130 THE SIA. 



6. Yu-wa ti'-i-ta shi'-pa-i)o ni'ma mai-tubo ha'-ro-'se 



There north entrance to ascended shrew man 



lower world 



An appeal to the animals of tlie cardinal points to intercede with the 

 cloud people to water the earth. This song is long and elaborate. It . 

 begins by stating that their people, the cougar people and the others 

 mentioned, ascended to ha'arts, the earth, through the opening, slii'- 

 papo, iu the north. It then recounts various incidents in the lives of 

 these beings, with appeals at intervals for their intercession with the 

 cloud people. 



A RAIN SONG OF THE QUER'RANNA CHAI'AN. 



Hen'-na-ti he'-iish O'-shats Ta'-wac Mo'-kaitc ko'hai Tu-o'-pi 



Wliitefloatin;; clouds like sun moon cougar bear badger 



t^louds. the plains 



Ka'kan Ti-ii'-mi Mai tu-bo Ma'-a-sewe Uyuuyew6 Sa'-mai-hai-a 



wolf eagle ahrew elder war hero younger war hero name of warrior of 



the north ■ 



Shi' nohai-a Yu'-ma-hai-a Ali'wahai-a Pe'-ah-hai-a Sa'-ra-haia 



name of warrior name of warrior of name of warrior of name of warrior name of warrior 

 of the west the south the east of zenith of nadir 



Wai-tichan-ni ai-wan-na-tuou-ni Shi'-wan-na-wa tu-un hi-iin-ye 



medicine water bowl cloud bowl ceremonial water vase I make a 



road of meal 



Hi'-ah iir-ra hi'-a-mo-ili Hi-shi-ko-ya'sas-pa sho'-pok-ti-ii-ma 



the ancient road the ancient road white shell bead woman whirlwind 



who lives where the sun 

 descends 



Sus'-sis-tin-nako ya'ya ko'-chi-na-ko M6r'-rinako kiir'-kan-ni-ua-ko 



creator motlier yellow woman of blue woman of red woman of the south 



the nortli the west 



Ka'-shi-na-ko quis-ser-ri-ua-ko mu-naina-ko 



white woman of slightly yellow woman dark woman of the nadir 

 tlie east of tiie zenith. 



Free translation. — White floating clouds. Clouds like the plains 

 come and water the earth. Sun embrace the earth that she may be 

 fruitful. Moon, lion of the north, bear of the west, badger of the 

 south, wolf of the east, eagle of the heavens, shrew of the earth, elder 

 war hero, younger war hero, warriors of the six mountains of the world, 

 intercede with the cloud people for us, that they may water the earth. 

 Medicine bowl, cloud bowl, and water vase give us your hearts, that the 

 earth may be watered. 1 make the ancient road of meal, that my song 

 may pass straight over it — the ancient road. White shell bead woman 

 who lives where the sun goes down, mother whirlwind, father Sus'si- 

 stiiinako, mother Ya'ya, creator of good thoughts, yellow woman of the 

 north, blue woman of the west, red woman of the south, white woman 

 of the east, slightly yellow woman of the zenith, and dark woman of the 

 nadir, I ask your intercession with the cloud ■i>eople. 



PRAYER FOR SICK INFANT. 



While the Sia have great faith in the power of their theurgists, indi- 

 vidually they make efforts to save the lives of their dear ones even 

 after the failure of the theurgist. Such is their belief in the supplica- 



