1098 THE GHOST-DANCE RELIGION [eth.ann.U 



This is another song composed by Nyu'taa. who herself explained it. 

 In this trance vision she saw a spirit woman painted with blue stripes 

 on her forehead and a crow on her chin, who told her that she was 

 ''her sister, the Evening Star." While singing this song Nyu'taa was 

 sitting near me, when she suddenly cried out and went into a spasm of 

 trembling and crying lasting some minutes, lifting up her right hand 

 toward the west at the same time. Such attacks were so common 

 among the women at song rehearsals as frequently to interfere with 

 the work, although the bystanders regarded them as a matter of course 

 and took only a passing notice of these incidents. 



6. Na'a ha'yo ha'wano 



Nii'nisa'na, nii'nisa'na, 

 Na'a ha'yo ha'wano, 

 Na'a ha'yo ha'wano. 



Translutinn 



Nii'nisa'na, nii'nisa'na. 



Our father above (has) paint, 



Our father above (has) paint. 



This refers to the sacred paint used by the participants in the Ghost 

 dance, and which is believed to confer health and the power to see 

 visions. 



7. WC'nti ha'yano ka'ka'na' 



Niinisa'na, niinisa'na, 



Wu'nti ha'yano ka'ka'na' ni'tsiho', 



Wu'nti ha'yano ka'ka'na' ni"tsiho', 



Aa' ko'ia' ta'-ia' ha v<> . 



Aa' ko'ia' ta'-ia' ha yo . 



Translation 



Xii nisa na, niinisa'na, 

 All the people cried when I returned. 

 All the people cried when I returned. 

 Where the father dwells above, 

 Where the father dwells above. 



This song was composed by a girl who went up to the spirit world 

 and saw there all her friends, who cried when she started to leave them 

 again. 



8. Na'wi i na 



Nit nisa na, niinisa'na, 



E'yahe'ya, e'yahe'ya, he eye' ! 



E j ahe j a, e yahe ya, he'e'ye' ! 



Na'wi ina ha'yo a'a — He'yoi'ya, he eye'! 



Vi wi ina ha'yo a'a — He'yoi'ya, Ue'e'ye'! 



Translation 

 Nii'nisa'na, na'niea na, 

 I yah ya, e yahe ya, ht < yt ' 

 E'yahe'ya, e'yahe'ya, he'e'ye'! 



We have our mother below; we have our father above — He yoi ya, he e w ! 

 We have our mother below; we have our father above — lit yoi ya, he e yt ' 



