The Song of Hiawatha

The Song of Hiawatha ( in the original English The Song of Hiawatha ) is a long poem in the form of an epic poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( 1807-1882 ). It tells of the life of the Indian Hiawatha, who lived in the 16th century.

After an introduction describing 22 sections Hiawatha's life from his childhood through his marriage to Minnehaha until his death. Here, Longfellow also wove legends of the Indians with a.

Layer the introduction of further legends, but also the metric of the work recall the Finnish national epic Kalevala. An influence is quite possible, as Longfellow had probably learned something Finnish few years before the writing of his poem, but later also had access to a translation of the Finnish plant.

This seal Longfellow has been processed music in the symphony From the New World by Antonín Dvořák.

The English composer Samuel Coleridge- Taylor set to music in 1900 three scenes, namely Hiawatha's Wedding, the death of Minnehana and Hiawatha's progress in three cantatas for orchestra, choir and soloists.

Walt Disney adapted the figure for the 1937 Silly Symphonies in the animated film Little Hiawatha, in Germany known as the small eagle eye. In the book series Mickey Mouse appeared at irregular intervals also a comic book series of the same name.

Was incorporated into the glam- rock song Wig- Wam Bam the English group Sweet with the Komponistenduo Chinn / Chapman, Hiawatha 1972. Mike Oldfield also used parts from the 1978 Hiawatha Poem for his album Incantations.