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| Rabbit
Dance Love Song (Isna Wastekicilapi Mastin Olowan) |
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Say, where did you come from?
Oh, I come from that way to dance here.
Give me your hand, because I am single.
Maybe I will see you later. |
Tokiyatan yahi so.
Leciyatanhan waci wahiye.
Nape au we.
Tansna waun we.
Toksa ake wacinyankin kte. |
Notes:
"When Rabbit Dances were in full swing around here, you would take your sweetheart to
the hall and dance all night long. The Rabbit Dance Love Song is a real old one, written
in the 1920's." |
| Leadership Through Culture Song (Woitancan
Olowan) |
A young man said
my Lakota traditions are valuable to me.
So this is your day to prove yourself. |
Lakota hoksila heyakeyape lo.
Lakol wicoh 'an kin tewahila yelo.
Anpetu kin lenihantu welo. |
Notes:
"The Leadership Through Culture Song is a general powwow song and could be
sung several ways. it was composed first for a special person, the oldest son of Joyce
Bell and her husband, and sung in the early 1960's at the old gym at Oglala Community
School." |
| Penny
Song (Mazasa Olowan) |
Someone said:
my mother told me that I will be born only once
so she encouraged me to help all unfortunate people |
Tuwela seca k 'un heye lo.
Ina wancala imacagin kta keyin na ohunkesni
kinhan wawokiyesmasi yelo. |
Notes:
"The Penny Song goes way back to the 1920's and special celebrations like
Fourth of July when the outgoing committee would pass on a penny to the new committee
coming in for the following year." |
| Memorial Song (Wicat 'a Wokiksuye Olowan) |
When people come to a celebration,
someone is not among them.
Your friends have said so. |
Oyate kinhan kawitaya au yunkan
tuwela seca k'un hel opa sni yelo.
Nita kola heyape lo. |
Notes:
"The Memorial Song always brings a tear to my eye when we sing it,"
said Nellie. "We can't count the number of times that we have sung this song, it is a
really old song probably coming out of a warrior society like Brave Heart Society, Kit Fox
or White Horse Owner." |
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