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14 Nov 08 - 07:09 PM (#2494236) Subject: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: Genie I just discovered this wonderful Kate Wolf song, Medicine Wheel. I might be able to transcribe the lyrics from the audio file, but I'm not sure I'd get them right. Anyway, if someone already has them and will post them, that'll be quicker. Thanks, Genie |
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14 Nov 08 - 07:21 PM (#2494246) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: MEDICINE WHEEL (Kate Wolf) From: katlaughing I don't think I've ever heard this one before, Genie. Thank you, so much, for posting the link. Here are the lyrics I found, sorry some of the formatting may be messed up: Em D Em When the morning breaks and the sunlight warms my soul Em D In the East the Eagle flies, and the Red Tail proudly soars Em G G/F# Em I'm on my way~ to the place of the spirit one G D add2 Grandfather hear me now, I am on fire Em G Let the sundance guide my feet to your desire D Show me visions for my eyes Am D add2 And words like gold that shimmer in the sun Em D Em Hyi-ah, hyi-ah, hyi-ah When the sun goes down and it grows too dark to see I look within to the Shaman's mysteries I'm on my way~ to die and live, again Grandmother Earth I cry, give me rest I take my place with the woman in the West Show me the Raven and the Bear The way of herbs and the black obsidian Hyi-ah, hyi-ah, hyi-ah Turn toward the South, like water I will run In innocence and trust the Moonchild's song is sung I'm on my way~ to the place of the sacred plants My emotions and my will at their command Where the Turtle's voice is heard upon the land Where the wise Coyote prowls The Rattlesnake will call me to the dance Hyi-ah, hyi-ah, hyi-ah In the deepest night when the stars watch over me Old Woman of the North my mind seeks clarity I'm on my way~ to the place of the Northern winds Let the Thunder and the Lightning carry me Lay my thoughts to rest and send me into sleep With the Hawk and the Buffalo My dreams white crystal magic medicine Hyi-ah, hyi-ah, hyi-ah D Em Hyi-ah, hyi-ah... Copyright 1983 Another Sundown Publishing Co. By Kate Wolf Give Yourself To Love |
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14 Nov 08 - 07:28 PM (#2494255) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: katlaughing After listening to the video with the lyrics in front of me, I changed "Give" me visions, to "Show" me visions, as she sings it. Also, "I look within the Shaman's "mystery" changed to "mysteries" as she sings it. |
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14 Nov 08 - 08:49 PM (#2494295) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: Genie Thanks so much, Kat! I've listened to Kate singing it again, with your lyrics posted, and I think this is correct (with the chords inserted so they'll show up in the right place if you use NoteWorthy or whatever that program is that prints out lyrics with chords over the right words). It does sound clearly like "mysteries" to me, but I hear "Show" me, not "Give" me. There are a couple other places where I hear the lyrics ever so slightly different from the ones you posted. Genie MEDICINE WHEEL Words and music by Kate Wolf ©1982, Another Sundown Publishing Co. Wh[Em] en the morning breaks and the su[D]nlight warms my so[Em]ul, In the E[Em]ast the Eagle flies and the R[D]ed Tail proudly soars. I'm on my w[Em]ay To the pla[G]ce of the sp[G/F#]irit o[Em]ne. Grandfather hear me now, I am on fi[D add 2]re. Let the su[Em]ndance guide my feet to your des[G]ire. Show me vi[D]sions for my eyes And wo[Am]rds like gold that shimmer in the s[D add2]un. Hiy-a[Em]h, hiy-a[D]h, hiy-a[Em]h. When the sun goes down and it grows too dark to see, I look within to the Shaman's mysteries. I'm on my way To die and live, again. Grandmother Earth, I cry, "Give me rest! I take my place with the woman in the West. Show me the Raven and the Bear, The way of herbs and the black obsidian." Hiy-ah, hiy-ah, hiy-ah. Turn toward the South, like the water I will run. In innocence and trust the Moonchild's song is sung. I'm on my way To the place of the sacred plants, My emotions and my will at their command, Where the Turtle's voice is heard upon the land. Where the wise Coyote prowls, The Rattlesnake will call me to the dance. Hiy-ah, hiy-ah, hiy-ah.
In the deepest night, when the stars watch over me, |
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14 Nov 08 - 09:21 PM (#2494308) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: Genie Oops, Kat. I see it was you who changed "Give" to "Show." And you're right. |
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15 Nov 08 - 07:16 AM (#2494472) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: bubblyrat Karen (Wild Flying Dove) and I have been doing this song for about 9 months now,as we both like Kate Wolf (we do "Across the Great Divide" and "Give youself to Love " too ).It always attracts comment----so few people seem to have heard of the late (tragically) KW,which is a pity,as she was a great songwriter (and singer,of course ). |
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15 Nov 08 - 01:57 PM (#2494658) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: open mike i always thought she wrote this while experiencing her life's end she had leukemia i do not remember the year she died but this was written in 1982. there is a wonderful music festival held in her memory every year in the end of june. ahh,,,the late, great Kate. |
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15 Nov 08 - 05:26 PM (#2494766) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: katlaughing I think she died in 1986, but of course she may have already been ill in '82. I didn't really know about her until Joe Offer sent me a CD of hers. At the time I was too sad to appreciate her more melancholy songs; I now have much more of an appreciation. |
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15 Nov 08 - 07:22 PM (#2494819) Subject: Lyric Add: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: Genie 1986 sounds right to me too. (I once thought Kate had written Across The Great Divide with reference to her own life-and-death struggle with leukemia, but I later learned she wrote it quite a while before she died and for someone else she knew who was facing death.) Interestingly, I don't hear this song as melancholy, even if she did write it in response to her impending transition. --- |
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15 Nov 08 - 08:29 PM (#2494852) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: pdq Kate Wolf looked happy and healthy for her Austin City Limits show and gave a strong performance. That was in November, 1985. She became tired and listless in early 1986 and went to the doctors who diagnosed the Leukemia. She died in December of that year and very little of what she wrote was done in the last year. Many people in central California thought he she was a major star, but she was criminally neglected by the rest of the world during her life. |
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15 Nov 08 - 09:56 PM (#2494874) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: Genie "Criminally" is right, pdq." |
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16 Nov 08 - 10:09 AM (#2495088) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: bubblyrat Not long after Karen & I started performing "Across The Great Divide", I found an old book about " World Railways" in the garage.After reading for a while,I came to the chapter about Canada, and discovered that there is a place there ( near Banff ?? ) called "The Great Divide", where there is a river that divides and flows off in different directions ! So is that the inspiration then ?? Anyone know ?? |
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16 Nov 08 - 11:01 AM (#2495124) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel - Kate Wolf From: pdq It is interestion that you mention a river that divides and goes in two directions. The Great Divide usually means different rivers. The Rio Grande and the Colorado River both start in the State of Colorado, but one heads southeast and empties in the Bay Of Mexico. The Colorado River goes southwest and empties in the Gulf of California. The Great Divide in the US is a common name for our Continental Divide which all continents have, exception being Antarctica. It goes the entire length of North America and another one starts when you get to South America. Since Kate Wolf mentions the direction of rivers in the song, it surely was her inspiration, but I'm sure it has additional implications in the song. |
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25 Jan 12 - 04:12 AM (#3295889) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Medicine Wheel (Kate Wolf) From: scouse It's not on you tube anymore,some one's removed it??? As Aye, Phil |