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THE BEAR'S SONG by ANONYMOUS

First Line: I HAVE TAKEN THE WOMAN OF BEAUTY
Last Line: FOR HER I MADE THIS SONG AND FOR HER I SING IT
Subject(s): BEAUTY;HAIDA INDIANS;LOVE;NATIVE AMERICANS;WOMEN; INDIANS OF AMERICA;AMERICAN INDIANS;INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA;
I HAVE taken the woman of beauty
For my wife;
I have taken her from her friends.
I hope her kinsmen will not come
And take her away from me.
I will be kind to her.
Berries, berries I will give her from the hill
And roots from the ground.
I will do everything to please her.
For her I made this song and for her I sing it.



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