感恩節之際，再聽這首經典影視老歌《風之彩》，或許，我們會生出另一番感受，這種感受不叫浪漫，而是厚重的歷史…… 在新英格蘭，清教徒最初的「感恩」很快轉化為對印第安部落的仇恨；而《風中奇緣》的發生地維吉尼亞，在印第安公主病逝後的幾個世紀裡，逐漸成為英國拓展北美殖民地的基石。
在迪士尼的卡通經典中，「Pocahontas」（《風中奇緣》）可以說是非常特別的一部 —— 頭一次讓「有色人種」當主角，而且故事的結局不再「皆大歡喜」。影片浪漫的愛情、動人的歌曲，以及回歸自然的主題，無不打動每一顆善感的心靈。只是，若真要回歸歷史，或許，您會覺得影片有粉飾白人的嫌疑。
實際上，印第安公主善良的行為、「浪漫」的聯姻，成為英國人徵服北美的重大歷史轉折。歷史學家曾有過這樣的假設，如果Pocahontas沒有嫁給英國人，維吉尼亞殖民地就不可能存在。聯姻後的暫時和平讓英國人站穩了腳跟，並且把印第安人逼到了內陸……
Colours of the wind
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'll learn things you never knew
You never knew
Have you ever heard the wolf cry
To the blue corn moon
Or asked 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 of copper-skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
We 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 the colors of the wind
1．blue corn moon：在美洲印第安部落文化中，指「8或9月的滿月」
2．earth：本段前後兩個「earth」含義不同，前者指「泥土、泥巴」，後者指「大地、自然」
（編輯：趙穎茹）