PISL Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Jana Mashonee (Lakota)

Singer: Jana Mashonee from her album A Native Christmas.
Language: Lakota
Original lyrics: Charles Wesley (b. 12/18/1707).
George Whitefield (b. 1714), Wesley’s friend, changed the lyrics of “Hymn For Christmas-Day,” to “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”
In 1855, William Hayman Cummings (b. 1831) joined Whitefield’s adaptation of Wesley's hymn to the tune from the second chorus of Felix Mendelssohn’s (b. 1809) PHH 279 Festgesang (Op. 68).

To my ear (and in only knowing four Lakota words), it seems the “Veiled in flesh” part of this adaptation is sung three times in this version. I decided to sign the English version of Verses one & two to offer more signs and then they may be matched against the English lyrics if you like. The third verse is missing from this version (as much as I could deduce), so I omitted it from the signing, as well.

I used the Cheyenne form of Listen, because I like it. Feel free to substitute signs for the ones you like, including signing the name of your Nation rather than “Indian People” as I did here.

1. Listen Medicine-Work Come Sing Talk Talk Talk
Joy Heart-Good Chief-Medicine-Great Born Like/Fond
Peace Dirt-Earth Fight-Forget Good Silent
Medicine-Great (Point up) Man-Bad Shake Hands Pipe
Joy Indian People All All Rise Rise
Medicine-Great-point/Hands mime whole skies Come Come Together Win
Medicine-Work Information Give Lodge-Circle Chief Medicine Great Arrive-Here Born

Refrain:
Listen Medicine-Work Come Sing Talk Talk Talk
Joy Heart-Good Chief-Medicine-Great Born Like

2. Chief Medicine Great (Palms up to sky open) Like/Fond
See (up) Arrive-Here! Here
Chief Medicine Great Die-No Walk-along Here
Amaze Medicine-Mother Born-Baby
People See Medicine Spirit Man
Dance Good Jesus Arrived-Here
Chief Medicine Spirit Man Satisfied Alike People
Chief Medicine Great Man
Refrain:
Listen Medicine-Work Come Sing Talk Talk Talk
Joy HT-Good Chief Medicine Great Born Like

3. People See Medicine Spirit Man
Dance Good Jesus Arrived-Here
Medicine Spirit Man Satisfied Alike People
Chief Medicine Great Man
Refrain:
Listen Medicine-Work Come Sing Talk Talk Talk
Joy HT-Good Chief Medicine Great Born Like

People See Medicine Spirit
Man Amaze/Surprise Good
Medicine Spirit Man Satisfied Alike People
Medicine Spirit Man Medicine Great
Refrain:
Listen/Throw out Talk Medicine-Work Come Sing
Joy HT-Good Like Born Chief Medicine Great