My father married a pure Cherokee My father married a pure Cherokee Meu pai se casou com uma pura Cherokee My mother's people were ashamed of me My mother's people were ashamed of me O povo da minha mãe sentia vergonha de mim The indians said I was white by law The indians said I was white by law Os índios diziam que eu era branca por lei The White Man always called me "Indian Squaw" The White Man always called me "Indian Squaw" Mas os brancos só me chamavam de "índia selvagem" CHORUS: CHORUS: REFRÃO: Half-breed, that's all I ever heard Half-breed, that's all I ever heard Mestiça, era o que eu sempre ouvia Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word Mestiça, aprendi a odiar essa palavra Half-breed, she's no good they warned Half-breed, she's no good they warned Mestiça, Ela não presta, eles avisavam Both sides were against me since the day I was born Both sides were against me since the day I was born Os dois lados ficaram contra mim desde que nasci We never settled, went from town to town We never settled, went from town to town Nós não parávamos, vivíamos em cidade em cidade When you're not welcome you don't hang around When you're not welcome you don't hang around Quem não é bem-vindo não fica muito tempo num lugar The other children always laughed at me The other children always laughed at me As outras crianças sempre riam de mim "Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee" "Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee" "Dêem uma pena a ela, é uma Cherokee" Repeat Chorus Repeat Chorus Repete refrão We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed Nós não éramos aceitos, e eu me senti envergonhada Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame Aos dezenove eu os havia deixado, diga-me de quem é a culpa My life since then has been from man to man My life since then has been from man to man Minha vida tem sido, desde então, de homem para homem But it can't run away from what I am But it can't run away from what I am Mas eu não pude fugir daquilo que sou Repeat chorus Repeat chorus Repete refrão