Vagabond Multilingual Journal Fall 2013 | Page 19

They walked here
Soldiers came, soldiers came,
Tashka yvt aiala tok, Tashka yvt aiala tok
Soldiers came, Soldiers came,
Tashka yvt aiala tok, Tashka yvt aiala tok
Hey-Ya, Hey-Ya,
Drove us out, drove us out,
Hapi kucha tilheli tok, hapi kucha tilheli tok
Soldiers came, drove us out,
Tashka yvt aiala cha, hapi kucha tilheli tok
Hokay, Hokay
They walked here, they walked here,
Illapa nowvt aiala tok, Illapa nowvt aiala tok
They walked here, they walked here,
Illapa nowvt aiala tok, Illapa nowvt aiala tok
Hey-Ya, Hey-Ya,
To Oklahoma, They walked here,
Chahta yakni pv, nowvt aiala tok
To Oklahoma, they walked here.
Chahta yakni pv, nowvt aiala tok
Hokay, Hokay.
Remember them, remember them,
Isht Ikhanah mv, Isht Ikhanah mv
They walked here, they walked here,
Illapa nowvt aiala tok, Illapa nowvt aiala tok
Hey-Ya, Hey-Ya,
Trails of tears, Trails of tears,
Nishkin okchiyanallit anowa, nishkin okchiyannallit anowa
Remember them, Remember them,
Isht Ikhanah mv, Isht Ikhanah mv
Hey-Ya, Hey-Ya, Hey-Ya,
Hokay.
by John D. Berry, UCB Campus Librarian

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