mooney] SONGS OF THE SIOUX 1061 



and the frequent liquid I of this dialect, renders these songs peculiarly 

 musical, while for beauty of idea and expression they arc second only 

 to those of the Arapaho. 



SONGS OF THE SIOUX 



1. An: Hi-: YE E'YAYO 



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Opening song 



A'te he'ye e'yayo! 



A'te lie'ye e'y.i\ " ' 



A'te he'ye lo, 



A'te he'ye lo. 



Nitunkauslii la wa'nyegala ke — kta' e'yayo'! 



Nitu'fikafishi'la wa'uyegala'ke — kta' e'yayo'! 



A'te he'ye lo, 



A'te he'ye lo. 



Ni'takuye wanye'gala'ke — kta e'yayo'! 



Ni'takuye wauye'gala'ke — kta e'yayo'! 



A'te he'ye lo, 



A'te he'ye lo. 



Translation 



The father says so — E'yayo! 



The father says so — E'yayo! 



The father says so, 



The father says so. 



You shall see your grandfather — E'yayo'! 



You shall see your grandfather — E'yayo'! 



The father says so, 



The father says so. 



You shall see your kindred — E'yayo'! 



You shall see your kindred — E'yayo'! 



The father says so, 



The father says so. 



This is the opening song of the dance. While singing it, all the 

 dancers stand motionless with hands stretched out toward the west, 

 the country of the messiah and the quarter whence the new spirit 

 world is to come. When it is ended, all cry together, after which they 

 join hands and begin to circle around to the left. " Grandfather," as 

 well as "father,'' is a reverential term applied to the messiah. 



2. Mi'chI'nkshi naSpe 



Michi'nkshi nanpe ma'yuzaye, 



Michl'nkshi nafipe ma'yuzaye, 



A'te he'ye lo, 



A'te he'ye lo. 



Ini'chaghe-kte, 



Ini'ehaghe-kte, 



A'te he'ye lo, 



A'te he'ye lo. 



Chauo'ilpa wa'S chiVha-u pi, 



