Wakantanka (Many and Great)

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Wakantanka taku nitawa tankaya qa ota;
mahpiya kin eyahnake ça, maka kin he duowanca;
mniowanca śbeya wanke cin, hena oyakihi.

Woehdaku nitawa kin he minaġi kin qu wo;
mahpiya kin iwankam yati, wicowaśte yuha nanka,
wiconi kin he mayaqu nun, owihanke wanin.

Many and great, O God, are your works, maker of earth and sky.
Your hands have set the heavens with stars; your fingers spread the mountains and plains
Lo, at your word the waters were formed; deep seas obey your voice.

Grant unto us communion with you, O starabiding One.
Come unto us and dwell with us; with you are found the gifts of life.
Bless us with life that has no end, eternal life with you.

Song Details

Title: Wakantanka (Many and Great)
Text: Dakota; Joseph R. Renville, 1846; paraphr. Philip Frazier, 1929, alt.
Tune: LACQUIPARLE
Music: Plains Indian traditional, 1879
Key: C minor
Meter: irregular
Date Added: 2021/03/07

Alternate words

Singer of Life