Songs of the Ghost Dance 4

Songs of the Paiute

Nüvä′ ka ro′răni′! Nüvä′ ka ro′răni′! Nüvä′ ka ro′răni′! Nüvä′ ka ro′răni′! Gosi′pa′ hävi′gĭnû′, Gosi′pa′ hävi′gĭnû′.

Songs of the Paiute

The snow lies there—ro′răni′! The snow lies there—ro′răni′! The snow lies there—ro′răni′! The snow lies there—ro′răni′! The Milky Way lies there, The Milky Way lies there.

Dĕna′ gayo′n, Dĕ′na ga′yoni′, Dĕna′ gayo′n, Dĕ′na ga′yoni′, Bawă′ doro′n, Ba′wă do′roni′, Bawă′ doro′n, Ba′wă do′roni′.

A slender antelope, a slender antelope, A slender antelope, a slender antelope, He is wallowing upon the ground, He is wallowing upon the ground, He is wallowing upon the ground, He is wallowing upon the ground.

Do′ tĭ′mbi, Do′ tĭ′mbi-nä′n, Do′ tĭ′mbi, Do′ tĭ′mbi-nä′n, Tĭ′mbi bai′-yo, Tĭ′mbi ba′i-yo-ä′n, Tĭ′mbi bai′-yo, Tĭ′mbi ba′i-yo-ä′n.

The black rock, the black rock, The black rock, the black rock, The rock is broken, the rock is broken, The rock is broken, the rock is broken.

Päsü′ wĭ′noghän, Päsü′ wĭ′noghän, Päsü′ wĭ′noghän, Wai′-va wĭ′noghän, Wai′-va wĭ′noghän, Wai′-va wĭ′noghän.

The wind stirs the willows, The wind stirs the willows, The wind stirs the willows, The wind stirs the grasses, The wind stirs the grasses, The wind stirs the grasses.

Pägü′nävä′! Pägü′nävä′! Tûngwü′kwiji′! Tûngwü′kwiji′! Wûmbe′doma′! Wûmbe′doma′!

Fog! Fog! Lightning! Lightning! Whirlwind! Whirlwind!

Wûmbĭ′ndomä′n, Wûmbĭ′ndomä′n, Wûmbĭ′ndomä′n, Wûmbĭ′ndomä′n. Nuvä′rĭ′p noyo′wană′, Nuvä′rĭ′p noyo′wană′, Nuvä′rĭ′p noyo′wană′, Nuvä′rĭ′p noyo′wană′.

The whirlwind! The whirlwind! The whirlwind! The whirlwind! The snowy earth comes gliding, the snowy earth comes gliding; The snowy earth comes gliding, the snowy earth comes gliding.

Kosi′ wûmbi′ndomä′, Kosi′ wûmbi′ndomä′, Kosi′ wûmbi′ndomä′. Kai′-va wûmbi′ndomä′, Kai′-va wûmbi′ndomä′, Kai′-va wûmbi′ndomä′.

There is dust from the whirlwind, There is dust from the whirlwind, There is dust from the whirlwind. The whirlwind on the mountain, The whirlwind on the mountain, The whirlwind on the mountain.

Dombi′na so′wina′, Dombi′na so′wina′, Dombi′na so′wina′. Kai′-va so′wina′, Kai′-va so′wina′, Kai′-va so′wina′.

The rocks are ringing, The rocks are ringing, The rocks are ringing. They are ringing in the mountains, They are ringing in the mountains, They are ringing in the mountains.

Sû′ng-ä ro′yonji′, Sû′ng-ä ro′yon, Sû′ng-ä ro′yonji′, Sû′ng-ä ro′yon, Sû′ng-ä ro′yonji′, Sû′ng-ä ro′yon. Pu′i do′yonji′, Pu′i do′yon, Pu′i do′yonji′, Pu′i do′yon, Pu′i do′yonji′, Pu′i do′yon.

The cottonwoods are growing tall, The cottonwoods are growing tall, The cottonwoods are growing tall. They are growing tall and verdant, They are growing tall and verdant, They are growing tall and verdant.