The form of the verb indicates that this song was composed by a woman, who had evidently met her dead child in the spirit world.
12. A′te he′ u-we
A′te he′ u-we, A′te he′ u-we,
A′te eya′ya he′ u-we′ lo,
A′te eya′ya he′ u-we′ lo,
Ya′nipi-kta′ e′ya u′-we lo,
Ya′nipi-kta′ e′ya u′-we lo.
Translation
There is the father coming,
There is the father coming.