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"Anona" is a popular song written by Vivian Grey (pseudonym for Mabel McKinley, niece of William McKinley〔Edison, ''Edison Amberola Monthly'', p. 6: "... Vivian Grey (Miss Mabel McKinley, niece of the late President McKinley), the composer of 'Anona'."〕) in 1903, both as an intermezzo〔Grey, "Anona" (Intermezzo-Two Step).〕 and a vocal number. Popular in its day, it was recorded a number of times. ==Lyrics== The lyrics as published in the vocal version:〔Grey, "Anona" (Vocal).〕 :''In the western state of Arizona,'' :''Lived an Indian maid;'' :''She was called the beautiful Anona so 'tis said.'' :''Graceful as a fawn was she,'' :''Just as sweet as she could be,'' :''Eyes so bright, dark as night,'' :''Had this pretty little Arizona Indian maiden.'' :''All the chiefs who knew her,'' :''Came to woo her,'' :''For her pined'' :''To marry she declined,'' :''At last she changed her mind,'' :''But 'twas not a chief so grand, who won her heart and hand,'' :''But a warrior bold, who wooed her with a song:'' :''Chorus:'' ::''My sweet Anona, in Arizona,'' ::''There is no other maid I'd serenade;'' ::''By camp-fires gleaming, of you I'm dreamng,'' ::''Anona, my sweet Indian maid.'' :''When her father heard that his Anona,'' :''Loved the youthful brave;'' :''Straight-a-way he said he would disown her, things looked grave.'' :''She must marry "heap big chief,"'' :''Sweet Anona hid her grief,'' :''Ran away, so they say,'' :''And got married to the man she loved without delaying.'' :''Then her father sought he,'' :''Never caught her,'' :''Till one day,'' :''When two years passed away,'' :''They both came back ot stay,'' :''Then the chief declared a truce, when they named their young papoose,'' :''After him and to his grand-child he would sing:'' :''(Chorus)'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anona (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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