God Will Guide You Home Tsisinstsistots (Cheyenne Language) PISL

Songwriter: John Hillebrand
Musical Arrangement: Robert York
Artist: Paget Anne of Essendon
Translation to Tsisinstsistots/Cheyenne Language: Wayne KovaaheLeman, Josephine Mokee'e Firecrow, Lenora Mo'ohme'ehne'e Wolfname, Paget Anne of Essendon
Sign explanation below.
Lyrics (L), Cheyenne (C), Translation (T), Pronunciation (P)
L) Lord let your love fill my heart so I will make a new start
C) Ma'heo'o nehvestȧhemėstse nonohpa tsemȧhepeva'e
T) God help me so that everything will be good.
P) “Ma hay yho niv vis (Vhis whisper) stumps no nope chen ha piva”

(L) Lord let your love fill my heart I pray we’re never apart
C) Ma'heo'o nehve'ohtsemeo'o oešeeva
T) God, walk with me daily, all day.
P) “Ma hay yho niff vey hoats zim may oh Oh (go down) shef”

(L) God will lead the way to His place for all the human race
C) Peveameotšėšemeno nemeoneva
T) Guide us in a good way on your road.
P) “pev vey yum me oh chem men Min nay oh nif”

(L) God is preparing His Kingdom for you
C) Tse'exanomevemenoto tsėhe'ȯhtšėšemenoo'o
T) Where you have prepared for us, take us there.
P) “Zay ick (spit at throat) kun no miv veh men note Zhe oats chim men no”

(L) God will guide you Home
C) Hoo'ȯhtsešemenoo'o
T) Guide us home.
P) “Ho oh tish sheh men no”
(L) God will guide you Home
C) Hoo'ȯhtsešemenoo'o
T) Guide us home.
P) “Ho oh tish sheh men no”

(L) When you see that you’ve lost your way, fall on your knees and pray
C) Náto'sėhéémáme! Nahaoename!
T) We are going to sweat. We are going to pray.
P) “Nah dose hem… mum (up high) Na haw… numb”

(L) God is forgiving and caring for you
C) Ma'heo'o éháatamaahe
T) God is powerful.
P) “Ma hay yho A ha dem ma”

(L) God will guide you Home
C) Hoo'ȯhtsešemenoo'o
T) Guide us home.
P) “Ho oh tish sheh men no”
(L) God will guide you Home
C) Hoo'ȯhtsešemenoo'o
T) Guide us home.
P) “Ho oh tish sheh men no”

L) Lord let your love fill my heart so I will make a new start
C)Ma'heo'o nehvestȧhemėstse nonohpa tsemȧhepeva'e
T) God help me so that everything will be good.
P)“Ma hay yho niv vis (Vhis whisper) stumps no nope chen ha piva”

(L) Lord let your love fill my heart I pray we’re never apart
C) Ma'heo'o nehve'ohtsemeo'o oešeeva
T) God, walk with me daily, all day.
P) “Ma hay yho niff vey hoats zim may oh oh shef”

(L) Give your love to those on the street help everyone you meet
C) Népėhévėhoxoméme. Náháo'omenėhéme.
T) You feed us well. We are poor.
P) Nih pev v hoe xo min Na haw oh men him

(L) God is believing and trusting in you
C) Néne'étamé'tovatsemeno.
T) We depend on you.
P) Nin neh it dumb nit doe wut zhim o (whispered)

(L) God will guide you Home
C) Hoo'ȯhtsešemenoo'o
T) Guide us home.
P) “Ho oh tish sheh men no”
(L) God will guide you Home
C) Hoo'ȯhtsešemenoo'o
T) Guide us home.
P) “Ho oh tish sheh men no”

Instrumental

(L)With your final heartbeat and sigh, say to this world “Goodbye!”
C) Tapėhéveaseohtsėstse. Névé'évȧhóotoo'o!
T) Go in a good way! Don't look back!
P) Dah piv vay ah say yhoats Niv v hoe… doe

(L) God is rejoicing and waiting for you
C) Nétonóomāā'e nevóohestoto.
T) Your relatives are waiting for you.
P) Nit doe gnome ma Neh waw hist stow eh (whispered)

(L) God will guide you Home
C) Ma'heo'o néhóo'ȯhtseha
T) God is taking you home.
P) Ma hay yho knee ho oh zheh
(L) God will guide you Home
C) Ma'heo'o néhóo'ȯhtseha
T) God is taking you home
P) Ma hay yho knee ho oh zheh

I used Sign Talk by Ernst Thompson Seton for these signs, with the exception of adding pointing for God, because I wanted three movements. Seton says that many signs in this book are how the Tsitsistas/Cheyenne people signed them, so I felt that appropriate since this has been performed in Tsisinstsistots. A Cheyenne would point with his or her lips, but most likely, cultural reasons after the 1880's would have perhaps allowed a pointing finger to be used. When Tsitsistas die, they move from this physical camp to another, thus the Advance sign.
Signs Used:
Medicine-Great-point, Help (Work-With), Me, point, point, point, point (everything) Good
Medicine-Great-point, Walk, Here, Long-time, People, All, Medicine-Great-point, Guide, Road, Move Camp (Advance), Arrange, Bridge, Across, Sit, Guide, Bridge, Across, Sit, Guide, Bridge, Across, Sit.
(Instrumental)
Medicine, Wickey-up, Fire, Rocks, (bring in), Sweat, Pray (Talk Truth), Medicine-Great-point, Strong, Guide, Bridge, Across, Sit, Guide, Bridge, Across, Sit.
Medicine-Great-point, Help (Work-With), Me, point, point, point, point (everything) Good Medicine-Great-point, Walk, Here, Long-time, People, Man, Woman, Children, Poor, No, Hungry, No, Prairie, Gives, Medicine-Great-point, Defend, All, Guide, Bridge, Across, Sit, Guide, Bridge, Across, Sit.
(Instrumental)
You, Die, Go, Advance, Good, Ancestors (Father-Father-Old), Die, Time, Past, Across, Sit, Medicine-Great-point, Take, Guide, Across, Sit, Medicine-Great-point, Take, Guide, Enter, Sit,