Wampum

Deadly

What You Pawn I Will Redeem

I made this track after watching Sarah Oppenheimer give a lecture about her work.  
I made a video for this piece using Quartz Composer.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IwS1HP73kQ&t=178s

Technical In Detail

09 Miami Beach (Brenmar Remix)

08 Ham Dance

You can attain your dearest dreams.  I want to set you free.

07 Dearest Dreams

Pooper wants to be your friend.  BFF 'till the very end!

06 BFF

Miami Beach you are so dope, I wanna call you on the phone.

05 Miami Beach

Honey Bunny, I will always become, become a young blood.

03 Young Blood

02 Disco Arrow

Blackfoot Indian story about the origin of the Buffalo dance.

01 Buffalo

Music from my performance "Fake" at CALARTS.

Bear Hunting Song

Peyote
©Wampum 2016

Transcribed by Elisa Harkins.
Composed by Elisa Harkins and Marvin Astorga.

Peyote

Bear Hunting Song (Radio Edit)

Medicine Song For Rough Water

Rodeo

Rolling like a star

Corotke
(Crippled)

Cuko-essiyv
(Painter)

Dream away

Did you tell a story

Honece
(Wild)

Ue-home-eskv
(Whiskey Drinker)
 
When they come at night, I ride away

Hoktet rakkon ohlikes
(A woman is riding a horse)

Artwork by Ernie Pepion

Pony

Stomp Dance Lyrics 

I am going to dance 
Vntat pvnv han towis 

Hurry and Get in 
Lvpecihcet ohceyvs 
-- 
Everybody Dance 
Omulkut opnvks 

Everybody Dance 
Omulkut opnvks 

Let’s get in with him/her 
Mvn imoh cehoyakec 

Everybody Dance 
Omulkut opnvks 

Everybody Dance 
Omulkut opnvks 

He leads well 
Heren senhomatet os 

Everybody Dance 
Omulkut opnvks 

Everybody Dance 
Omulkut opnvks 

It’s almost morning 
Hvyvtke pv han nos tos 
-- 
I am laughing with you 
Achemapele 

Do you have tobacco? 
Hece ocec kv? 

I enjoy you. 
Cencvmvnheretos 

It is Blackberry month 
Kvco hvse tos 

I am laughing with you 
Achemapele 

Do you have tobacco? 
Hece ocec kv?
credits
released September 1, 2018 
Written, Produced, Recorded by Elisa Harkins

Stomp Dance

This is a Muscogee Hymn that was sung on the the Trail of Tears.

Hesaketv Meset Likes (God Our Creator) 
Muscogee Hymn 

lyrics
He-sa-ke-tv… Me-set likes 
God Lives 

Nak O’mvl-kv-ha-hi-cv-tet 
He has created all things 

Em pen-ka-lit, Me-ku-sa-pis 
I pray with fear of respect 

Cv Cuk-wvm es A’kv-sa-mis 
I glorify him with my mouth 

Em V’ha-kv pu-mva-yat 
He give us his teaching 

Nak hot-cen hah-yet pu ‘mv-tes 
He give us what is in writing 

Mv-ha-kv Me-hen-wut o’mes 
His teachings are the truth 

Cv-fe-ken es A’kv-sa-mis 
I glorify him with my heart 

‘Mo-pu-nv-kv her-kvt o-ces 
Em es-tul-ke ‘ma-fv-cke-tvt 
Vm mvt-tet os, cen ku-sa-pit 
Cem v-ha-kvn v-rak-kue-cis


performed by Elisa Harkins

Hesaketv Meset Likes

Cate owis
I am red

Holatte owis
I am blue

Etvlwvt holwvket os
The nation is wicked

Vpueckvherekot os
It is a nightmare
 
Cv feknokkes 
my heart is sick

Cv feknokkes 
my heart is sick

Cv cvfeknekotos
I do not feel fine

Estometv
Do something, anything

mvhayetv
Teach

Vnrvpetv
Resist

Akvwvpketv
Rise up

Cate Owis (I am red)

Crushed

Performing Life

Astromancer Jr. is your musical horoscope predicted by Xina Xurner and Pooper.

01 Aquarius

This song is in English and Mvskoke Creek.
lyrics
There are memories
In this machine
They wanted our demise
We were colonized
I survived the past
I made it through all that
From the trail of tears
to the ghost dance years
And the oil money
In Indian Country

Este Cvto (metal person)
Hokte Vhake (similar to a girl)
Este Cvto (metal person)
Hokte Vhake (similar to a girl)
Este Cvto (metal person)
Lopice (nice)


Not a human being
I run on gasoline
They made me who I am
Indigenous and damned
I am made of steel
And yet I can still feel
A cybernetic slave
Who should be in the grave
Although I cannot die
I am not alive


Este Cvto (metal person)
Hokte Vhake (similar to a girl)
Este Cvto (metal person)
Hokte Vhake (similar to a girl)
Este Cvto (metal person)
Lopice (nice)
Este Cvto (metal person)
Lopice (nice)

I don’t
Think that
I will
Find my love
Not the
One that
I’ve been
Searching for
I feel nothing
In this machine
It’s been
300 years
Won’t you
Come find me?
credits
released October 22, 2019
Written, Recorded and Produced by Elisa Harkins
Mastered by Todd Carter
Photo by Ian Byers-Gamber

Este Cvto (Metal Person)

This song is in English and Mvskoke Creek. #abolishICE
lyrics
Do you know
How bad you look?

