RED WING POLKA (An Indian Fable)

"Red Wing" is a popular song written in 1907 with music by Kerry Mills and lyrics by Thurland Chattaway. Mills adapted the music from Robert A. Schumann's "The Happy Farmer" (Opus 68, No. 10, 1849). The song tells of a young Indian maid's loss of her sweetheart who has died in battle. It is most memorable for its chorus:REDWING ORIGINAL LYRICS: by {Thurland Chattaway}

REDWING
There once was an Indian maid
a shy little prairie maid
who sang all day a love song gay as through the fields she'd while the hours away.
She loved an Indian brave this shy little prairie maid
and then one day he rode away to battle far away..

{Chorus}
Oh the moon shines tonight on pretty Red Wing,
the breeze is sighing, the night birds crying,
For a far far away her brave is dying
and Red Wings's crying her heart away.

She watched for him day and night,
She kept all the campfires bright,
And under the sky,
Each night she would lie,
And dream about his coming by and by
But when all the braves returned the heart of Red Wing yearned
for far far away her warrior brave fell bravely in the fray.

{chorus}
Now the Moon shines tonight on pretty Redwing,
the breeze is sighing, the night birds crying,
for a far'neath his star her brave is sleeping,
while Redwing's weeping her heart away.

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[erzbet07]

Great stuff. For years I've heard this tune in movies and never knew its name. Thanks to you, now I know.

[albertaviking]

Yes you will hear this tune in movies and also quite popular in old cartoons!...>ERIK

[Zac360TURN]

Is this the same version you emailed me months ago? Like this song, its one of those my grandma has been urgin me to learn :).

Zac

[albertaviking]

Yes Zac! If I emailed it to you it is exactly the same version note for note...ERIK

[RRaquello]

I see from your caption that this was adapted from a tune called the "Happy Farmer". I always thought it sounded a lot like the American Patrol March and was adapted from that. Maybe American Patrol March was adapted from the Happy Farmer. The Tune of American Patrol isn't exactly the same as Red Wing, but it's very similar.

[velveteencurtain]

Wonderful job! Beatuiflly played.

[mewhite1528]

Nice video and very sentimental old song. You did a great job.

[Upcamehill]

When I was a child in the 50's in New Orleans there was an ice cream brand called Red Wing and the the ice cream truck used to play the song on its route.

[0AZ909]

For me, Erik, the rythm is more the march's !

Nevertheless, I like this pleasant video and this old tune is very nice !

Good continuation !

Odette

[jpcfit]

Outstanding!!

[victormo57]

Bravo*****

Very nice Bruno

Un saludo

Victor

[vithefiddler]

I will, but it may not be right away.