Tatanka Lyrics - Molly Hatchet

Seven seas, seven skies 

Lightning strikes and brave men die 

Tatanka great, Tatanka small 

When darkness comes, they kill them all, Tatanka 

You take what you want but you don't ask 

You're future doesn't lie with things of the past 

The search for freedom will never be found 

As long as we stand upon this sacred ground 

The curse of the curses upon the land 

One day Tatanka will make a stand 

Take back the soul of mother nature 

Give back the spirit of a world endangered 

Tatanka comes, stand and deliver 

The souls of the brave lie on forever 

The tale of tears is a tale of courage 

Tatanka comes from across the river 

Tatanka comes, stand and deliver 

The souls of the brave lie on forever 

The tale of tears is a tale of courage 

Tatanka comes from across the river 

The battles were fought and the damage was done 

The war's not over, it's just begun 

The debt that's owed will never be payed 

The promised land will never be saved 

The curse of curses fire on the land 

Today Tatanka has made a stand 

Their forefathers dreams, hopes and vision 

Through children's eyes, has it been forgiven? 

Tatanka comes, stand and deliver 

The souls of the brave lie on forever 

The tale of tears is a tale of courage 

Tatanka comes from across the river 

Le Lakota tolowan yelo 

Channi tatanka oyate ki 

Icic' upi nahan taku un 

Umnipi nahan unkotipi kte k'un 

Lepa unk' upelo 

Wasicu ki ahi nahan 

Wicakasota pi tka 

Tatanka tawowakan ki lena 

Hecenanhgluhapelo 

This is a song for the Lakota 

Long time ago the buffalo nation gave themselves 

So we can survive and have shelter 

The white man came and wiped them out 

But we still have the spirit, the power of the buffalo 

Tatanka comes, stand and deliver 

The souls of the brave live forever 

The trail of tears is a tale of courage 

Tatanka comes, Tatanka comes