My children, when at first I liked the whites,
I gave them fruits,
I gave them fruits.
This song referring to the whites was composed by Nawat or Left Hand, chief of the southern Arapaho, and can hardly be considered dangerous or treasonable in character. According to his statement, in his trance vision of the other world the father showed him extensive orchards, telling him that in the beginning all these things had been given to the whites, but that hereafter they would be given to his children, the Indians. Nia′tha, plural Nia′thuă, the Arapaho name for the whites, signifies literally, expert, skillful, or wise.
4. A′bä′ni′hi′
A′bä′ni′hi′,
A′bä′ni′hi′,
Ätichä′bi′näsänă,
Ätichä′bi′näsänă,
Chi′chita′nĕ,