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The song (and its title) is inspired by the book Creek Mary’s Blood by Dee Brown, that Tuomas read and enjoyed. The final part consists of a poem Tuomas wrote in English and then handed out to native American musician John Two Hawks, who translated it into his language and recited it.
[Verse 1]
Soon I will be here no more
You’ll hear my tale
Through my blood
Through my people
And the eagle’s cry
The bear within will never lay to rest
[Chorus]
Wandering on Horizon Road
Following the trail of tears
[Verse 2]
White man came
Saw the blessed land
We cared, you took
You fought, we lost
Not the war but an unfair fight
Sceneries painted beautiful in blood
[Chorus]
Wandering on Horizon Road
Following the trail of tears
Once we were here
Where we have lived since the world began
Since time itself gave us this land
[Bridge]
Our souls will join again the wild
Our home in peace and war and death
[Chorus]
Wandering on Horizon Road
Following the trail of tears
Once we were here
Where we have lived since the world began
Since time itself gave us this land
Wandering on Horizon Road
Following the trail of tears
Once we were here
Where we have lived since the world began
Since time itself gave us this land
[John Two-Hawks]
Hanhepi iyuha mi ihanbla ohinni yelo
Òn sunkmanitutankapi hena, sunkawakanpi watogha hena
Oblaye t’ankapi oihankesni hena
T’at’epi kin asni kiyasni he
Akatanhanpi iwankal
Oblaye t’anka kin
Osicesni mitakuyepi òn
Makoce kin wakan
Wakan Tanka kin òn
Miwicala ohinni – Hanhepi iyuha
Kici – Anpetu iyuha kici yelo
Mi yececa hehaka kin yelo
Na ni yececa sunkmanitutankapi
Kin ka mikaga wowasaka isom
Uncinpi tu weni nitaku keyas ta k’u
Unwakupi e’cela e wiconi
Wanji unmakainapi ta yelo
Anpetu waste e wan olowan
Le talowan winyan ta yelo
Unwanagi pi lel e nita it’okab o’ta
Untapi it’okab o’ta
Na e kte ena òn hanska ohakap
Ni itansni a’u nita ni ihanke yelo
Creek Mary’s Blood was written by Tuomas Holopainen.
Creek Mary’s Blood was produced by Tuomas Holopainen & Tero Kinnunen.
Nightwish released Creek Mary’s Blood on Mon Jun 07 2004.