Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
“Colors of the Wind” is the theme song to the 1995 Walt Disney film “Pocahontas.” It was composed by Alan Menken.
In the movie, the song was sung by Judy Kuhn (who provided the singing voice for Pocahontas).
Vanessa Williams sang the song for the film’s soundtrack. It was also featured on the Japa...
[Verse 1]
You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know ev'ry rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
[Chorus]
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
[Verse 2]
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we're all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
[Chorus]
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or let the eagle tell you where he's been
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
[Bridge]
How high does the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down
Then you'll never know
[Chorus]
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
For whether we are white or copper-skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
Need to paint with all the colors of the wind
[Outro]
You can own the Earth and still
All you'll own is Earth until
You can paint with all colors of the wind
Colors of the Wind was written by Stephen Schwartz & Alan Menken.
Colors of the Wind was produced by Keith Thomas & Robbie Buchanan.
Vanessa Williams released Colors of the Wind on Tue May 23 1995.
The composer Alan Menken told Entertainment Weekly:
It really is one of the most important songs I’ve ever written. That was the first song I wrote with Stephen Schwartz – the Broadway prodigy who wrote Godspell and Pippin. He did a lot of research about American Indian folklore, and we listened to...
Yes she performed live at the 1996 Oscars because “Colors of the Wind” was up for nomination (and won).