by neufer » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:08 pm
Ron-Astro Pharmacist wrote:
Turbulent weather, above and below the clouds, make conditions dangerous for those that choose to work amidst the waves. Thanks for the "Superior" link. It's good to remember those who pay the ultimate price to supply us with the sustenance needed, both mentally and physically, to live our lives. "The Great Sea" sustained the Chippewa as the sun sustains us all; but not without a price.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes#Name_origins wrote:
Lake Superior: English translation of French term lac supérieur (upper lake), referring to its position north of Lake Huron. The indigenous Ojibwe call it gichi gumi (from Ojibwe gichi big, large, great; gumi water, lake, sea. Popularized in French-influenced transliteration as Gitchigumi as in Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 story song, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, or Gitchee Gumee as in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha).
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
- By the shore of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
At the doorway of his wigwam,
In the pleasant Summer morning,
Hiawatha stood and waited.
All the air was full of freshness,
All the earth was bright and joyous,
And before him, through the sunshine,
Westward toward the neighboring forest
Passed in golden swarms the Ahmo,
Passed the bees, the honey-makers,
Burning, singing in the sunshine.
Bright above him shone the heavens,
Level spread the lake before him;
From its bosom leaped the sturgeon,
Sparkling, flashing in the sunshine;
On its margin the great forest
Stood reflected in the water,
Every tree-top had its shadow,
Motionless beneath the water.
[quote="Ron-Astro Pharmacist"]
Turbulent weather, above and below the clouds, make conditions dangerous for those that choose to work amidst the waves. Thanks for the "Superior" link. It's good to remember those who pay the ultimate price to supply us with the sustenance needed, both mentally and physically, to live our lives. "The Great Sea" sustained the Chippewa as the sun sustains us all; but not without a price. :cry: [/quote]
[quote=" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes#Name_origins"]
Lake Superior: English translation of French term lac supérieur (upper lake), referring to its position north of Lake Huron. The indigenous Ojibwe call it gichi gumi (from Ojibwe gichi big, large, great; gumi water, lake, sea. Popularized in French-influenced transliteration as Gitchigumi as in Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 story song, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, or Gitchee Gumee as in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha).
[float=right][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A[/youtube][/float]
[list][b][i][color=#0000FF]By the shore of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
At the doorway of his wigwam,
In the pleasant Summer morning,
Hiawatha stood and waited.
All the air was full of freshness,
All the earth was bright and joyous,
And before him, through the sunshine,
Westward toward the neighboring forest
Passed in golden swarms the Ahmo,
Passed the bees, the honey-makers,
Burning, singing in the sunshine.
Bright above him shone the heavens,
Level spread the lake before him;
From its bosom leaped the sturgeon,
Sparkling, flashing in the sunshine;
On its margin the great forest
Stood reflected in the water,
Every tree-top had its shadow,
Motionless beneath the water.[/color][/i][/b][/list][/quote]