SONGS OF THE SIOUX 1065 



5. Lechel miyo'qan-kte 



Lechel miyo'qan-kte lo — Yo'yoyo'! 



Lechel miyo'qafi-kte lo — Yo'yoyo' ! 



Taku maka' a-icha'gha hena mita'wa-ye lo — Yo'yoyo '. 



Taku maka' a-icha'glia hena mita'wa-ye lo — Yo'yoyo'! 



A'to lie'ye lo — Yo'yoyo'! 



A te lie'ye lo — Yo'yoyo'! 



E'ya Yo'yoyo'! 



E'ya Yo'yoyo' ! 



Translation 



This is to be my work — Yo'yoyo". 



This is to lie my work — Yo'yoyo'! 



All that grows upon the earth is mine — Yo'yoyo'! 



All that grows upon the earth is mine — Yo'yoyo'! 



Says the father — Yo'yoyo 1 ! 



Says the father — Yo'yoyo'! 



E'ya Yo'yoyo'! 



E'ya Yo'yoyo'! 



6. MlCHINKSHI VI TEWA <JII..l CUE 



Michinkshi'yi tewa'qila chi — Ye'ye'! 

 Michinkshi'yi tewa'qila che — Ye'ye'! 



>ya'te-ye i'nichagha'pi-kta che — Ye'ye'! 



lya te-ye i'nichagha'pi-kta che — Ye'ye'! 



.'teye he'ye lo, 



Oy 



A'teye he'ye lo, 

 A'teye he'ye lo. 

 Haye'ye' E'yayo yo ' 

 Haye'ye' E'yayo yo ' 



Translation 



I love my children — Ye'ye'! 



I hive my children — Ye'ye'! 



You shall grow to lie a nation — Ye'ye'! 



You shall grow to he a nation — Ye'ye'! 



Says the father, says the father. 



ll,i in ye Eyayo yo '. Haye ye' E'yayo'yo'! 



7. MlLA KIN HIYU'MICHl'CHIYANA 



Mila kin hiyu mirhi'chiyana, 



Mila kin hiyu'miohi'ehiyana. 



Wa'waka'bla-kte — Ye'ye' ! 



Wa waka bla-kte — Ye'ye'! 



Oiichi he'ye lo — Yo'yo ! 



Ofichi he ye lo — Yo'yo ! 



Puye chifiyi wa'sua wakaghinyin-kte, 



Puye chinyi wa'sna wakaghinyin-kte, 



Onchi heye lo — Yo'yo ! 



Oiichi heye lo — Yo'yo! 



