Neesa, Neesa, Neesa(traditional Seneca; by permission of Grandmother Twylah) |
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Chant from the Seneca Nation, Great Peaceful Nations Group
Three times three is the magic number -- not just in fairy tales, but in many indigenous cultures. Here, the three-times-three theme is women's magic.
Each woman is the triple goddess: Maiden, Mother, Crone.
And each of those three stages has a beginning, middle, and end. This song reminds us of the beginning (0-5), middle (5-10), and end (10-15) of the maiden; the beginning(15-25), middle (25-35), and end (35-45) of the mother, and the beginning(45-65), middle (65-85), and end of the crone (85-105).
Neesa, Neesa, Neesa
Neesa, Neesa, Neesa
Neesa, Neesa, Neesa
Gai-wee-oh, guy-wee-oh.