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THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION 



[ETH. ANN. 14 



condition. They arc still for the most part living in tipis of canvas, 

 and are dressed in buckskin. They were long noted as the finest horse- 

 men of the plains, and bore a reputation for dash and courage. They 

 have a high sense of honor, and hold themselves superior to the other 

 tribes with which they are associated. In person they are well built 

 and rather corpulent. Their language is the trade language of the 

 region, and is more or less understood by all the neighboring tribes. 

 It is sonorous and flowing, its chief characteristic being a rolling r. 

 It has no /. The language has several dialects, and is practically the 

 same as that of the Shoshoui in the north. Their present head chief is 

 Quanah Parker, an able man. whose mother was an American captive. 

 His name, Kwana or Kwai'na, signifies a sweet smell. 



Having taken but little part in the Ghost dauce, the Comanche have 

 but few songs in their own language, but these are particularly picas. 

 ing for their martial ring or soothing softness. They call the dance 

 A'p-An£'lca'ra, " the father's dance" (from a' pa, father; ng'ka'ra, a dance), 

 or by another name which signifies the "dance with joined hands." 



SONGS OF THE COMANCHE 

 1. Heyo'hana Hae'yo 

 Allegro moderaio con spirito. 



He'-e'-yo' 



He - yo'-ha-naha-e'-yo! He • yo'-hii-uii ha-e'-yo! Te'-ii-ya' to* 



rii'-bi ai'" - gi'-naHe' - e' - yo'! Te-a-yS'to - ra'-bi ai'* • gi'-naHe' - e'-yo'! 



D 



fc-ji 



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Te'aya' toa'liii ta'-bi wo'n'-gin A'hi'-ni'-yo' ! Te'aya' toa'ha ta'-bi wo'n'gin A'hi' ni' 



He'e'yo' ! 



Heyo'hiina' Hiie yo ' 



Heyo'hana' Hae'yo ! 



Te'aya' torii'bi ai"-gi'na — He'e'yo' ! 



Te'aya' torii'bi ai"-gi'na — He'e'yo'! 



Te'iiyii' toa'hii ta'bi wo'n'gin — Alii ni yo ! 



Te'iiyil' toa'ha ta'bi wo'n'gin — Ahi'ni'yo' ! 



Translation 



11* t yo ! 



Weyo'kUna lltie yo! 



Heyo'hana Hae >j<> ' 



The sun'a beams are running out — He'e'yo'! 



The sun's beams are running out — He'e'yo .' 



The sun's yellow rays are running out — -tlii ni yo .' 



The sun's yellow rays are running out — AM ni yo ' 



