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WABANAKI SONG by ANONYMOUS

First Line: NOW I AM LEFT ON THIS LONELY ISLAND TO DIE
Last Line: I AM ON THIS LONELY ISLAND TO DIE
Subject(s): DEATH; "DEAD, THE;"
Now I am left on this lonely island to die—
No one to hear the sound of my voice.
Who will bury me when I die?
Who will sing my death-song for me?
My false friends leave me here to die alone;
Like a wild beast, I am left on this island to die.
I wish the wind spirit would carry my cry to my love!
My love is as swift as the deer; he would speed through the forest to find me;
Now I am left on this lonely island to die.
I wish the spirit of air would carry my breath to my love.
My love's canoe, like the sunlight, would shoot through the water to my side;
But I am left on this lonely island to die, with no one to pity me but the
little birds.
My love is brave and strong; but, when he hears my fate, his stout heart will
break;
And I am on this lonely island to die.
Now the night comes on, and all is silent but the owl. He sings a mournful song
to his mate, in pity for me.
I will try to sleep. I wish the night spirit to hear my song; he will tell my
love of my fate; and when I awake, I shall see the one I love.
I am on this lonely island to die.



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