~ The Buffalo's
Spirit Song ~
Hau kolas, I am the
mighty Buffalo ...
My spirit is with you, I
did not go
We remain few under
Grandfather's sun
But the plains still
rumble as our spirits
run
In herds, I roamed the
plains wild and free
Buffalo is part of
Mother's Earth's family
I was the Great mighty
beast
that ancestors Blessed
at their feasts
Buffalo supplied
ancestors with food to
eat
Our pelt furs warmed
their tired cold feet
Buffalos and ancestors
were brothers and
friends
Part of life's circle
that never ceases nor
ends ...
Our hoof beats shook the
plains with thunder
Filling hearts with awe
and wonder
Now we seek those who
drove us under ...
The men who killed with
reckless plunder
Ancestors only took when
there was need
While the white wichasa
killed us from greed
By that old coward,
Buffalo Bill Cody's hand
alone
4000 were slaughtered
where once was our home
The white wichasa will
never learn
But by ancestor's sons,
Buffalo will return!
With the Tribal Co-ops,
the ITBC
Buffalo will roam and
again run free...
Buffalo is the strength
of your Nation
We were Great Spirit's
own Creation
Lord of the prairie, the
mighty beast
I will return, my spirit
will never cease
Listen! Hear our mighty
thunder across the
plains
I still roam and rumble,
my spirit yet remains...
Awaken your hearts to
the rise of a new dawn...
Hear my thundering hoofs
sing my song...
Barbara LaBarbera
(LadyBleaux)
©
2004 used with permission
ThunderWolfLA@aol.com
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