CORTEZ THE KILLER, NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE

CORTEZ THE KILLER, NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE

lyrics.-

He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
In that palace in the sun.

On the shore lay montezuma
With his coca leaves and pearls
In his halls he often wondered
With the secrets of the worlds.

And his subjects gathered round him
Like the leaves around a tree
In their clothes of many colors
For the angry gods to see.

And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on.

Hate was just a legend
And war was never known
The people worked together
And they lifted many stones.

They carried them to the flatlands
And they died along the way
But they built up with their bare hands
What we still cant do today.

And I know shes living there
And she loves me to this day
I still cant remember when
Or how I lost my way.

He came dancing across the water
Cortez, cortez
What a killer.

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letra en español.-

Él llegó bailando a través del mar
con sus galeones y sus armas
Buscando el nuevo mundo
en ese palacio, en el sol.

En la orilla yace Moctezuma
con sus hojas de coca y perlas
En sus monumentos él quedó maravillado
con los secretos del mundo.

Y sus súbditos reunidos a su alrededor
como las hojas alrededor del árbol
en sus vestidos multicolores
para ser vistos por sus furiosos dioses.

Y todas las mujeres eran preciosas
y los hombres erguidos y fuertes
Ellos ofrecían su vida en sacrificio
para que otros pudieron continuar.

El odio era sólo una leyenda
y la guerra no era conocida
La gente trabajaba junta
y ellos levantaron muchas rocas.

Ellos las llevaron a las llanuras
y murieron en el camino
pero construyeron con sus desnudas manos
lo que nosotros todavía hoy no podemos hacer.

Y yo sé que ella está viviendo allí
y ella me ama hasta ese día
Yo todavía no puedo recordar cuando
o cómo perdí mi camino.

Él vino balanceándose a través del mar
Cortés, Cortés
Vaya un asesino.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• CORTEZ
• THE
• KILLER
• NEIL
• YOUNG
• CRAZY
• HORSE

[AnthonBateman]

@TheMiki64 this song remember me that many people should study a little bit more of History. Neil has said many times that he wrote this song while he was in highschool, its not correct, its not historic. I love Neil Young, this is one of my favourite songs, the way the music and the lyrics flow, but it pisses me off when people take that song as a History lesson.

[TakeItEasyC6]

2:32

Neil Young: I want my roadies to dress like Jawas.

Production Manager: I guess we could arrange that, but what for?

NY: Because I'm Neil fuckin' Young and I'm the greatest singer-songwriter and guitarist ever, that's why! Go get costumes.

PM: *scurries away* Man, he's badass.

[RAPPALUSSA69]

@burtbronson If you would study another languaje we wouldn´t need to be writting in english, so everyone can read it.

Refering about your last word: DOUCHE. I won´t spend any energy to find out to whom you did call that. But I don´t know if you have noticed, that it is an insult. And should never take place overhere. I understand that the first exit that analfabetism takes is always insulting, but still.

[RAPPALUSSA69]

@charrockerito I understand very well all that you said refering to Mesoamerican cultures´, not need help, mate. It is just a different point of view.



[burtbronson]

Thanks for the history lesson.... Take an English class douche.

[Chilli5240]

Just an amazing song the guitar alone could bring tears to your eyes

[charrockerito]

@RAPPALUSSA69 Human sacrifice signified important bloodshed, just as unnecesary as the Inquisition in Europe

But this behavior can't match the slaughter of these people nor excuses the lost of a human prosperous civilization. These nations were happy, they were crafty in many activities like agriculture, astronomy, literature (yeah they were), and many other things.

I don't hate spaniards, modern Mexico is a clash of many cultures including them and we mexicans need to appreciate what we are.

[charrockerito]

@RAPPALUSSA69 When drought came and there was no harvest, the only explanation for them was that Tlaloc was angry. So sacrifices were to be made, these people sacrificed themselves voluntarily, but most of times they were war prisoners. The rituals were made mostly in specific times of the year and when they really urged sacrifices, they would engage in Guerras Floridas, wars made between the nations to get war prisoners and fulfill their sacrifices.

[charrockerito]

@RAPPALUSSA69 So, There were many gods for them and in Aztec culture we have the main ones like the Sun God, Quetzaltcoatl "The feathered serpent", Tezcatlipoca "The smoked mirror" the lord of the land and skies, Tláloc "nectar fallen to the earth" who represents the rain and fertility and others not so natured influenced but equally important because it represented a mayor human activity like Huitzilopochtli, the war god.

For these people, gods needed reverance and worship.

[charrockerito]

@RAPPALUSSA69 I don't think you understand the appreciation or the importance the Mesoamerican cultures had with the Human Sacrifices.

Let me begin, for these mesoamerican folks the fact that nature gave them all they needed (food, water, houses, etc.), if there was something they couldn't explain (like death, earthquakes, etc) they could only get into reason with the existence of a god. These mesoamerican cultures were polytheistic and had their own Pantheon of gods just like the Greeks.

[Azcatlehecatl]

LOS JAWAS!!

[Kjcaine69]

He's talking about how Cortez and his men brought disease and unintentionally killed millions. Not necessarily a negative song towards Cortez because they did not know what they were doing. Brilliant lyricist.