The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Catch the sighs I've cast behind?

Ah! I fear—I fear—I fear,

Evil bird hath filled thine ear.

Ninimosha, in the clear blue sky,

Canst thou read my constancy,

Or in whispering branches near,

Aught from thy true lover hear?

Ah! I fear—I fear—I fear,

Evil bird hath filled thine ear.

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