by Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871 - 1944)
The Thunderbirds Come from the Cedars
Language: English
The thunderbirds come from their forest of cedars, The Thunder God roars as they hide the sun's beams; The winds path I tread with their black wings above me, Yet fearless am I who have known them in dreams. The swallows before and the bird-hawks that follow, They herald the storm and the Thunder Gods might; Yet brave is my heart when his yellow eye flashes, And forth at my call comes the Maker of Light. E tho he the tho!
Authorship:
- by Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871 - 1944) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Wakefield Cadman (1881 - 1946), "The Thunderbirds Come from the Cedars", op. 57 no. 4, from From Wigwam and Tepee, no. 4, from Music of the American Indian, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-10-28
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