listen I am dancing underneath you |