Najin wo, najin wo.
Chorus.—Haya haya,
Haya haya.”
TRANSLATION.
Rise on your feet, rise on your feet,
My tonwan is for sport,
Rise on your feet, rise on your feet.
Such, it is believed, was the origin of the medicine dance.
There are no officers, or superiority of rank, except that of age and experience, known in this pagan institution. The dance is celebrated; 1st, on account of the death of one of its members whose sack is given to a near relative of the deceased; 2nd, when a new sack is to be conferred on one who desires to become a member and who has proved himself worthy of the honor by making medicine feasts, and rendering due honor to the members; and 3rd, in the performance of a vow.