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form, "give it back to rue," is intended to show how far remote is 

 the old life of the Indians, before they used the suns and other things 

 of the white man. The last line has no particular connection with the 

 rest, except as a common refrain of the ghost songs. 



IT. Ill: ! KII'NYAXKA A OAI.I -VI 



He ! kii nyafika ii'gali'-ye, 



He ! kii fiyanka a gali -ye. 



Wan! le'chiya wanasa'pi-kta keya'pi Io, 



Wan' le'chiya wanasa'pi-kta keya'pi lo, 



Wanhi'nkpe ka'gha-yo! 



Waiihi nkpe ka'gha-yo! 



A te In- ye lo, A te lie ye lo. 



Translation 



He! They have come hack racing, 



He! They have come hack racing, 



Why. they say there is to he a buffalo hunt over here, 



Why, they say there is to he a buffalo hunt over here, 



Make arrows! Make arrows! 



Says the father, says the father. 



This song may be considered supplementary to the last. In the old 

 times, when going on a buffalo hunt, it was customary among the Sioux 

 to send out a small advance party to locate the herd. On finding it, 

 these men at once returned at full gallop to the main body of hunters, 

 but instead of stopping on reaching them they dashed past and then 

 turned and fell in behind. It is to this custom that the first line refers. 

 The author of the song, on waking up in the spirit world, sees the scout- 

 ing party just dashing in with the news of the presence of the buffalo. 

 Everyone at once prepares to join the hunt and "the father" commands 

 him to make (or get ready) his arrows and go with them. 



18. Ml Vi: WANMA YAXKA-YO 



Mi ye wauina yafika-yo ! 



Mi ye wauina yaiika-yo! 



Ka iighi ova te wan chanku waka uhe hi, 



Ka'nghi ovate wan ehankn waka ghe lo, 



Vani pi-kta -ilia, yani pi-kta'-cha. 



Kola he ye lo, kola he ye lo. 



Translation 



Look at me! Look at me! 



I make a road tor one of the Crow nation ( ?), 

 I make a road for one of the Crow nation ( ?). 

 You shall live indeed, you shall live indeed. 

 Our friend says so, our friend says so. 



The idea of this song is somewhat similar to that of number <S. It 

 has no reference to the ('row Indians. As has been already explained, 

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