Na′wi i′na ha′yo ă′ă—He′yoi′ya, he′e′ye′!
Translation
Nä′nisa′na, nä′nisa′na,
E′yahe′ya, e′yahe′ya, he′e′ye′!
E′yahe′ya, e′yahe′ya, he′e′ye′!
We have our mother below; we have our father above—He′yoi′ya, he′e′ye′!
We have our mother below; we have our father above—He′yoi′ya, he′e′ye′!
This song was composed by a woman named Niaha‛no′, who used to have frequent trances in which she would talk with departed Caddo and bring back messages from them to their friends. “Our mother below” is the earth. (See [page 1096].)
9. Ni′ ika′ na′a
Ni′ ika′ na′a ha′na′,