Friday, July 03, 2009

Chibiabos

Chibiabos: The musician; the harmony of nature personified. He teaches the birds to sing and the brooks to warble as they flow. “All the many sounds of nature borrow sweetness from his singing.”

"...Very dear to Hiawatha
Was the gentle Chibiabos,
He the best of all musicians,
He the sweetest of all singers;
For his gentleness he loved him,
And the magic of his singing..."

Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, vi.

Longfellow

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