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SUNDANCER


Artist Note:  This song honors a most beautiful and sacred ceremony: The Sun Dance.

This ceremony is the highest spiritual expression of the Lakota people. With great reverence

I offer this song as the expression of my experience with this ceremony.



Sundancer, attach your spirit to the light / Dance for the people...sundancer

Sundancer, like an eagle you take flight / Your heart is strong...you sing your song


Drums like Thunder / As you dance across the sky

We stand in wonder / At this gift you give


Sundancer, attach your spirit to this tree of life / Prayer for peace...pray for peace

Sundancer, pray for the little ones we bring into this world today / May they find their way


Drums like Thunder / As you dance across the sky

We stand in wonder / At this gift you give...sundancer


Lakota:

Wankatakiya etunwan was'agya waciyo!

(Looking upward, dance with strength!)

Tunkasila iyuskinyan cekiyayo!

(Joyfully, pray to Tunkasila!)

Mitakuwe ob yanin kte lo!

(You and my relations will live!)


Sundancer, attach your spirit to the sun / Dance for your people now / Dance for our people too

Sundancer, may all hearts become as one as we dance with you

As we dance with you / May we dance with you / Dance with you


Sundancer...Sundancer...Sundancer...Sundancer











Music / Lyrics Written by Denean

Verse melody: adaptation from "Rio Grande"

(a pow wow dance song) by Howard Bad Hand

Lakota Lyrics: Howard Bad Hand


© Copyright 1993 Sacred Earth Music, BMI

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