﻿FLETCHER- 
  I, 
  A 
  FLBSCHE 
  I 
  

  

  THE 
  SACKED 
  POLE 
  

  

  259 
  

  

  and 
  so 
  on, 
  around 
  to 
  the 
  Ho 
  n 
  'ga, 
  who 
  were 
  last, 
  and 
  all 
  began 
  to 
  

   dance 
  around 
  the 
  pole. 
  The 
  women 
  also 
  turned, 
  but 
  to 
  the 
  right, 
  

   their 
  left 
  side 
  being 
  next 
  to 
  the 
  circle 
  of 
  men 
  and 
  the 
  pole, 
  and 
  danced 
  

   in 
  the 
  opposite 
  direction 
  from 
  the 
  men. 
  The 
  tribe 
  thus 
  divided 
  

   into 
  two 
  concentric 
  circles, 
  revolved 
  in 
  opposite 
  directions 
  about 
  the 
  

   pole 
  while 
  the 
  choir 
  at 
  its 
  foot 
  sang 
  the 
  following 
  song: 
  

  

  HE'DEWACHI 
  DANCE 
  

  

  M. 
  M. 
  JrrlOS 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  Wie 
  he 
  he 
  wa- 
  no" 
  - 
  she 
  

  

  a 
  

  

  :^C= 
  

  

  he 
  wn-no* 
  - 
  she 
  

  

  he 
  

  

  D.C. 
  

  

  -*— 
  #-> 
  

  

  j&fe 
  

  

  eSUI 
  

  

  she 
  wie 
  he 
  he 
  wa-no° 
  - 
  she 
  a 
  he 
  wa-no"-she 
  a 
  he 
  wa-no" 
  - 
  she 
  

  

  Wie 
  he 
  he 
  wano"she 
  a 
  he 
  

   Wano^ehe 
  a 
  he 
  \vano 
  n 
  she 
  

   Wie 
  he 
  he 
  wano 
  n 
  she 
  a 
  he 
  

   Wano'she 
  a 
  he 
  wano 
  n 
  she 
  

  

  Literal 
  translation: 
  Hie, 
  I; 
  he 
  he, 
  vocables; 
  wano 
  n 
  slie, 
  take 
  from 
  

   them. 
  The 
  meaning 
  of 
  this 
  song 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  gathered 
  from 
  a 
  literal 
  

   translation 
  of 
  the 
  few 
  words 
  used. 
  It 
  has 
  been 
  explained 
  to 
  mean 
  

   that 
  the 
  pole 
  here 
  speaks 
  as 
  embodying 
  the 
  meaning 
  and 
  spirit 
  of 
  the 
  

   ceremony 
  and 
  refers 
  to 
  the 
  gifts 
  made, 
  which 
  are 
  an 
  important 
  part 
  

   of 
  the 
  ceremony. 
  They 
  not 
  only 
  contribute 
  to 
  happiness 
  and 
  good 
  

   feeling 
  in 
  the 
  tribe 
  but 
  the) 
  redound 
  to 
  the 
  credit 
  of 
  the' 
  giver. 
  It 
  

   was 
  during 
  this 
  song 
  that 
  the 
  people 
  danced 
  in 
  the 
  two 
  concentric 
  

   circles 
  around 
  the 
  pole, 
  everyone 
  carrying 
  his 
  branch, 
  with 
  its 
  leaves. 
  

   When 
  at 
  any 
  time 
  a 
  person 
  made 
  a 
  gift 
  the 
  dancers 
  halted 
  while 
  the 
  

   gift 
  was 
  proclaimed. 
  At 
  each 
  halt, 
  if 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  gentes 
  became 
  mixed 
  

   up, 
  the 
  person 
  out 
  of 
  place 
  returned 
  to 
  his 
  proper 
  gens 
  before 
  the 
  

   dance 
  was 
  resumed. 
  The 
  song 
  was 
  repeated 
  four 
  times, 
  or 
  four 
  

   times 
  four. 
  

  

  Finally, 
  the 
  last 
  song 
  was 
  given. 
  During 
  the 
  singing 
  of 
  this 
  rapid 
  

   song 
  the 
  people 
  continued 
  to 
  dance 
  in 
  the 
  two 
  circles. 
  The 
  young 
  

   people 
  made 
  merry 
  as 
  they 
  danced 
  and 
  the 
  warrior 
  acted 
  out 
  dra- 
  

   matic 
  scenes 
  in 
  his 
  career. 
  It 
  was 
  a 
  hilarious 
  time 
  for 
  all. 
  

  

  