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SONGS TO DRUM and SWEAT by…and for other occasions

submitted by the Albuquerque Gay Drumming Circle

The Altar Song

(Lakota)

Hey ah, hi yi yi yi ya~

Hey ah, hi yi yi yi yo.

Hey ah, hi yi yi yi ya~

Hey ah, hi yi yi yi yo.

Hey ah, hi yi yi yi ya

Hey ah, hi yi yi yi ya~

Hey ah, hi yi yi yi yo.

(repeat 3 more times)

THE WEST

Buffalo Song

(Lakota)

Ta tonka la shila,

Hi hi yi yi, hi hi yi yi,

Hi yi yi, hi yi yi, hi yi yi oh.

(repeat 3 more times)

Hunh, hunh, hunh, hunh.

Fall Song

(Sam's Kindergarten class, 1961)

Skipping along the open raos,

With the sky so crystal cle~ar.

Halloween, Thanksgiving too,

All in the Fall, in the Fall of the year.

Back to school, golden rule

And the weather's getting cool,

All in the Fall of the year.

Flowing River

(Pagan/Linnie S.)

The river, she is flowing;

Flowing and growing.

The river, she is flowing;

Down to the sea.

Mother, carry me;

Your child, I will always be.

Oh, my Mother, carry me;

Down to the sea.

(repeat 3 more times)

I Take Delight

(Lakota by Brooke Medicine Eagle)

I take delight in the peace of the river,

Flowing so gently to the strength of the sea.

And I take delight in the love that is growing,

Just like a river between you and me.

Oh (repeat 3 more time…but no "Oh" at the end)

Rain Song

(Mateel T., Vickie's partner)

(face the West and welcome with arms during the "Oh"s)

Rain, rain, rain, rain,

Beautiful ra~in.

Rain, rain, rain, rain,

Beautiful ra~in.

Oh, come to me,

Beautiful rain.

(sing ubtil it rains)

Shash

(Jacarilla Apache, only spoken or sung in sacred space)

Shash…,

Ah ah we~e da…, ah ah we~e da…,

Hey het en ah, hey het en ah…,

(repeat 3 more times)

Hey het en ah, hey het en ah…,

THE NORTH

Ancient Mother (Oh La Mama)

(Pagan (Lakota by Brooke Medicine Eagle)

Ancient Mother,

I hear you call~ing.

Ancient Mother,

I hear (or sing) your song.

Ancient Mother,

I feel your laugh~ter.

Ancient Mother,

I taste your tears.

(repeat 3 more times or intermix with Oh La Mama)

Oh la mama,

Wah ha su co~la.

Oh la mama,

Wah ha su han.

Oh la mama,

Kah wey ah ha ha ha.

Oh la mama,

Ta teh ki ye.

From the Soul of the Earth

(Hunter F.)

From the soul of the Earth

Comes the beating of the dr~um.

From the soul of the Earth

Comes the beating of the dr~um.

From the soul of the Earth

Comes the beating of the dr~um.

Ever more, forever more.

From the soul of the drum

Comes the beating of the he~art.

From the soul of the drum

Comes the beating of the he~art.

From the soul of the drum

Comes the beating of the he~art.

Ever more, forever more.

Hey Yungua

(Indigenous)

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yungua.

Yungua, yungua.

(repeat 3 more times)

Listen to the Heartbeat

(Linnie S.)

Listen to the heartbeat, the heartbeat, the heartbeat.

Listen to the heartbeat of the drum.

We are Alive

(Pagan/Lori P.)

We are alive,

As the Earth is alive.

And we have the power,

To create our freedom.

If we have courage,

We shall be healers.

As the sun, we shall rise.

(repeat 3 more times)

THE EAST

Fly like an Eagle

(Vickie G.)

Fly like an eagle,

Fly so high.

Circle 'round the Universe,

On wings of pure light.

Ay ichi chi chi,

Oh hi oh.

Ay ichi chi chi,

Oh hi oh.

(repeat 3 more times)

I Circle Around

(Sufi Sam)

I circle around, I circle around

The boundaries of the Earth.

I circle around, I circle around

The boundaries of the Earth.

Wearing my longtail feathers as I fly.

I circle around, I circle around

The boundaries of the Earth.

(repeat 3 more times)

Over the Horizon

(Cree)

Over the horizon something's coming~~~~~~

Some~thing beautiful for you, now.

Weh ah, hey ah, hey ah, hi oh.

Waken, oh, oh, waken from your slumber~~~~~~

Birds are singing in the treetops.

Weh ah, hey ah, hey ah, hi oh.

