Song of Hiawatha Love Quotes

The first time he sees Minnehaha, Hiawatha falls in love and spends his free time sighing over how beautiful the young woman is. It's quite a while before he can work up the courage to approach her father and ask for her hand in marriage.

Whenever he goes out on quests or hunting trips, Hiawatha returns home by making a detour to Minnehaha's village. All he wants to do is catch a glimpse of the woman who will one day be his wife.

We don't how Minnehaha will react after Hiawatha asks for her hand in marriage. But after some suspenseful moments, we find out that she loves Hiawatha just as much as he loves her. Everything seems awesome, although Longfellow will remind us later on that, sooner or later, all lovers need to be separated by death.

Minnehaha's father is sad to see her go off to get married. He knows that this is part of life, but can't help but feel sad now that he's all alone with no one to keep him company. Minnehaha was the last person in his life whom he loved, and now she's gone off with her new husband.

Hiawatha and Minnehaha are so in love that even the birds in the trees can see it as the couple passes by. In this passage, we hear a bird shouting down to Hiawatha about how lucky he is to have such a loving wife. It turns out that not everyone has the same luck.

The whole world seems invested in Hiawatha's new marriage. Even the sun looks down and reminds Hiawatha to always "rule by love." What the sun means here is that Hiawatha should always rule over his family and his people with a spirit of love. That's the only way to keep peace at home and beyond.