Translation -
I am of the Great Spirit, Ho! I am of the Great Spirit, Ho!
It is so, it is so.
Great Spirit, Great Spirit, Great Spirit
This language stems from very ancient Cherokee

 ----- As a Round----
Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya
Wi na de ya
Ho ho ho ho
He ya ho
He ya ho
Ya ya ya

Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya
Wi na de ya
Ho ho ho ho
He ya ho
He ya ho
Ya ya ya




Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya
Wi na de ya
Ho ho ho ho
He ya ho
He ya ho
Ya ya ya

CHEROKEE MORNING SONG

Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya ho
Wi na de ya
Wi na de ya
Ho ho ho ho
He ya ho
He ya ho
Ya ya ya

Cherokee National Flag

Commissioned to come up with a soundtrack for the 1994 Turner Network Television special The Native Americans, Robbie Robertson arranged this and other traditional songs. Robertson a descendent of Mohawks is a well known composer of cinema music and was lead guitarist for The Band.

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