984 THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION [eth.ann.u 



Translation 



The crow has tailed me, 

 The crow has called me. 

 When the crow came for me, 

 When the crow came for me, 

 I heard him, 

 I heard him. 



The reference in this song is explained under number 3(3. The song- 

 is somewhat like the former closing song, number 52. 



39. NO'nanO'naa'tani'na hu'hc'— I 



Nu'nanu'naa'tfmi'na hn'hn', 

 NiVnanu'naa'tani'ua hn'hn'. 

 Da'chi'nathi'na hu'hu', 

 Da'chi'nathi'na hn'hu'. 



Translation 



The crow is circling above me, 

 The crow is circling above me, 

 The crow having come for me, 

 The crow having come for me. 



The author of this song, in his trance vision, saw circling above his 

 head a crow, the messenger from the spirit world, to conduct him to 

 his friends who had gone before. The song is a favorite one, and is 

 sung with a quick forcible tune when the excitement begins to grow 

 more intense, in order to hasten the trances, the idea conveyed to the 

 dancers being that their spirit friends are close at hand. 



40. I'yu ha'thahk'nawa/ 



A'nani'sa'na — E'e'ye' ! 

 A'nani'sa'na — E'e'ye' ! 

 I'yu hii'thabe'nawa'. 

 Bi'taa'wu — E'e'ye' ! 

 Bi'taa'wu — E'e'ye'! 



Translation 



My children — E'e'ye'! 

 My children — E'e'ye'! 

 II ire it is, I hand it to you. 

 The earth — E'e'ye'! 

 The earth — E'e'y". 



In this song the lather speaks to his children and gives them the 

 uew earth. 



11. IIa'nae'hi ya'ga'aiii n a 



Ha'nae'hi ya'ga'ahi'na — 

 Ha'nae'hi ya ga'ahi'na — 

 S3 ni ya gu nawa' — Ahe'e'ye'! 

 SS/niya'gu'nawa' — Alice ye ! 

 \.i yu ha'nina'ta i'tlm q, 

 Nii/yu ha'nina'ta i'tha'q. 



