Short Grass
Eternal Plains: A Harmony of Nature's Cycle in 'Short Grass'
Lyrics
The sun burns the snow high on the mountains
The sun melts the snow on the mountains.
It runs and it grows as it falls
The melted snow runs down, accumulating as it falls.
Silt and soil, down it boils
Silt and soil are carried along with the flowing water.
Down to the valleys, the gold river rolls
The water reaches the valleys, forming a river of gold.
To the plains
The river extends to the plains.
The range land lies high up from the river
The range land is elevated from the river.
The coulees are dry where the short grass grows
The dry coulees are where the short grass thrives.
Fields of hay, cottonwood shade
Fields of hay and cottonwood trees provide shade.
Green patch of home through the high dusty land
A green patch of home stands out in the high, dusty land.
The river flows
The river continues to flow.
Early evening light, boys practice roping
In the early evening light, boys practice roping.
The day fades away, the night rolls on
As the day fades away, the night begins.
Lives of pride, men who ride
Lives of pride are led by men who ride.
They keep the old skills that came up the trail
They preserve old skills that originated from the trail, possibly from Mexico.
From Mexico
The long river winds through green years and dry years
Cattle are branded in spring and shipped in the fall.
Brand them in the spring ship them in the fall
A new colt foal is born, and the mare ages.
A new colt fole, the mare grows old
Cycles of changes occur in this seemingly changeless land.
Cycles of changes in this changeless land
Where the short grass grows
Where the short grass grows, symbolizing resilience and continuity.
In this changeless land
In this seemingly unchanging land.
Where the short grass grows
Where the short grass continues to thrive.
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