SKY SAYS TO THE BUFFALO - Song Page
© words & music by Annie Wilson
from CD Sky & Water, Wind & Grass
Album Notes: The American Bison’s unique adaptation to its environment is reflected in this “conversation” with four elemental forces of the prairie: sky, water, wind and grass. It concludes with the Native American giving thanks to his brother, the buffalo.
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LYRICS:
The sky says to the buffalo
That drift across the grass,
“Like shadows of my clouds you go
For days your herd will pass.”
The water tells the buffalo:
“Your leaders seek me out
They smell my creek or water hole
And save the herd from drought”
The sky and water, wind and grass,
The Native people now and past,
All know -- the buffalo
From times -- so long ago.
The wind will tell the buffalo:
“I’ll feed the flames of fire
Or freeze the winter air you breathe
As my blizzard winds grow higher."
The grassland tells the buffalo:
"You help my prairie live
Your wanderin’ grazing helps me grow
These grasses that I give"
CHORUS
The Indian tells the buffalo:
“You give us all our power
You help us feed our children
As sunlight grows the flower.”
He thanks the brother buffalo
That falls beneath his bow
For strength of spirit, tools of bone,
Family, food, and home
CHORUS