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CHILDREN'S DAWN BLESSING
Artist Note: I first wrote this prayer in English. Then it was translated to Lakota.
With translation to a metaphoric language, some of the English wording gets altered in the translation.
Knowing this, I then asked for the prayer to be translated back to English from Lakota.
The result was the words used for this prayer.
On the recording the Lakota is spoken first, then the English,
but for our purposes here I will list the English translation first.
Grandfather, give blessing to all children who live upon earth and also give blessing to the seven generations that are coming.
Give a clear mind and will to the children who walk toward the future, so that they understand and know peace all over the universe.
Let them have generous affection and well-being, so that all that grows and lives upon earth will be good and strong.
Allow them compassion so that all relations will live...
All of My Relations
Lakota Words:
Tunkasila, maka akan wakanija ninunpi ki hena iyuha wo'okiye wicak'u ye.
Nan wicoicage sakowin u ki hena ko wo'okiye wicak'u ye
Tokatakiya wakanija manipi ki hena tawacinpi nan tawowacinpi ki wicakiciyubleza ye,
hecel maka sitomniya wowahwala nan wotakuye okahnigapi nan slolyapi ktelo
Wacantognake nan wicozani ki hena yuha wicakiyiye,
hecel maka akan taku ninpi ki hena ko iwastepi nan was'agya icagapi kte lo.
Wounsila yuha wicakiyiye, hecel otakuye oyas'in ninpi kte lo. Mitakuwe Oyas'in
Tag:
Wakan Tanka! Mitakuwe ob iyuskinyun wanin kte lo!
(Great Spirit! I will live joyfully with my Relations!)
Music by Denean / Prayer by Denean
(A portion of the melody is an adaptation from
original pow-wow dance song by Howard Bad Hand)
Translations by Howard Bad Hand
© Copyright 1993 Sacred Earth Music, BMI
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