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Thread #5721 Message #2640624
Posted By: GUEST,Indrani Ananda
25-May-09 - 02:50 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Land of the Silver Birch
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Land of the Silver Birch
My sister used to sing this song in the guides, and play it on her recorder. I can't tell what your tunes are, but it seemed slightly jerky with a weird timing. Anyway, this is all I can recall of it:
Land of the Silver Birch,
Home of the Beaver,
Where mighty yellow Moon
Wanders at will;
Blue lake and rocky shore,
I will return once more....
I will return again.
Here in the lowlands
My heart will sing to you
Under the Heaven-sky
Silent and blue;
Home in the Northlands,
Swift as the wild Goose,
I will return to you.
Here, by the Forest,
I'll set my wigwam,
Under the silver Stars,
Silent and still;
Where mighty River flows,
Where mighty Spirit knows......
I will return to you.
There are shades of Hiawatha in this song, don't you think?
Indrani.