Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Buffalo Father
Buffalo Father
1.
Song
Listen
the song of the aged father
The song
of the aged beloved
Our father
the buffalo heavy with age
Heavy with age
endlessly walking
Too heavy
to rise again if he should fall
Walking forever
walking forever
Humped high with age
head bent with age
Heavy with age,
aged buffalo,
my aged father.
Pawnee Song
2.
Myth
Oh grandfather come to us,
come down to us;
Oh grandfather give us a suitable
symbol for peace
and the red god had with him his red plume
the red of dawn and peace
which he swiftly took from its sacred cover
and shot it into the mouth of the angry bull
where it lodged
to the left of his tongue,
lengthwise
to the left of his tongue
and then no longer
the buffalo
pawed the earth in anger
no longer thunder rolled
from the ridge pole overhead
no longer
grandfather the buffalo
threw dust with his foot in anger
but he, the buffalo,
lowered his tail,
which he had lifted in anger
and stood subdued
by the magic of peace.
Osage Myth
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Buffalo Gal won't you
come out tonight
come out tonight
come out tonight
Buffalo Gal won't you
come out tonight
And dance by the light of the moon?
Old pioneer song.
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