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
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