Waken, oh, oh waken from your sleeping~~~~~~

Dance awake the dreams you're seeking.

Weh ah, hey ah, hey ah, hi oh.

Hasten, oh, oh hasten to your giving~~~~~~

Hark to dreams that you are living, now.

Weh ah, hey ah, hey ah, hi oh.

THE SOUTH

Dear Friends

(Joseph S.)

Dear friends, dear (or queer) friends

Let me tell you how I'm feeling.

You have given me such pleasure.

I love you so.

(repeat 3 more times)

Fire Chant

(Pagan/Linnie S.)

Burn Fire, burn bright!

Pure wisdom, come to me!

Guide my path tonight

With your strength and light!

You are My Family

(Queer Pagan/Linnie S.)

You are my family

And you are healing me.

You are my family

And you are healing me.

You are my pe~ople

We are one, we are one.

You are my pe~ople

We are one.

(repeat 3 more times)

The Closing Song

(Lakota)

Yana, wana, yana,

Ah wey, oh, yana.

Yana, wana, wana,

Ah wey, oh, yana.

Yana, wana, wana,

Ah wey, oh, yana.

Yana, wana, wana,

Ah wey, oh, yana.

(repeat 6 more times, speeding up with each round)

OTHER SONGS

(songs for any Direction)

Be Still

(Sam)

Be still and listen

'Til only One voice can be heard.

Be still and listen

To One voice, One word.

Be touched and be healed.

Receive the light of the world.

Be still and listen

To One voice, One word.

God Chant

(Wiccan/PK)

Pan, Wodan, Bofume,

Cernunnos, Osiris.

Goddess Chant

(Wiccan/PK)

Isis, Astarte,

Diana, Hecate,

Demeter,

Kali, Inanna.

Goddess Song

(Pagan/PK)

We all come from the Goddess

And to her we shall return,

Like a drop of ra~in

Falling to the o~cean.

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn,

All that dies shall be reborn.

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn,

All that dies shall be reborn.

Corn and grain, corn and grain,

All that falls shall rise again.

Corn and grain, corn and grain,

All that falls shall rise again.

Butch and femme, butch and femme,

Some of us are both of them.

Butch and femme, butch and femme,

Some of us are both of them.

God(ess) of Love

(Sam)

God of Love, God of Love,

Fill my heart with your treasure.

Let me share, let me care.

Let me love without measure.

Goddess of Love let me be like you,

Kind and true forever.

God of Love, God of Love,

Love me now and forever.

God of Light, God of Light,

Hold my life in your keeping.

Let me find peace of mind.

Guard me waking and sleeping.

Goddess of Light guide me every day

All the way, forever.

God of Light, God of Light

Lead me onward forever.

Good Where We've Been

(Sufi Sam)

Good where we've been, good where we're going to.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, ya.

(repeat six more time, speeding up with each round)

Great Grandmother Song

(Lori P. & Linnie S)

Great Grandmother…

I see you sitting in the (East).

You are sacred

And you are looking at me.

I pr~ay to you, pr~ay to you.

You are sacred

And you are looking at me.

(repeat for South, West, North, Sky, Earth and Heart)

(can work individually in any Direction)

Hey Wakan Tonka

(Lakota)

Hey Wakan Tonka, hey Wakan Tonka.

Ina ina ina ya, ina ina ya oh.

(repeat 3 more times)

(this works well for the East)

Kalima

(Lama)

Kalima~, Kalima~, Kalima

Jaia Kalima.

My True Name

(Ken C. & Doug C.)

Please call me by my true name.

So I can wake up, wake up

And the door of my heart will be left open,

The door of compassion.

Om Nama Shivaya

(Lama)

Om nama Shivaya, Om nama Sivaya,

Om nama Shivaya, Om nama Shivaya.

Quan Yin (Goddess of Compassion)

(Lama)

Quan Yin bu tsu

Quan Yin bu….

We All Come from God

(Fred Mc.)

We all come from God

And unto God we shall return.

We all come from God

And unto God we shall return.

Like a stream flowing back

To the o~cean;

Like a ray of light

Returning to the sun.

With Every Step

(Hunter F.)

With every step I take, I walk in balance.

With every breath I take, I breathe in light.

With every step I take, I walk my pray,

With every breathe, I bring my soul to life.

(this can also work for the East)

You Can Be

(Doug C. & Ken C.)

You can be anybody that you want to be.

You can love whomever you will.

You can travel any country where your heart leads

And know I will love you still.

You can live by yourself.

You can gather friends around.

You can love one special one.

And the only measure of your words and your deeds

Will be the love you leave behind when you're gone.

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