Ghost Dance Songs

My children, when at first I liked the whites,
My children, when at first I liked the whites,
I gave them fruits,
I gave them fruits.

Our father, the Whirlwind,
Our father, the Whirlwind,
Now wears the headdress of crow feathers,
Now wears the headdress of crow feathers.

The Crow—Ehe'eye!
I saw him when he flew down,
To the earth, to the earth.
He has renewed our life.
He has taken pity on us.

I hear everything,
I hear everything,
I am the crow,
I am the crow.

Our father is about to take pity on me,
Our father is about to take pity on me.
Our father is about to make me fly around.

How bright is the moonlight!
How bright is the moonlight!
Tonight as I ride with my load of buffalo meat,
Tonight as I ride with my load of buffalo meat.

I circle around—
I circle around
The boundaries of the earth
The boundaries of the earth—
Wearing the long wing feathers as I fly,
Wearing the long wing feathers as I fly.

I'yehé my children
I'yehé my children
I'yehé we have rendered them desolate
I'yehé we have rendered them desolate
The whites are crazy.

Father, have pity on me,
Father, have pity on me.
I am crying for thirst,
I am crying for thirst.
All is gone—I have nothing to eat.
All is gone—I have nothing to eat.

My children, my children,
Look! the earth is about to move,
Look! the earth is about to move,
My father tells me so,
My father tells me so.

My children—E'e'ye'!
My children—E'e'ye'!
Here it is, I hand it to you,
The earth—E'e'ye'!
The earth—E'e'ye'!

Father, the Morning Star!
Father, the Morning Star!
Look on us, we have danced until daylight,
Look on us, we have danced until daylight.
Take pity on us—Hi'i'i'!
Take pity on us—Hi'i'i'!