1082 THE GHOST-DANCE REEK. MX [eih.axk.U 



Tianslnlh'U 



The father will descend, 

 The father will descend. 

 The earth will tremble, 

 The earth will tremble. 

 Everybody will arise. 

 Everybody will arise. 

 Stretch out your hands, 

 Stretch out your bauds. 



This is a summary of the Ghost-dance doctrine, closing- with an 

 invocation to all present to stretch out their hands toward the west 

 and pray to the Father to hasten his coming. 



2. Da'k'i'xago (1m) zX'nteahe'dal 



DakiTiago (im) zli uteahe dal, 

 Da'k'i'fiago (im) z, : i nteiihe dal, 

 1 le dom ez;i lite.'ihe dal. 

 De (linn ezii nteiihe dal. 

 De'imgo (U-)dii tode yo . 

 De'imgo (ii-)dii'tode'yo . 

 De'beko'datsii , 

 De'beko'datsii'. 



'translation 



The spirit army is approaching, 

 The spirit army is approaching, 

 The whole world is moving onward, 

 The whole world is moving onward. 

 See! Everybody is standing watching, 

 See! Everybody is standing watching. 

 Let us all pray. 

 Let us all pray. 



In this song the verb imza'ntedhe'dal implies that the spirits are 

 coming on like an army or like a great herd of animals. The termina- 

 tion he'dal implies that it is a matter of report or common belief and 

 not of personal knowledge. 



:;. He ato xda'ga 



(In ate ada'ga nyii'ongu'm, 

 (in ato iida ga nyii ongn m, 

 tlo nitaya' iitso dalsa dal, 

 ( in mtayii iitso dalsa dal. 

 A nyii'galo nte, 

 A/nyii'galo nte. 

 T.'i 1} i Imhii'go, 

 Tii lyi imhii go. 



