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Sing Amazing Grace In The Phonetic Cherokee Language
from: Deb St. George, Publisher, Cherokee-Legends.com
Amazing Grace was a favorite song of the Cherokees. It was sung on the Trail of Tears and is considered the Cherokee National anthem.
Words to Amazing Grace in the Cherokee Language
~ the lyrics ~
"u ne la nv i u we tsi
i ga go yv he i
hna quo tso sv wi yu lo se
i ga gu yv ho nv
a se no i u ne tse i
i yu no du le nv
ta li ne dv tsi lu tsi li
u dv ne u ne tsv
e lo ni gv ni li squa di
ga lu tsv he i yu
ni ga di da ye di go i
a ni e lo hi gv
u na da nv ti a ne hv
do da ya nv hi li
tsa sv hna quo ni go hi lv
do hi wa ne he sdi"
About the author:
Deb St. George is Publisher of Cherokee Indian Folk Culture and likes Amazing Grace In The Phonetic Cherokee Language from Cherokee-Legends.com
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