Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Raffi
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Raffi
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Raffi
Producer
Michael Creber
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
For thousands of years
The world has known countless peoples
Living in many different ways
With their own language, art and songs
Respecting the bounty of nature
[Verse 2]
Huron, Cree, Ojibwe, Yanomami, Kayapo
Penan, Nisga'a, Lakota
[Verse 3]
First Peoples of this world
First of all our voices heard
Mother, father, ancient kin
Spirit names of countless tribes
Carve and paint, chant and drum
Gift and glory of an olden time
Weave and spin, tales of a new day come
Hand in hand, walkin' free, children of the land and sea
Dreams and visions dancing in the wind
[Verse 4]
Iroquois, Carib, Navajo, Inuit, Sámi
Miskito, Dené, Kelabit, Haida
[Verse 5]
And today, First Peoples enrich the Earth family
Share the wisdom of ages for future generations
Helping to protect our sources of beauty, health, and wonder
[Verse 6]
Father Sky, Mother Earth
All of our relations' birth
Eagle, bear, turtle, whale
Moving in Creation's tale
First Peoples of this world
The test of time endured
Brothers, sisters in the sun
Circle life in a spiral run
[Verse 7]
Carve and paint, chant and drum
Gift and glory of an olden time
Weave and spin, tales of a new day come
Hand in hand, walkin' free, children of the land and sea
Dreams and visions dancing in the wind
[Verse 8]
Gitxsan, Ainu, Fulani, Arawak, Arapaho, Maya, Maori, Huichol
Oromo, Shoshone, Hopi, Innu, EMbera, Quechua, Lubicon
Salish, Dandami, Munda, Gurindji, Kalinga
[Verse 9]
Carve and paint, chant and drum
Gift and glory of an olden time
Weave and spin, tales of a new day come
Hand in hand, walkin' free, children of the land and sea
Dreams and visions dancing in the wind
Written by: Raffi
