124 THE SIA. 



Free translation: — An appeal to the priests of ti'nia. Let the white 

 floatiug clouds — the clouds like the plains — the lightniug, thunder, rain- 

 bow, and cloud peoples, water the earth. Let the people of the white 

 floating clouds — the people of the clouds like the plains — the lightning, 

 thunder, rainbow and cloud peoples — come and work for us, and water 

 the earth. 

 3. Sha'ka-ka 4. Sha'-ka-ka shi'-wan-na 



Shwi'-ti-ra-wa-na 81iwi'tira-wa-na shi'-wan-na 



Mai'-chi-na Mai' china shi'-wan-na 



Shwi'-si-ni-ha-na-we Shwi'-si-ni-ha-na-we sbi-wan-na 



Marsh'-ti-tii-mo Marsh' ti-ta-mo shi'-wan-na 



Mor'-ri-tii -mo Mor'-ri-tii-mo shi'-wan-na 



Tranfihitinn: — Sha'kaka, spruce of the north ; Shwi'tirawana, pine of 

 the west. Mai'chiiia, oak of the south. Shwi'siuihanawe, asiJen of the 

 east. Marsh'titiimo, cedar of the zenith; Mor'ritiimo, oak of the nadir. 

 (2) Shi'wanna, people. 



Free translation: — Cloud priest who ascends to ti'nia through the 

 heart of the spruce of the north ; cloud priest who ascends to ti'nia 

 through the heart of the pine of the west; cloud priest who ascends to 

 ti'nia through the heart of the oak of the south; cloud priest who 

 ascends to ti'nia through the heart of the aspen of the east; cloud 

 priest who ascends to ti'nia through the heart of the cedar of the 

 zenith ; cloud priest who ascends to ti'nia, through the heart of the oak 

 of the nadir; send your people to work for us, that the waters of the 

 six great springs may impregnate our mother, the earth, that she may 

 give to us the fruits of her being. 



Though the trees of the cardinal points are addressed, the supplica- 

 tion is understood to be made to ])riestly rulers of the cloud peoples of 

 the cardinal ])oints. 



5. Hen'-na-ti ka'-slii-wan-na 



He'-iish ka'shi-wan-na 



Pur'-tu-wish-ta ka'shi-wan-na 



Kow-mots ka'shi-wan-na 



Kash-ti-arts ka'shi-wan-na 



Ka'chard ka'shi-wan-na 



ka'shi-wan-na (all people). 

 Free translation: — All the white floating clouds — all the clouds like 

 the plains — all the lightniug, thunder, rainbow and cloud peoples, come 

 and work for us. 



C. Sha'-ka-ka ka'shi-wan-na 



Shwi'-ti-ra-wa-na ka'-shi wan-na 



Mai'-chi na ka'-shi- wanna 



Shwi'-si-ni-ha-na-we ka'shi-wan-na 



Marsh'-ti-tii-mo ka'-shi- wanna 



Mor'ritiimo ka'-shi-wan-na 



