Lakota Drum Song

Tunka Shilaya


Tunka Shilaya, Tunka Shilaya, Heya wahu welo, hey ye ye ye ye

Tunka Shilaya, Heya wahu welo, hey ye ye ye ye

Tunka Shilaya, Heya wahu welo, hey ye ye ye ye

Mitakuye ob, wani’k’telo, Heya wahu welo, hey ye ye ye ye

Tunka Shilaya
sung by Dao

Calling to the creative forces, of which I am part, to live with my relatives.

Tunka - ancient creative forces that give rise to each other

Mitakuye - relatives

Ob = with

Wani - live

k’telo - creator makes it so