The Ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890

by James Mooney

Na′tsiwa′ya, na′tsiwa′ya,

Na′ ika′—Wi′ahe′e′ye′,

Na′ ika′—Wi′ahe′e′ye′,

Wi′ahe′e′ye′ye′yeahe′ye′,

Wi′ahe′e′ye′ye′yeahe′ye′.

Translation

I am coming, I am coming,

The grandmother from on high, Wi′ahe′e′ye′,

The grandmother from on high, Wi′ahe′e′ye′,

Wi′ahe′e′ye′ye′yeahe′ye′,