Indian Girl
Braving Love's Wilderness: The Story of an Indian Girl
Lyrics
I see the snowflakes falling
I observe the falling snowflakes.
I hear the drumbeat calling
I hear the drumbeat calling.
I am just only lonely Indian girl
I am a lonely Indian girl.
Braver than all the brave now
I am braver than all the brave people.
I sit at every pow-wow
I attend every pow-wow.
I fought a million men for Indian girl
I have fought against a million men for my identity as an Indian girl.
Ten hides and twenty horses
Ten hides and twenty horses represent the tribal law requirements.
That's what the tribal law says
These are the specified offerings according to tribal law.
Too much for me to pay for Indian girl
However, the cost is too high for me to afford for the Indian girl.
Oh sun shine on sun shine on
Expression of longing for sunlight to dispel darkness.
And take my darkness away
Request for sunlight to remove darkness.
Oh sun shine on sun shine on
(Chorus repetition)
And bring this girl my way
Asking the sun to bring the Indian girl into the speaker's life.
Far from her lonely teepee
The Indian girl is far from her lonely teepee (tent/dwelling).
Wind sends her sweetness to me
The wind carries her sweetness to the speaker.
Too much for me to bear my Indian girl
The distance is emotionally challenging for the speaker to bear.
Gather your things together
Encouraging the Indian girl to gather her belongings.
And bring your wedding feather
Suggesting the preparation for a wedding with the exchange of wedding feathers.
We'll steal away forever Indian girl
The speaker proposes eloping together, stealing away forever.
Chorus x2
(Chorus repetition)
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