Sally Oldfield's Wampum Song

Correspondent DMarks brings another Oldfield song to our attention--this time by Sally Oldfield:Wampum Song

There could be living on this land!
There could be peace for every man
With a woman weaving him wampum
By the light of the crimson sun.

There could be singing beneath the sky!
There could be joy that does not fly
With the children teaching us wisdom
By the wonder in their eyes.

There could be living on this land!
There could be peace for every man
With a woman weaving him wampum
By the light of the crimson sun
Sweet wise woman weaving him wampum
By the light of the crimson sun!

Wampum Song begins at the 6:30 mark.

DMarks adds:"Wampum Song" is part of a suite called "Songs of the Quendi" from Sally Oldfield's "Water Bearer." The title of the suite and the lyrics to one of the other songs ("Three Rings") refer explicitly to Tolkien's Elves.

The suite appears to conflate Native Americans with Tolkien's Elves, in a new-agey way: both are wise mystical beings of the past, apparently.Comment:  I wonder if Oldfield even knows what wampum is. She seems to equate it with "soul" or "tapestry of life" or something like that.

In Tolkien lore, Quendi means'Those who speak with voices'; the name given by the Elves to their own kind while they still dwelt at Cuiviénen.Other songs on Water Bearer:

Night of the Hunter's Moon
Song of the Bow
Song of the Healer

seem to suggest an Indian vibe even if they're about elves or generic natives.

For more on the subject, see Indians, Wizards, Fairies, and Ghouls and Oldfield's Native-Themed Songs.