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Lyr Add: herring our joy (by mg)
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Subject: Lyr Add: herring our joy From: GUEST,mg Date: 20 Apr 21 - 10:45 PM I realized our herring cd had no song at all from west coast of usa, and essentially no Native cultural appropriation. But i kept feeling that there was a song from Sitka Alaska. A new friend is writing a song that might involve a fisherman's lady from there, or perhaps someplace else or perhaps we'll never know. So anyway, here is a song about the herring roe tradition of Sitka, Alaska. I never knew this was so important to them. Tune is very beautiful, probably the most beautiful Irish song, Skara Brae Suantrai hiudai. on youtube. It has to be juggled a bit but it fits in general and it is nice I think to be cross cultural. I think fishers are so fluid no matter where they are from. HERRING OUR JOY tune Suantrai hiudai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4d0UWZ54OU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4d0UWZ54OU In the land of the seal and the great Sitka spruce Herring were given to us for our use Each year when the herring converge on our banks We gather in gratitude dance and give thanks Herring our living our hands to employ Herring our heritage herring our joy In spring to the edge of the water we go And wait for the herring to deposit their roe Branches of hemlock we’ll lay on their sides for the herring to spawn on the incoming tides Herring our living our hands to employ Herring our heritage herring our joy Our brothers and sisters across the great seas Hope to have herring as plenty as these That their nets will be filled and their bellies as well Herring to eat and herring to sell Herring our living our hands to employ Herring our heritage herring our joy For thousands of years your people and mine Made sure that the herring stock would not decline We pray the Great Spirit will prosper the run And the herring will last until earth’s day is done Herring our living our hands to employ Herring our heritage herring our joy |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: herring our joy (by mg) From: GUEST,mg Date: 21 Apr 21 - 03:46 AM tune works if you use last two lines for chorus and repeat first two lines in verses. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: herring our joy (by mg) From: GUEST Date: 21 Apr 21 - 04:04 AM read up on the ainu people of japan. indigenous people. i wonder if he means them when he says your people and mine..i assumed he was referring to ireland and scotland. |
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