Pocahontas

Pocahontas! One of my all time favourite Disney cartoons. A native American heroine, beautiful and gutsy :) The movie is an adaptation on the real life story of Pocahontas, but is a fictionalised romantic version. Based on records, in real life, Pocahontas had a friendship of some kind with Captain John Smith, and may have saved him from death more than once. In the cartoon, I love the theme song - Colours of the Wind. Not only is the tune beautiful, but the lyrics touch the heart and are very meaningful. Yes, I know Disney cartoons have "happy ever after" endings, and that is what I love about them. Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Mulan, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan :p and many others, even the classic black and white Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Looney Tunes cartoons - my favourites. I am very much a child at heart, and enjoy cartoons at my advanced age. To me, they put a smile on the face, generate a true laugh and help lighten the spirit.

Wikipedia article on Pocahontas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocahontas

I love the instrumental combination, it provides a moving feel of nature in the music.
Youtube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbuzskVs6rc


For me, I prefer the version of the song sung by Vanessa Williams, the emotion and passion comes through in the music for me. I love other songs sung by her, like Save the Best for Last, The Sweetest Days.

And I agree, in life, we enjoy and take our time, slow and easy, savour every pleasure, overcome any obstacles in our path and think solutions not problems (a very good piece of advice I will always treasure).

We save the best for last! :D

Lyrics:

Colors Of The Wind - Vanessa Williams

You think you own whatever land you land on
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every 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 learn things you never knew
You never knew

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
Or ask 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?

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 are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

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?

How high does the sycamore grow
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
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
And need to paint with all the colors of the wind

You can own the earth and still
All you'll own is earth until
You can paint with all colors of the wind.