Directions
Sacred Harmonies: Seeking Ancestral Guidance in Nahko and Joseph's 'Directions'
Lyrics
For the west
Invocation for the west
For the north
Invocation for the north
For the east
Invocation for the east
For the south
Invocation for the south
Grandfather I'm calling on you
Seeking guidance from Grandfather
Need your guidance now
Expressing an immediate need for guidance
Grandmother I'm calling on you
Seeking guidance from Grandmother
Need your guidance now
Expressing an immediate need for guidance from Grandmother
For the west (hum)
Repetition of the west invocation with a hum
For the north (hum)
Repetition of the north invocation with a hum
For the east (hum)
Repetition of the east invocation with a hum
For the south (hum)
Repetition of the south invocation with a hum
Grandfather I'm calling on you
Reiterating the call for guidance from Grandfather
Need your guidance now
Repeating the urgent need for guidance from Grandfather
Grandmother I'm calling on you
Reiterating the call for guidance from Grandmother
Need your guidance now
Repeating the urgent need for guidance from Grandmother
For the west (hum)
Repetition of the west invocation with a hum
For the north (hum)
Repetition of the north invocation with a hum
For the east (hum)
Repetition of the east invocation with a hum
For the south (hum)
Repetition of the south invocation with a hum
Grandfather I'm calling on you
Reiterating the call for guidance from Grandfather
Need your guidance now
Repeating the urgent need for guidance from Grandfather
Grandmother I'm calling on you
Reiterating the call for guidance from Grandmother
Need your guidance now
Repeating the urgent need for guidance from Grandmother
Hoka!
Exclamation, possibly signifying a powerful moment or realization
For the west (harmony hum)
Harmonious invocation for the west
For the north (harmony hum)
Harmonious invocation for the north
For the east (harmony hum)
Harmonious invocation for the east
For the south (harmony hum)
Harmonious invocation for the south
Grandfather I'm calling on you
Reiterating the call for guidance from Grandfather with harmony
Need your guidance now
Repeating the urgent need for guidance from Grandfather with harmony
Grandmother I'm calling on you
Reiterating the call for guidance from Grandmother with harmony
Need your guidance now
Repeating the urgent need for guidance from Grandmother with harmony
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