Songs of the Ghost Dance 7

Songs of the Caddo

Nä′nisa′na, Nä′nisa′na, Ha′yo tă′ia′ ă′ă′, Ha′yo tă′ia′ ă′ă′, Na′wi hă′iă′ i′nă′, Na′wi hă′iă′ i′nă′.

Songs of the Caddo

Nä′nisa′na, Nä′nisa′na, Our father dwells above, Our father dwells above, Our mother dwells below, Our mother dwells below.

Nä′nisa′na, nä′nisa′na, Wû′nti ha′yano′ di′witi′a ha′yo′, Wû′nti ha′yano′ di′witi′a ha′yo′, A′ă ko′ia′ ha′yo′, A′ă ko′ia′ ha′yo′, Wû′nti ha′ya′no ta′-ia′ ha′yo′, Wû′nti ha′ya′no ta′-ia′ ha′yo′.

Nä′nisa′na, nä′nisa′na, All our people are going up, All our people are going up, Above to where the father dwells, Above to where the father dwells, Above to where our people live, Above to where our people live.

He′yawe′ya! He′yawe′ya! Nû′na ĭ′tsiya′ si′bocha′ha′, Nû′na ĭ′tsiya′ si′bocha′ha′, Wû′nti ha′yano′ ha′nĭn gû′kwû′ts-a′, Wû′nti ha′yano′ ha′nĭn gû′kwû′ts-a′, He′yahe′eye′! He′yahe′eye′!

He′yawe′ya! He′yawe′ya! I have come because I want to see them, I have come because I want to see them, The people, all my children, The people, all my children. He′yahe′eye! He′yahe′eye!

Na′tsiwa′ya, na′tsiwa′ya, Na′ ika′—Wi′ahe′e′ye′, Na′ ika′—Wi′ahe′e′ye′, Wi′ahe′e′ye′ye′yeahe′ye′, Wi′ahe′e′ye′ye′yeahe′ye′.

I am coming, I am coming, The grandmother from on high, Wi′ahe′e′ye′, The grandmother from on high, Wi′ahe′e′ye′, Wi′ahe′e′ye′ye′yeahe′ye′, Wi′ahe′e′ye′ye′yeahe′ye′!

Wa′hiya′ne, wa′hiya′ne, Na′-iye′ ino′ ga′nio′sĭt, Na′-iye′ ino′ ga′nio′sĭt. Wa′hiya′ne, wa′hiya′ne.

Wa′hiya′ne, wa′hiya′ne, My sister above, she is painted, My sister above, she is painted. Wa′hiya′ne, wa′hiya′ne.

Nä′nisa′na, nä′nisa′na, Na′a ha′yo ha′wano, Na′a ha′yo ha′wano.

Nä′nisa′na, nä′nisa′na, Our father above (has) paint, Our father above (has) paint.

Nänisa′na, nänisa′na, Wû′nti ha′yano ka′ka′na′ ni′‛tsiho′, Wû′nti ha′yano ka′ka′na′ ni′‛tsiho′, Aa′ ko′ia′ ta′-ia′ ha′yo′, Aa′ ko′ia′ ta′-ia′ ha′yo′.

Nä′nisa′na, nänisa′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.

Nä′nisa′na, nä′nisa′na, E′yahe′ya, e′yahe′ya, he′e′ye′! E′yahe′ya, e′yahe′ya, he′e′ye′! Na′wi i′na ha′yo ă′ă—He′yoi′ya, he′e′ye′! Na′wi i′na ha′yo ă′ă—He′yoi′ya, he′e′ye′!

Nä′nisa′na, nä′nisa′na, E′yahe′ya, e′yahe′ya, he′e′ye′! E′yahe′ya, e′yahe′ya, he′e′ye′! We have our mother below; we have our father above—He′yoi′ya, he′e′ye′! We have our mother below; we have our father above—He′yoi′ya, he′e′ye′!

Ni′ ika′ na′a ha′na′, Ni′ ika′ na′a ha′na′; Na′a-a′ ha′na′, Na′a-a′ ha′na′.

There are our grandmother and our father above, There are our grandmother and our father above; There is our father above, There is our father above.

Hi′na ha′natobi′na i′wi-na′, Hi′na ha′natobi′na i′wi-na′, Na′ iwi′ i′wi-na′, Na′ iwi′ i′wi-na′; Na′nana′ ha′taha′, Na′nana′ ha′taha′.

The eagle feather headdress from above, The eagle feather headdress from above, From the eagle above, from the eagle above; It is that feather we wear, It is that feather we wear.

Na′ ăă′ o′wi′ta′, Na′ ăă′ o′wi′ta′, Na′ kiwa′t Hai′-nai′, Na′ kiwa′t Hai′-nai′.

The father comes from above, The father comes from above, From the home of the Hai-nai above, From the home of the Hai-nai above.

Na′ iwi′ o′wi′ta′, Na′ iwi′ o′wi′ta′; Do′hya di′wabo′n na′ na′ iwi′ o′wi′ta′, Do′hya di′wabo′n na′ na′ iwi′ o′wi′ta′; Na′ha′ na′daka′a′, Na′ha′ na′daka′a′.

See! the eagle comes, See! the eagle comes; Now at last we see him—look! look! the eagle comes, Now at last we see him—look! look! the eagle comes; Now we see him with the people, Now we see him with the people.

A′nana′ hana′nito′ ni′ahu′na—He′e′ye′! A′nana′ hana′nito′ ni′ahu′na—He′e′ye′! A′nana′sa′na′? A′nana′sa′na′? Ha′yo ha′nitu′ ni′ahu′na—He′e′ye′! Ha′yo ha′nitu′ ni′ahu′na—He′e′ye′! A′nana′sa′na′? A′ana′sa′na′?

The feather has come back from above—He′e′ye′! The feather has come back from above—He′e′ye′! Is he doing it? Is he doing it? The feather has returned from on high—He′e′ye′! The feather has returned from on high—He′e′ye′! Is he doing it? Is he doing it?

Na′ iwi′ ha′naa′, Na′ iwi′ ha′naa′; Wû′nti ha′yano′ na′nia′sana′, Wû′nti ha′yano′ na′nia′sana′. Na′ha na′ni′asa′, Na′ha na′ni′asa′.

There is an eagle above, There is an eagle above; All the people are using it, All the people are using it. See! They use it, See! They use it.

E′yehe′! Nä′nisa′na, E′yehe′! Nä′nisa′na. Wi′tŭ′ Ha′sini′ di′witi′a′a′, Wi′tŭ′ Ha′sini′ di′witi′a′a′. Ki′wat ha′-ime′—He′e′ye′! Ki′wat ha′-ime′—He′e′ye′! Na′hayo′ na′, Na′hayo′ na′ă′ă′ ko′iă′—He′e′ye′! I′na ko′iă′—He′e′ye′! I′na ko′iă′—He′e′ye′!

E′yehe′! Nä′nisa′na, E′yehe′! Nä′nisa′na. Come on, Caddo, we are all going up, Come on, Caddo, we are all going up. To the great village—He′e′ye′! To the great village—He′e′ye′! With our father above, With our father above where he dwells on high—He′e′ye′! Where our mother dwells—He′e′ye′! Where our mother dwells—He′e′ye′!