16 June 2016

Happy birthday, Geronimo.


Geronimo is thought to have been born on this day in 1829.

The song that I will sing is an old song, so old that none knows who made it. It has been handed down through generations and was taught to me when I was but a little lad. It is now my own song. It belongs to me. This is a medicine-song and great is its power. The song tells how, as I sing, I go through the air to a holy place where Yusun will give me power to do wonderful things. I am surrounded by little clouds, and as I go through the air I change, becoming spirit only.

Geronimo

From the PBS series, We Shall Remain ...

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