From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
"From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" | |
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(Op. 45, No.1) | |
Cover, sheet music, 1909 | |
Song | |
Published | 1909 |
Composer | Charles Wakefield Cadman |
Lyricist | Nelle Richmond Eberhart |
Language | English |
"From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" is a popular song published in 1909. Charles Wakefield Cadman composed the music based on an Omaha love song collected by Alice C. Fletcher. "Sky-blue water" is a translation of the name "Minnesota" from Dakota into English. Nelle Richmond Eberhart wrote the poem that goes with the music:
- From the Land of Sky-blue Water,
- They brought a captive maid,
- And her eyes they are lit with lightnings,
- Her heart is not afraid!
- But I steal to her lodge at dawning,
- I woo her with my flute;
- She is sick for the Sky-blue Water,
- The captive maid is mute.[1]
A pretty, lyrical and jazzy version is performed by Harpo Marx in the 1940 film Go West, featuring his harp accompanied by a flute-playing Indian chief. Hamm's Beer also used the music for its advertising jingle. A snatch is sung by Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams in Scene Two while she is in the bathroom.
References
- ↑ Cadman, "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water."
Bibliography
- Cadman, Charles Wakefield (m); Eberhart, Nelle Richmond (w). "Hamm's Brewery" (Sheet music). Boston : White-Smith Music Publishing Company (1909).
External links
- Sheet Music for Four American Indian Songs Op. 45 No. 1; words by Nelle Richmond Eberhart; White-Smith Music Publishing Co., 1909, includes music for "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water"
- From the land of the sky-blue water - Florence Hinkle - Victor 60079 - Camden, New Jersey (1912-10-03) | National Jukebox LOC.gov