Song Description
This is traditional Iroquois Lullaby in the Seneca dialect now almost completely lost. The original song only has the first 3 lines, and is normally chanted. I added the additional line channeling my Iroquois grandmother, who was the last one in a long l
| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Pop - Lullaby, New Age - Tribal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Serene |
Subject |
Peace, Dreams |
| Language |
Other |
Era |
Before 1600 |
Lyrics
Iroquois Lullaby (Seneca) 2016
Ho, Ho (lay lay)
Wa ta nay (little one)
Ki yo ke na (go to sleep)
Hato kha (see)
Na Enita (the moon)
Ha o k ha (listen)
Ki yo ke na (go to sleep)
Bridge:
Hat e no tha (sing)
Enita (moon)
Hat e no tha (sing)
Je sta e ya (darkness)
-Nick Fuse from Traditional Seneca Iroquois circa timeless.