White Buffalo Moon

[Verse 1] Under the stars on the silent plain, The wind spoke soft like falling rain. Elders whispered of a time long gone, When the sacred Wíyakpa brought the dawn. She came in robes of cloud and light, A buffalo calf, pure and white. From the North she walked with grace so wide, Spirit of Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka by her side. [Chorus] White Buffalo Moon, shine over me, Guide my heart like the old oak tree. Teach me to walk the sacred way, With the breath of the earth and the fire of the day. Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ , hear this tune, We dance beneath the White Buffalo Moon. [Verse 2] She gave the Čhaŋnúŋpa to our clan, Taught us the prayers of woman and man. Peace and balance in every breath, A path of life, a song through death. She turned to leave, but turned again, Promised to come in times of pain. “When the snow is red and the winds are wild, I’ll return as hope in a newborn child.” [Chorus] White Buffalo Moon, shine over me, Guide my heart like the old oak tree. Teach me to walk the sacred way, With the breath of the earth and the fire of the day. Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ, hear this tune, We dance beneath the White Buffalo Moon. [Bridge] Oh, winds of the prairie, sing her name, Over river and mountain flame. We carry her words in the smoke we raise, And walk the road of the ancient days. [Final Chorus] White Buffalo Moon, don’t fade too soon, Stay with us in this sacred tune. Guide every soul that’s lost or torn, Back to the light where peace is born. Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ, hearts in tune— We live beneath the White Buffalo Moon.