1054 THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION [eth.ann.h 



Wai'-va wl'noghiin, 

 Wai -v:i wi'noghiin, 

 Wai -va wl'noghiin. 



Translation 



The wind stirs the willows, 

 The wind stirs the willows, 

 The wind stirs the willows, 

 The wind stirs the grasses, 

 The wind stirs the grasses, 

 The wind stirs the grasses. 



Wai'-va (or wai in composition) is the sand grass or wild millet of 

 Nevada (Orysopsis membranacea), the seeds of which are ground by the 

 I'aiute and boiled into mush for food. 



5. P M.I NA\ \ 



Pagii'niiva' ! Piigii nava ! 

 Tungwii'kwiji'! Tungwii'kwiji ! 

 Wuuibe doma ! Wrimbe'doma' ! 



Translation 



Fog! Fog! 



Lightning ! Lightning! 



Whirlwind ! Whirlwind! 



This song is an invocation of the elemental forces. It was composed 

 by an old woman, who left the circle of dancers and stood in the center 

 of the ring while singing it. 



6. Wimhi ndomX'n 



Wumbi ndomii'n, Wumbi ndomii'n, 

 Wumbl'ndoma'n, Wumbi ndomii'n. 

 Niivli ii p noyo wanS , Nuvii rl'p noyo'wanfi', 

 Nuva'ri'p noyo'wana', Nuvii'rl'p noyo'wana'. 



Translation 



The whirlwind! The whirlwind! 



The whirlwind! The whirlwind! 



The snowy earth c s gliding, the snowy earth comes gliding; 



The snowy earth comes gliding, the snowy earth comes gliding. 



This .sony' may possibly refer to the doctrine of the new earth, here 

 represented as white with snow, advancing swiftly, driven by a whirl- 

 wind. Such an idea occurs several times in the Arapalm songs. 



7. K< isi wi Mm ndoma' 



[Cosi wumbi'ndomii', 

 Kosi wumbi ndoinii', 

 Kosi wumbi ndomii . 



