Lyrics - Omaha
(Native American folk song, Omaha)
Wakonda! dhe dhu,
Wapodhin atonhe,
Wakonda! dhe dhu,
Wapodhin atonhe.
English Translation
Father, a needy one stands before thee.
That one is I.
See also
- Country / Culture: US / Native American
- Subject: religion
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: f,s,l,drmfsl
- Source
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
When I was a young guy 9 or 10 which is now 60 years ago, I went to a summer camp near Goderich, Ontario, Canada. Camp Chickigami
Everynight after the campfire we would say this verse
Wakonda dhe dhu. Wapodhin atonhe
Lord a needy one stands before you; I who sing am he.