HIAMOVI

Carl Sandburg

All: What did Hiamovi, the red man, Chief of the Cheyennes,

have?

To a great chief at Washington and to a chief of

people across the waters: Hiamovi spoke:

Solo 1: “There are birds of many colors—

All: red, blue, green, yellow,

Solo 1: Yet it is all one bird.

There are horses of many colors—

All: animals, flowers, trees.

Solo 1: So men—in this land, where once were only Indians,

are now men of many colors---

All: white, yellow, black, red.

Solo 1: Yet all one people.

That this should come to pass was in the heart of

the Great Mysery.

It is right thus—and everywhere there shall be peace.”

All: Thus Hiamovi, out of a tarnished and weatherworn

heart of old gold, out of a living down gold.