Chafe] SENECA THANKSGIVING RITUALS 139 



22. The Singers 



(642) And now we in this group liave fulfilled our obligation. 

 (643) You decided that all our words would issue from me. (G44) 

 And certainly I myself, expressing the gratitude, am happy. (G45) 

 You decided that it woidd be my responsibility to stand up (646) here 

 in the middle of the song, (647) that all our words of gratitude would 

 issue from me. (648) And I thank you, the moiety partners, the 

 Faith Keepers, that you decided that all the words would issue from 

 me. (649) And now for you two moiety partners whose responsi- 

 bility is the song. (650) This is what the Creator did; this is what 

 he himself did. (651) He chose certain of us to learn certain things 

 on the earth. (652) And you two moiety partners are able to do the 

 songs, these songs called koneoo^. (653) And you fulfilled your 

 obligation, did not hold back when they extended their hands to 

 you.''^ (654) And they simply repeat it here. (655) They simply 

 give you encouragement, that in future days j^our minds may not 

 hold back when perhaps they extend their hands to you again. (656) 

 It continues unchanged. We are giving thanks for the works of the 

 Creator. And it is now up to you again: how man}^ more songs there 

 will be. That is all the spealdng we can do. And our minds will 

 continue to be so. That is it. 



M When the Faith Keepers asked you to be the singers. 



