﻿HOFFMAN.] 
  

  

  MII>E' 
  SONGS. 
  

  

  209 
  

  

  &iLj&~*^ 
  

  

  Yo'-na-hish'-i-rue'-a'-ne', 
  he'. 
  

  

  ya-na-hish-a-nie'-a-ne', 
  he'. 
  

  

  What 
  an- 
  you 
  saying 
  to 
  me, 
  and 
  I 
  am 
  " 
  In 
  my 
  senses 
  " 
  f 
  

  

  Man'-i-do, 
  he' 
  ne', 
  me' 
  -de- 
  we', 
  e. 
  

   The 
  spirit 
  wolf. 
  

  

  [One 
  of 
  the 
  malevolent 
  spirits 
  who 
  is 
  opposed 
  to 
  having 
  the 
  cere- 
  

   mony 
  is 
  assisting 
  the 
  evil 
  man'idos 
  in 
  causing 
  the 
  sky 
  to 
  be 
  overcast.] 
  

  

  Wen'-tshi-o-ne-se 
  he', 
  ne, 
  wen'-tshi-o-ne-se 
  he'. 
  

   I 
  do 
  not 
  know 
  where 
  I 
  am 
  going:. 
  

  

  [The 
  Mide' 
  is 
  in 
  doubt 
  whether 
  to 
  proceed 
  or 
  not 
  in 
  the 
  perform- 
  

   ance 
  of 
  initiation.] 
  

  

  V, 
  

  

  10 
  

  

  Mi 
  -shok-kwo 
  -ti-ne 
  be-wa'-ne, 
  

   ni-bin 
  -zhi 
  man'-i-do 
  i-ya'-ne. 
  

   J 
  depend 
  on 
  the 
  clear 
  sky. 
  

  

  [To 
  have 
  the 
  ceremony 
  go 
  on. 
  Arm 
  reaching 
  toward 
  the 
  sky 
  for 
  

   help.] 
  

  

  Ke-me'-ni-na-ne 
  a-no 
  -e 
  

   a-sho-we' 
  me-no-de 
  ki-man'-i-dd. 
  

   I 
  give 
  you 
  the 
  other 
  village, 
  spirit 
  that 
  you 
  are. 
  

  

  [That 
  rain 
  should 
  fall 
  anywhere 
  but 
  upon 
  the 
  assemblage 
  and 
  

   Mide'wigan.] 
  

  

  Tshing-gwe'-o-de 
  || 
  ; 
  ge. 
  

  

  The 
  thunder 
  is 
  heavy 
  

  

  [The 
  Thunder 
  Bird, 
  who 
  causes 
  the 
  rain.] 
  

  

  We'-ka-ka-no', 
  ho 
  shi'-a-de'. 
  

  

  We 
  are 
  talking 
  to 
  one 
  another. 
  

  

  [The 
  Mide 
  communes 
  with 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido: 
  he 
  is 
  shown 
  near 
  the 
  

   sky; 
  his 
  horns 
  denoting 
  superior 
  wisdom 
  and 
  power, 
  while 
  the 
  lines 
  

   from 
  the 
  mouth 
  signify 
  speech.] 
  

  

  Incase 
  the 
  appearance 
  of 
  the 
  sky 
  becomes 
  sufficiently 
  favorable 
  the 
  

   initiation 
  begins, 
  but 
  if 
  it 
  should 
  continue 
  to 
  be 
  more 
  unfavorable 
  or 
  

   to 
  rain, 
  then 
  the 
  song 
  termed 
  the 
  "Rain 
  Song" 
  is 
  resorted 
  to 
  and 
  

   sung 
  within 
  the 
  inclosure 
  of 
  the 
  Mide'wigan, 
  to 
  which 
  they 
  all 
  

   march 
  in 
  solemn 
  procession. 
  Those 
  Mide' 
  priests 
  who 
  have 
  with 
  

   them 
  their 
  Mide' 
  drums 
  use 
  them 
  as 
  an 
  accompaniment 
  to 
  the 
  sing- 
  

   ing 
  and 
  to 
  propitiate 
  the 
  good 
  will 
  of 
  Ki'tshi 
  Man'ido. 
  Each 
  line 
  of 
  

   the 
  entire 
  song 
  appears 
  as 
  an 
  independent 
  song, 
  the 
  intervals 
  of 
  rest 
  

   varying 
  in 
  time 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  feelings 
  of 
  the 
  officiating 
  priest. 
  

  

  The 
  wordsof 
  the 
  song 
  are 
  known 
  to 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  Mide' 
  priests 
  ; 
  but, 
  

  

  as 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  method 
  of 
  retaining 
  a 
  sot 
  form 
  of 
  musicial 
  notation, 
  

  

  the 
  result 
  is 
  entirely 
  individual 
  and 
  may 
  vary 
  with 
  each 
  singer, 
  if 
  

  

  sung 
  independently 
  and 
  out 
  of 
  hearing 
  of 
  others 
  ; 
  so 
  that, 
  under 
  

  

  7 
  ETH 
  14 
  

  

  