When again he saw me,
He said, “You are the offspring of a crow,”
He said, “You are the offspring of a crow.”
This song was composed by Sitting Bull, the Arapaho apostle of the dance, and relates his own experience in the trance, in which he met his father, who had died years before. The expression, “You are the child of a crow,” may refer to his own sacred character as an apostle, the crow being regarded as the messenger from the spirit world.
21. Ni′-athu′-a-u′ a′hakä′nith′iĭ
I′yehe′! anä′nisa′nă′—Uhi′yeye′heye′!
I′yehe′! anä′nisa′nă′—Uhi′yeye′heye′!
I′yehe′! ha′dawn′hana′—Eye′ăe′yuhe′yu!
I′yehe′! ha′dawn′hana′—Eye′ăe′yuhe′yu!
Ni′athu′-a-u′ a′hakä′nith′iĭ—Ahe′yuhe′yu!