You will take home with you a good country,
Says the father, says the father.
This song may refer to the vision of the new earth, which the messiah showed to the Sioux delegates when they visited him. (See [page 797].) The first line means literally “return in this direction,” the imperative form used being between a command and an entreaty.
23. Wana wichĕ′shka
Wana wichĕ′shka a′ti-ye,
Wana wichĕ′shka a′ti-ye.
Wihu′ta oho′măni, wihu′ta oho′măni,
Oka′tañna, oka′tañna,
Koyañ wowa′hiñ-kte,
Koyañ wowa′hiñ-kte.