Translation
The crow is circling above me,
The crow is circling above me,
The crow having come for me,
The crow having come for me.
The author of this song, in his trance vision, saw circling above his head a crow, the messenger from the spirit world, to conduct him to his friends who had gone before. The song is a favorite one, and is sung with a quick forcible tune when the excitement begins to grow more intense, in order to hasten the trances, the idea conveyed to the dancers being that their spirit friends are close at hand.
40. I′yu hä′thäbĕ′nawa′
Ä′näni′sa′na—E′e′ye′!
Ä′näni′sa′na—E′e′ye′!
I′yu hä′thäbĕ′nawa′.