Sundance Song

Woniya Wakan


Woniya Wakan, tate le, taku shcan shcan, e’pi k’telo

Woniya Wakan, keksuyankayo, e’pelo hey ya hey yo

Wey, heya hiya, wey hiya ho weyo, wey awelo hey

Weya he hiya, wey hiya ho weyo, wela hey, ya hey yo

Woniya Wakan
sung by Dao

Woniya = breath

Wakan = mysterious

Tate = wind

Taku = thing

Shcan shcan = movement

pik’telo = as the universe dictates

Keksuyankayo = has something to tell us