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iiicssiali advancing at the head of all the spirit army. It is an old 

 favorite, and is sung with vigor and animation. 



10. HXna'na 'wunXnu ni'tawu'na'na' 



Na'nisa'na, na'nisa'na, 

 Hiina'na'wuuanu ni'tawu'na'na', 

 Hiina na wunanu ni tawu'na'na , 

 Di chin nianita'wa'thi, 

 I >i chin nifinita wa'thi. 

 Nithi na hesnna'mn, 

 Nithi'na hesfina nin. 



Translation 



My children, my children, 



I take pity on those who have been taught, 



I take pity on those who have been taught, 



Because they push on hard, 



Because they push on hard. 



Says our father. 



Says our lather. 



This is a message from the messiah to persevere in the dance. In 

 the expressive idiom of the prairie tribes, as also in the sign language, 

 the term for persevering signifies to "push hard." 



11. A-ni'qu wa'wana'niua'tia' 



A-ni'qu wa' wana'niba'tia' — Hi'ni'ni' ! 



A-ni'qu wa' wana'niba'tia' — Hi'ni'ni' ! 



Hi'niqa'agayetu'sa, 



Hi'niqa'agayetu'sa, 



Hi ni ni'nitu'sa nibii'tia — Hi ni ni ! 



Hi'ni ni'nitu'sa nibii'tia — Hi'ni'ni ! 



Translation 



Father, now I am singing it — Hi ni ni.' 

 father, now I am singing it — Hi'ni'ni! 

 That loudest song of all, 

 That loudest song of all — 

 That resounding song — Hi'ni ni.' 

 That resounding song — Ili ni m ' 



This is another of the old favorites. The rolling effect of the vocalic 

 Arapaho syllables renders it particularly sonorous when sung by a full 

 chorus. Ni'qa or a-ni'qu, " father," is a term of reverential affection, 

 about equivalent to "our father" in the Lord's prayer. The ordinary 

 word is lies una' nin, from nisu'na, "my father.'' 



12. Hayana'-isi YA 



Ha yana'-usi ya' ! 

 Hay ana -usi ya' ! 

 Bi'ga ta cha wagu na. 

 Hi ga ta cha wagu na. 



