MICHELSON. ] THE LITTLE SPOTTED BUFFALO. byl 
That is how the first song goes. Now when.this song is recited, 
it is the same as if “At last we are going to worship” were said. 
That, in a way, is what the buffaloes who bestow blessings are told. 
That, in a way, is why the song is put in first. And there is another 
song which is the second. I will also write how it goes. 
The buffaloes thither, 
The buffaloes in their places.1! 
Again it was as if in a way said, “We are going to sit down in the 
buffaloes’ places.’’ And they (the buffaloes) are in a way told by 
- this song, ‘‘We are going to sit down in your places.” 
And then also the third song is: 
I am drumming you, I am drumming you (?) 
That is how another one goes. It again is as if the drum were 
spoken to when beaten. And also it is in a way so that nothing 
may happen to the drummer (whenever it is beaten). That is why 
the song occurs in that place. 
And (here is) another song: 
Y6, on my horn, yd, on my horn; 
YO, on my horn, yd, on my horn; 
This one who stands on my horn. 
That is how another one is. That a buffalo gens festival is being 
held, is told. ° 
And (here is) likewise another: 
They stand and shake; 
They stand and shake; 
They stand and shake; 
They stand and shake; 
Y6, my horns; 
They stand and shake. 
And the other half (is): 
They turn themselves around; 
They turn themselves around; 
They turn themselves around; 
They turn themselves around F 
YO, my horns; 
They turn themselves around; 
They turn themselves around. 
That also is how another song goes. It is as if to tell of the power 
(of the buffaloes’) horns. If any one is struck by those horns, he 
would be terribly pierced through the belly. That is the meaning of 
that little song. 
And again another one comes in there: 
I like you (?) surely, surely when I speak (?) to you; 
I like you (?) surely when I speak to you. 
11 The people represent the buffaloes. 
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