"Hiawatha (A Summer Idyl)" is a song written by Neil Moret (
Charles N. Daniels) in 1901. James J. O'Dea (1870–1914) added lyrics in 1903 and the music was re-subtitled "(His Song to Minnehaha)".
"Hiawatha" sold half a million copies after release. It has been recorded numerous times and started a decade long fad for "Indian" songs.
"Hiawatha" was named for
Hiawatha, Kansas
Hiawatha (Chiwere language, Ioway: ''Hári Wáta'' pronounced ) is the largest city and county seat of Brown County, Kansas, Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 3, ...
, not for Longfellow's poem.
Lyrics
The lyrics as written by O'Dea:
[O'Dea, "Hiawatha (His Song to Minnehaha)".]
References
Bibliography
*Jasen, David A. ''Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song''. New York: Routledge (2003).
*Moret, Neil (m.). "Hiawatha (A Summer Idyl)" (Sheet music). Detroit: Whitney-Warner Pub. Co. (1902).
*O'Dea, James J. (w.) (1870–1914); Moret, Neil (m.). "Hiawatha (His Song to Minnehaha)" (Sheet music). Detroit: Whitney-Warner Pub. Co. (1903).
*Sanjek, Russell. ''American Popular Music and Its Business: The First four Hundred Years, Vol. II''. New York: Oxford University Press (1988).
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External links
"Hiawatha"
Columbia Orchestra (Columbia Phonograph Co. 32092, (c. 1903)—
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
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"Hiawatha"
Edison Grand Concert Band (Edison Gold Moulded 8347, (c. 1906)—
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
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Songs about Native Americans
1901 songs
Songs about Kansas
Songs with music by Charles N. Daniels (music)