As long as the moon shall rise as long as the rivers flow 只要月亮上升，只要三江并流

As long as the sun will shine as long as the grass shall grow 只要太阳将照耀只要草必生长

The Senecas are an Indian tribe of the Iroquios nation 在塞钠卡是一个印度的Iroquios民族部落

Down on the New York Pennsylvania Line you'll find their reservation 倒在纽约宾夕法尼亚线，你会发现其预订

After the US revolution cornplanter was a chief 之后美国革命cornplanter是首席

He told the tribe these men they could trust that was his true belief 他告诉族人这些人，他们可以信任的，这是他真正的信仰

He went down to Independence Hall and there was a treaty signed 于是，他到独立厅，并有一个条约的签署

That promised peace with the USA and Indian rights combined 这和平的承诺与美国和印度的联合权利

George Washington gave his signature the Government gave its hand 乔治·华盛顿给了他的签名，政府给了它的手

They said that now and forever more that this was Indian land 他们说，现在直到永远，这是印第安人的土地

As long as the moon shall rise... 只要月亮上升...

On the Seneca reservation there is much sadness now 在塞内卡保留有许多的悲伤，现在

Washington's treaty has been broken and there is no hope no how 华盛顿条约已经被打破，就没有希望没有怎么

Across the Allegheny River they're throwing up a dam 跨越阿勒格尼河他们扔了一个水坝

It will flood the Indian country a proud day for Uncle Sam 它将会涌入印度国家值得骄傲的一天山姆大叔

It has broke the ancient treaty with a politician's grin 它打破了古老的条约具有政治家的笑容

It will drown the Indians graveyards cornplanter can you swim 它会淹没印第安人墓地cornplanter可以游泳

The earth is mother to the the Senecas they're trampling sacred ground 大地是母亲给了塞钠卡他们践踏圣地

Change the mint green earth to black mud flats as honor hobbles down 改变薄荷绿大地的黑泥滩荣誉蹒跚下来

As long as the moon shall rise... 只要月亮上升...

The Iroquios Indians used to rule from Canada way south 该Iroquios印第安人用来从加拿大一路南下排除

But no one fears the Indians now and smiles the liar's mouth 但是，没有人担心印度人现在，笑道骗子的嘴

The Senecas hired an expert to figure another site 在塞钠卡聘请专家推测其他网站

But the great good army engineers said that he had no right 但是，伟大的好工兵说，他没有权利

Although he showed them another plan and showed them another way 虽然他表现出他们的另一个计划，并给他们的另一种方式

They laughed in his face and said no deal Kinuza dam is here to stay 他们嘲笑他，说没有成交Kinuza大坝在这里留下来

Congress turned the Indians down brushed off the Indians plea 国会变成印度人下来刷过印度人认罪

So the Senecas have renamed the dam they call it Lake Perfidy 因此，塞钠卡已更名为大坝他们称之为湖背信弃义

As long as the moon shall rise... 只要月亮上升...

Washington Adams and Kennedy now hear their pledges ring 华盛顿的亚当斯和肯尼迪现在听到他们的承诺环

The treaties are safe we'll keep our word but what is that gurgling 该条约是安全的，我们将继续我们的话，但什么是潺潺

It's the back water from Perfidy Lake it's rising all the time 这是背水从湖背信弃义它的上升所有的时间

Over the homes and over the fields and over the promises fine 在家庭和在田野及以上罚款的承诺

No boats will sail on Lake Perfidy in winter it will fill 无船将在冬季航行于湖背信弃义，将填补

In summer it will be a swamp and all the fish will kill 在夏季，这将是一个沼泽，所有的鱼会杀

But the Government of the USA has corrected George's vow 但是，美国政府已经纠正乔治的誓言

The father of our country must be wrong what's an Indian anyhow 我国的父亲一定是错的什么是印度无论如何

As long as the moon shall rise (look up) as long as the rivers flow (are you thirsty) 只要月亮上升（查找），只要在三江并流（你渴）

As long as the sun will shine (my brother are you warm) as long as the grass shall grow 只要太阳将照耀（我的兄弟是你温暖），只要草必生长