by Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952)
Inketunga's Thunder Song
Language: English
Wakonda Wakonda! Deep rolls thy thunder! Wakonda! They speak to me, my friend; The Weeping Ones, Hark! In deep rolling thunder calling. Wakonda! O friend, they speak to me. Far above, hark, Deep voiced in thunder calling.
Note: words adapted from the "Indian"
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
Authorship:
- by Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952) [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 Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952), "Inketunga's Thunder Song", op. 32 no. 2 (1908) [voice and piano], from Three Indian Songs, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-09
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