KuRATH] IROQUOIS MUSIC AND DANCE HI 



RITUALS ADDRESSED TO THE FOOD SPIRITS 



(See figs. 69-82) 



SOCIETY OF WOMEN PLANTERS 



TEXT AND TRANSLATION 



1. oya'a hi oya'ahi oyahi yaw^'ho' oya'ahi 



berries are ripe 

 oya'ahi :] agades'e's' Qyo"o oya'ahi 

 berries ... I have begotten grandchildren 

 oya'ahi :] dayonese nondye'ah oya'ahi 

 berries they are coming creeping 



2. gagwegQ oge'ge' ne' ongwe :] gagwego ke'gf' s'o' ne' ongwe :] 



All have seen me, the people All of my younger siblings, the people 

 All have seen me, the people gagwego keyade* ne' ongwe 



All of my grandchildren, the people 



3. gendi' hiyo hige'ah :] 4 times 



In fair fields I am walking 

 gendak-dadje hige'ah :] 

 Along the meadow's edge I am walking 

 gf'ne' wiyo- gayeto :] 

 It's a nice garden that is planted 

 gfne' wi'yo- ohe"hoo-t :] 

 It shows nice ears of corn 



4. sk^ hg ya'de' nidwageno'ho :] 4 times 



From beyond the sky we've come 

 gfte si" dewakda' o ho :] 

 In nice fields I am standing 

 g^te s'o hewagenoho :] 



From the fields, I have come back, returned here 

 dane'ho's'o 

 That's the end too. 



5. wenitciyo wa'6'hf't: ] 4 times 



What a nice day at dawn 



6. ga'sehe satkwa'sa' :] 2 times ha'tagayei gahastei ga'sehe . . . 



? That's enough, as strong as I can 



7. Marching Songs 



o'nf fdwadendi :] twice one ne'ho nai edwahdendi o'nf dwad^ndi 

 Now let us go Now here once more we are going 



8. o'nf hi'ige' :] one gainto on^ hi'ge? 



Now I am going Now let it stop 

 OHf ne'ho nai oentwenh :] one oentwfh onf nai . . 

 Now here again the wind has stopped Now the air is quiet 



