By the Waters of Minnetonka

Played with Golden Eagle F#

** Inspired by a Sioux Love Song recorded by Mr.Lieurance in October 1911 on the Crow Reservation in Montana...

I played here a little bit my own Version of it (Notes or Tablatures are available for everyone who want have it)

Moon Deer, daughter of the Moon Clan, loved Sun Deer of the Sun Clan. Tribal law forbade marriage between the two clans. It was decreed that daughters of the Moon Clan must marry into the Eagle Clan. The two lovers, in tears, ran away far to the east and north. They came to a beautiful lake called Minnetonka (Minne means water; Tonka means large and round). Their happiness was disturbed because their traditional enemies, the Chippewa, lived on the north shore of this lake. They feared to return home and be separated, and finally in desperation they decided to end it all. The legend states that they disappeared beneath the waves and were no more. The waves moaned a rhythmic sound and the pines crooned their love song. Many moons afterwards the warriors of the Sioux drove the Chippewa north to Lake Superior. One night while they were camped on the shores of Lake Minnetonka, they heard the waters singing a weird melody and, in the moon-path on the waters, two lilies appeared and grew to the skies. The lilies were the spirits of Moon Deer and Sun Deer.

[jochenh]

Thanks for this beautiful interpreted tune of this old song, I only knew in terrible versions of Glenn Miller and others ! You bring it back to the roots! Also thanks for the wonderful story !

[jandunn]

I love your playing and wow this is such a hauntingly beautiful story

[seancambern]

Beautiful! Thanks! Your video really helps with learning to play this song.

[marjoleinvanammers]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful fluteplaying and the story. I would love to have the notations..