Feb., 1912. The Oraibi Marau Ceremony — Voth. 77 



VII. 

 Omaw tawi (Cloud Song). 

 The chief priest blows smoke from the cloud-blower. 



Prelude. 



Hayahaya haheyayahi I 1 Haya (a call to the clouds) ! 

 Angqohi kuiwa! Come, loom up! 



Angqohi kuiwa! Come, loom up! 



Tokwunahaangw mungwitu, Towering cloud deities, 

 Tokwunahaangw manatu, Towering cloud maidens, 

 Haya ! 



1. To the north. 



Haaaaashiihiotoo ! Yes, that's it! 



Haaaashiihiotoo ! That's it ! 



Pawi umahana! Come you here! 



Vihichangwaya omato, Beautifully decorated, get them, 2 



Haya ! Haya ! (an exclamation) ! 



This stanza is repeated for the west, south, east, above and below 

 with the prelude before the third and fifth verses and also as a postlude. 



Explanation. 

 1 A call to the cloud deities. 2 Probably the prayer offerings. 



VIII. 



Hao inguu (My mother). 

 During this song only charm liquid is asperged. 



1. To the north. 

 Haowhaow, inguuu, Hao, my mother, 



Towanashabee, 1 At Towanashabe, 



Takuri-kao, inguu! Yellow corn -ear, my mother! 



Utumu namaa, Let us go together, 



Akwiniwii asika iola. 2 North (the) yellow iola. 



Hatimuyu, huwawayiiihi, The children, call them, 



Hapi yeyepe umungem-pasiohti. Now here for you (this is) per- 

 formed. 

 Nayawun 3 hoputa, 4 Yellowish mineral hoputa, 



Pasiohti. 5 (This is) performed. 



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