Mvkerrv (deceitful one) muh-geeth-thluh

No more lies
I’ve had enough

Mvkerrv (deceitful one) muh-geeth-thluh

History
Hypocrisy

Mvkerrv (deceitful one) muh-geeth-thluh

That is why I’m here

You must be out of your head
You must be out of your mind
So many have been misled
I want to help humankind

Holwvyēcē (cruel) hole-wuh-yee-jee
credits
released October 11, 2019
Written by Elisa Harkins
Recorded by Mark Kuykendall
Mastered by Todd Carter
Mvto to Barb Alan Atkinson for consultation for translation!
Photo by Ian Byers-Gamber

Mvkerrv (Deceitful One)

Hofonen,
Long ago,
I was heartbroken
But not anymore
Hofonen,
Long ago,
I was a hoktuce,
I was a girl.

Mind Control
Will not work
I have grown up
I no longer hurt

You once tried
To own us
You deserve
No one’s trust

Written, Recorded and Produced by Elisa Harkins
Mastered by Todd Carter

Hofonen (Long Ago)

This song is in English and Muscogee (Creek)
lyrics
Holy motor
Feke harjo (crazy heart)
You are heleswv (medicine)
Holy motor
Feke harjo (crazy heart)
You are heleswv (medicine)

I am falling - falling
Cv lvtkes - cv lvtkes (I am falling)
I am falling - falling
Cv lvtkes - cv lvtkes (I am falling)

I could feel the pain
It was a different time and I was so alone
I was eleske (pouty,sulky)
Until you found me and
Cvcvfeknices (I am healing)

Holy motor
Feke harjo (crazy heart)
You are heleswv (medicine)
Holy motor
Feke harjo (crazy heart)
You are heleswv (medicine)

I am falling - falling
Cv lvtkes - cv lvtkes (I am falling)
I am falling - falling
Cv lvtkes - cv lvtkes (I am falling)
I am falling - falling
Cv lvtkes - cv lvtkes (I am falling)
I am falling - falling
Cv lvtkes - cv lvtkes (I am falling)

I could feel the pain
It was a different time and I was so alone
I was eleske (pouty,sulky)
Until you found me and
Cvcvfeknices (I am healing)

Holy motor
Feke harjo (crazy heart)
You are heleswv (medicine)
Holy motor
Feke harjo (crazy heart)
You are heleswv (medicine)

Cepane
Cepane (boy)

Tasketv
Tasketv (to jump, leap)

Yekcetv
Yekcetv (to be strong)

Eyasketv
Eyasketv (to be humble)
credits
released May 13, 2020
Written, and recorded by Elisa Harkins
Produced by Black Tiger and Elisa Harkins
Track by Black Tiger
Mastered by Todd Carter
Mvto to Barb Alan Atkinson and Don Tiger for help with language translation.
license

Falling

I feel so tired
I am alone
I want desire
But I will stay home
You want a love song
You want a romance
I want to kiss you
I want a slow dance

Isolation
Ehonece (Isolation)
Isolation
Ehonece (Isolation)
Isolation
Ehonece (Isolation)
Isolation
Ehonece (Isolation)

I feel so tired
I am alone
I want desire
But I will stay home
You want a love song
You want a romance
I want to kiss you
I want a slow dance

Estonko
Estonko
Estonko

Isolation
Ehonece (Isolation)
Isolation
Ehonece (Isolation)

I feel so tired
I am alone
I want desire
But I will stay home
You want a love song
You want a romance
I want to kiss you
I want a slow dance
I feel so tired
I am alone
I want desire
But I will stay home
credits
released April 30, 2020
Written, Recorded by Elisa Harkins
Produced by Black Tiger and Elisa Harkins
Track by Black Tiger
Mastered by Todd Carter
Mvto to Barb Alan Atkinson and Don Tiger for translation.

Isolation (Ehonece)

Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Ce kvlpe
Momen
Cena
(Your body and your mind)

Ce kvlpe
Momen
Cena
(Your body and your mind)

Vnokeckv
Vnokeckv
(Love)
--
Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Free
Everybody

Free
Everyone

Vnokeckv
Vnokeckv
(Love)
--
Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Ce kvlpe
Momen
Cena
(Your body and your mind)

Ce kvlpe
Momen
Cena
(Your body and your mind)

Vnokeckv
Vnokeckv
(Love)
--
Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Omvlgut
Enrocvpus
Enrocvpus
(Free everybody)

Free
Everybody

Free Everyone

Vnokeckv
Vnokeckv
(love)
credits
released April 30, 2020
Written, Recorded and Produced by Elisa Harkins
Mastered by Todd Carter
Mvto to Barb Alan Atkinson and Don Tiger for translation.

Free Everybody

The final track for Radio III with Elisa Harkins, Hanako Hoshimi-Caines, and Zoë Poluch.

Elisa Harkins

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