Sacred Rainbow Nation Songs of Light, Peace and Love · Rank 35

White Buffalo Woman

key D minor on source tempo ≈99 chords unaccompanied (traditional)

Lakota — White Buffalo Calf Pipe Song (“Oyate wanmayanka po”); translation and ceremonial context printed in Rainbow Kirtan p.29. The melody here follows the singing on Mettaben's Rainbow Chant Collection — white_buffalo_calf_pipe_song.mp3 (CC BY-NC-SA). Not to be confused with Rainbow Caravan #32 “White Buffalo Calf Women — I seek your vision”.

Melody

Words & chords — as printed in the songbook

Oyate wanmayanka po

Oyate wanmayanka po

Le cannunpa kin he e wakanyelo

Oyate wanmayanka po

Oyate yanipiktelo

(Lakota — "People, see me! This pipe is sacred.

People, you will live.")