Lyrics - Dakota
(Native American folk song – Dakota)
He, he, wanna wawate,
He, he, wanna wawate.
Wana watinke,
Wana watinke.
English Translation - Spirit Dance
Hey hey, joyous feast we now.
Eating pemmican*.
*dried meat pounded into a powder, mixed with other things and made into cakes (source)
Recorder Notes E, G, A, B
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- Culture: Native American
- Subject: food
- Form: call & response
- Melody: E,G,A,B
- Meter: 2
- Scale: tetratonic
- Tones: l,drm
- Source: The Indians’ book, Natalie Curtis, 1907
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
