Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Cranes Kate Power2012

Sandhill cranes gather in the field;

Lift in the wind, turn and reel.

I can tell the sound by the way it feels;

It fills me with wonder and delight,

Light, light.

It fills me with wonder and delight

Sing in antiphon! Fill up the air,

One starts to go and they follow him everywhere.

I would go with them if I wasn’t planted here

With my feet on the ground I walk and go;

Go, go.

With my feet on the ground I walk and go.

Hey, heya, heya-ho,

Grandmother show me what I need to know.

Hey, heya, heya-ho,

Grandfather show me where I need to go.

Hey heya heya hey

Father Sky, watch me from on high

Hey hey heya heya

Mother Earth, carry me below

Hey hey heya heya

Sister River, run beside my side

Hey hey heya heya

Brother Trees, reach and rise.