Note 22 — SONG TO THE FIREFLY

Saw the fire-fly, Wah-wah-taysee, Flitting through the dusk of evening, With the twinkle of its candle, Lighting up the brakes and bushes; And he sang the song of children, Sang the song Nokomis taught him; “Wah-wah-taysee, little fire-fly, Little, flitting, white-fire insect ...” —Hiawatha