918 ORIGIN OF THE WHITE BUFFALO DANCE, (ETH. ANN. 40, 
YO nawi’tapige; 
Nawi’tapige nina nina ni’‘ka; 
Nawi’tapige; 
Nawi’tapige ni’‘ka nina ni’‘ka; 
5 Nawi’tapige; 
Nawi’ tapige. 
‘A’pwe ‘a’pwe ‘ai‘nemendani nina; 
‘A’pwe ‘i’pwe ‘A‘nemenani nina; 
‘A’pwe ‘a’pwe ‘i‘nemenani nina ‘i'i/yé-+na, 
10 Mané’ +towag*i* yo ota'kimwag*''; 
‘A’pwe ‘a’pwe ‘ai'nemenani nina; 
‘A’pwe ‘a’pwe ‘di‘nemenani nina; 
‘A’pwe ‘a‘pwe ‘Ai‘nemenani nina ‘i‘i’yé+na; 
‘A’pwe ‘a/pwe ‘d‘nemenani nina; 
15 ‘A’pwe ‘a’pwe ‘a‘nemenani nina; 
‘A’pwe ‘a’/pwe ‘inemenani nina ‘i'iyé ‘i‘iyé. 
Nice’nwi ki‘cinimi’wa‘tein i’/ni ma‘a’ni naga’monan aaiyog*". 
Nawa“tcipimegu ke’gime’si pi?tcine”kawapi’  sagi’*te aipi'a’- 
piteig™*. 
20 A‘nawa“tci'a%tci/mo‘a*tci mami'ci'*': ‘Wi'ku’menagwe wi'ni’- 
miyai*’’’. Tnu’g ini wiai’yotigi ma’netow una’gamonan™. Ma’n 
i‘ni’miyagw 4 a*kawapame’nagwig™". Inittea’i — wi'nene’kii’- 
nemagwe ta’‘swi piti’g a’piyag*ve’. Wi'ketemaginene’kine’- 
tamagwe ki’yanan™. Inittca/“megu kii/‘cawip’*’,”’ ‘aina“tei 
25 mami‘cr“*. 
“Ma‘a’gi naka kigdé/nutcig i/ni wi'wi'ciginaga’mowa'te.  Tni’- 
megu ni/“winwawa wil citi’ ‘iwa‘te,” a”inette™. 
O’/nipi mawa‘tci/megu ki’'te'sit a i'cisowa‘te a'nigani’nagitte!, 
Ma‘ani’p in ji‘ai’/yotigi naga’monan™". A'wigi“tcinagiwa“tei’- 
30meg*". A'wi'cigowiwa"tcigi’megu kigi’nutcig a‘naga’mowa"te™. 
O’ni na‘ka’*te i“kwiwagi kigi/nutcig a wi cigi’meguna ku’ giiwa- 
ate] pwawimal’yotcig*'’. Manegii’ winapi’/megu mai’yowagi me'to- 
‘siine’niwag*. 
A‘cawai’y iiyi’1 pe'cigw aya iwigi“tcipe'cigwinigata’mowa‘tci 
35 mama’tomon™™. 
O/ni kabd’tw ini‘i’meg a’ kawA4pame’gowa‘tci'i mi”cimeg api’ni- 
4teii kuta’g a i'ciketemina’gowa‘tc'’. Wianiwe’gawa‘te a ini- 
‘inineme’gowa‘tc'’. I’n a‘i'cike'kineta’mowa"tc'*; ane’t*’, ‘“Aniwe’- 
gaiyan®®, kenwi’ci ki anemime'to'si’neniw’",”  a‘i'cike'’kineta’- 
40 mowa"te uwi/yawaw"". 
A‘kim6 “teigii/“wina ini iketemina’gowa“tci mi’‘cameg ipi/ni*tci''. 
A‘ke'kiineme’gowa"te a agiwata’mowa*tci  wi'ke'tcini/miwa*te". 
Inittea'i/pini wi%tci'ciketemina’gowa%te i/ni'i micameg api’ni- 
4tei'i®, Ane’t i/“kwiwag*", dne’ta ne/niwag"', me‘cewii'mego’na‘**. 
4“Were I sit with them’? means ‘‘I am sitting with those giving the gens festival.’ ‘‘Why,” etc., 
refers to people who are not of my gens. ‘“‘When the person was told,” etc., refers to a prisoner who is 
told that he is to be killed. The singer will decide when the prisoner is to be killed. The singer in the 
song says he sat with the prisoner. The metricalscheme is abbbacbdbbbebadbebb. Note the reverse 
order cbd—dbe. ‘The English translation fails to bring this out. 
