728 IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY Ieth. ann. 43 



Na'ye' di" ne" de'siii", na'ye' ne" na" ne"t'ho' 



That, it is then the two you two that it is the the that the there 



together are, 



ne''yago'senno"de''k, e°yondo'"'hek, "Awe^'haniyoii'da'." Na'ye' 



so will her name continue to be will one lieep saying, " It Flower Is Unplucked." That it is 



diyoi'iiwa' ne"t'ho' iie°yawe°"ha' na'ye' ne"t'ho' 



so it reason is the there so will it come to pass that, it is the there 



ne'"sni'senno"de°k, dedjiya'e"' ne"t'ho' nigagas'de' tea" snon"he' 



so will your two names be in it-both the there so it-endures where you two Uve 



form, 



tea" i]e"yoiiiiis"he' e°yo'"hwendjya'dek. Na'ye' hi'ya' gen'da' 



where so will it last Gong) will it-earth extant, be. That it is in fact it means 



ne" odofini'a" ot'hondofmi" de°"se' odendon'ni' de°"se' 



the it infant (is) it-bushes grow and it-trees grow and 



awe'"ha'ha'gi' ne" tea" odennu'gefini" de''"se' tea" ot'hondonni", 



it-flowers is massed the where it grass grows and where it-shrubs grow, 



dedjiya'e"" di" 'a"se' de'"'se' odofini'a". One"' di" 



it both so then it new is ' and it-infant (is). Now then 



he°yoi'hwada'dye' ne"t'ho' ne°yo"dik, diyot'gont 'a"se' 



hence will it-matter con- the there so will it be, it always it new 



tinue on 



he"yodonni'ha'dye'. 



will they continue to grow. 



0'ne°' di" deMwadenno^'heii' ne" tea" we'dwatgwe'nya' 



Now then will we give thanks the where did we conquer 



na'ye' ne" he°yoi'hwada'dye', na'ye' gagwe'gi' sken'no"' 



that, it is the hence will it-matter continue on, that, it is it entire (is) (it) peaceful 



e''dwenno'"doiinyo°"hek. O'ne"" di" is' Odendonni'a" o'ne"' 



will we continue to think. Now then thou It, The Sapling now 



nti'ye' eMwadyee'"'da' de'"sadeiino°'hen". Na'ye' ne" 'a'se"' 



that it is will it the first be shalt thou give thanks. That, it is the it three 



ne°wadyet"a' de°sa'hene"da', gagwe'gi' e''dyesawenna'se"da'. 



so will it be repeated shalt thou shout, (cry out), it-entire will one thy voice repeat after thee, 



Na'ye' gefi'da' ne" tea" gagwe'gi' o'ne"' e°dwadon'ha"hen'. 



That it is it means the where it-entire now will we rejoice, be happy. 



Na'ye' di" ne"t'ho' ne°yawe°"ha' ne" ne"t'ho' ne''yeye"hak 



That, it is then the there so will it come to pass the the there so will they con- 



tinue to do 



ne" o'iien'do"" ha'gwa'di' ne" ste°" gwfi" ne"tgai'hwayea"da' 



the it ahead towards the anything just so will it-matter take place 



( = future) 



e°yon'don'ha"hen'." 



will one rejoice." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne"' ne" Odendonni'a" wa't'hohene'da', na'ye' 



Then now the It, The Sapling did he shout, cry out, that it is 



'a"se'" nwa'hadaas'da', heyo'he" gai'sdowa'ne"". O'ne"' gwa"t'ho' 



it-three so did he repeat it, it-is the limit it noise loud (is) . Now next 



da'honwawenna'se"da' ne" gondi'yo' wa'diyodi'hene"da' gagwe'gi' 



thence they-his voice followed the they (zo.) game did they cry out it enters 



animals 



ne" tea" niyodi'sea'ge'. 



the so they are many kinds. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' wa'he'"'hefi', "O'ne"' 



Then now the did he say, "Now 



oi'hwagwe'gi' wa'wadongo"da' ne" tea" ni'yon' odei'hwa'de' 



it-matter entire did it pass by the where so many it-matter remains 



( = tea" niyodei'hwa'de')." 



(where to m;my it-matter remains open) 



they number (open) 



