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64. yohaha hei :] deganggeoda' dyesQ [: gwa gwahe :] neeto 



The horned ones are butting each other 

 (Dancers bow and put their rattles up to their heads and butt each other.) 



WOMEN'S MEDICINE SOCIETIES 

 (See figs. 53-68) 



QUAVERING 



TEXT AND TRANSLATIONS 



1—5. Burden syllables 



6. bono do'ye'he we'han do'ye'he 



Now the ladies are coming to sing They have come to sing 



7. yo-'osodagwego goya'dodata' 



All night long she was fretful, she trembled 

 8-12. Burden syllables 



13. djohe' djade i heswodyf'^ :] ewogode y^dahgw?'? :] 



At the far rim of the earth Contrary as it is 



it (male) will sit (at home) 

 14—17. Burden syllables 



18. onondowa' geh :] yonine 



On the great hill (he went) 



19. 'agawiyo'he a'agawiyo'ohe :] ha'nonya? 



I have a good one 



20. Qgyawiyohe ggyawiyo'ohe :] 

 You and I have a good one together 



21. wiyoyo ' wane wiyoyo wane :]deyagiya'dowet'a'agwasdigfSgoyonde 



How nice it is :] We two are thinking how indeed she is smiling 



22. wi'ne'ho- :] 



right here 



23. i'ne'ho skoyeno :] 



I've got you back 



24. ne'hosa heyqne's ske :] yawe'he gayoho :] de'agyeno'he heno'o :] 



Over there let them stop I say I didn't keep her 



25. do'da'wed'Qdawe heno'o (wa'i nai) hedodawe :] hoi yoh 



It is coming back here I guess it is returning 



26. hosaw^ho-saw^wai'ng' ne'hgsawe :] 



It is going back home, I guess 



27. ye'enohes :] wai'ng' gwasne' giwado- g^'^ :] wadohogf 



She likes it, I guess. It seems I am not faithful 

 (Syllables difficult to identify on tape). 



