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GREAT SPIRIT, I ASK FOR RELATIONS
(Wakan Tanka Cewakiye)
Lakota:
Ina Wanbli Wakan Winyan,
Ina Wanbli Wakan Winyan,
Le miye ye! Le miye ye!
Ina Wanbli Wakan Winyan.
Wana unkiya pi kte.
Wana unkiya pi kte.
Tunkasila, wahiye.
Tunkasila, wahiye.
Wakan Tanka, tokaheya,
Wakan Tanka, tokaheya,
Cewakiye...cewakiye.
Wakan Tanka, tokaheya…
Ocokan ki le wakan ye.
Ocokan ki le wakan ye.
Wayankiye! Wayankiye!
Ocokan ki le wakan ye.
Wakan Tanka, tokaheya,
Wakan Tanka, tokaheya,
Cewakiye…cewakiye.
Wakan Tanka, tokaheya…
Wakan Tanka, tokaheya…
Translation:
Sacred Eagle Mother Woman,
Sacred Eagle Mother Woman,
This is who I am! This is who I am!
Sacred Eagle Mother Woman.
Let us begin.
Let us begin.
Grandfather, I have arrived.
Grandfather, I have arrived.
Great Spirit, from the beginning,
Great Spirit, from the beginning,
I pray…I ask for relations.
Great Spirit, from the beginning…
This altar is sacred.
This center place is sacred.
Look upon it! Look upon it!
This altar is sacred.
Great Spirit, from the beginning,
Great Spirit, from the beginning,
I pray…I ask for relations.
Great Spirit, from the beginning…
Great Spirit, from the beginning…
Written by Denean
(Lakota Language Consultant: Howard Bad Hand)
© 2008 Denean / Sacred Earth Music, BMI
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