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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!

Text 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
Line count: 9
Word count: 81

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