HEWITT] ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 785 



o'-'hwcndjia'dc'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' vva'hefini'heu", "O'ne"' dV 



it-earlh sUmds." Then now they said, "Nfow so 



then 



dwadoiigo"da'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' hofina'den'dyon'. Dosge°"ha' 



let us go on." Then now they departed. Near it is 



nige"" o'ne-' wa'hefini'hen", "O'ne"' hi'ya' e^dwa'saVe"'. 



so far it is now they said, '■ Xow in (act will wc-it begin. 



Na'ye' di" na" gwa"t'ho' e°t'hadyee°"da' ne" Dagae'"'da'." 



just there will he be the first the Warm Spring 



Wind 



wa'hadwefino'de"' o'gai"i', o'ne°' di" iie" 



did he sing his song it loud, is Now so the 



then 



De'hae°'hy6'we°s hodyo"gwa' wa'hontgat"hwa' he'da"ge' 



his troop they saw it below 



di3'o'"hwendjia'de', o'ne°' o"ni' honnat'hoii'de' ne" 



there it-carlh stands, now ;ilso they-it heard the 



o'"hwendjia"ge' ena'gee' wa'a'heii', "0'ne°' gengwide"djik 



it-earth-on they dwell they said, Now it-spring early 



wa'wa'do"'. O'ne"' hi'ya' dagae'"'da' de-"se' o'ne"" 



it has become. Now in fact thence it wind and now 



comes down 



dawadwenno'de"'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' hoiit'ha'hi'ne', he"tke°, 



there it sang." Then now they were traveling, up high 



de'hadiga'ha'dj-e' e'da"ge' diyo-'hwendjia'de' de°"se' o'ne"' 



there-they-it eyed from below there it earth stands and now 



along 



ogenis'di' o'gai"i' hadiwefinoda'dye* de^^'se' ga'hw](s"he' 



it is evident it loud is their voices resound along and it is strong 



ostaindyon'ha'dye\ Hiya" de'i'no"' t*he'honne'non o'ne°' 



it rained on the way. Not any it far is any they went now 



wa^hondyen^'ha'gwa' o'ne°' o°'h\vendjia*'ge* wa't*hadida"nha\ 



thev were surprised now it-earth on did they set foot. 



T'ho"ge' o'ne-" ne" s'haya"dada' wa'he°hen", "O'ne"' ne" 



Then now the he, a person, is he said. Now the 



ne°" se'swa'yo°'. T'ho'ne"' ne" ne°" he'swa'den'dyoii'. 0'ne°' di" 



the again you have Uere this the the hence you departed. Now so 



this returned. this then 



wa'gai'hvvayei"khe' sagwaya'dinyo°'da'. Da', na'ye' di" 



it the matter has been again we have broucht you There, that it is so 



fulfilled home. then 



e°gwat'ho'ye°' o'ne"" ne" na" gai'hwis' tea" nwa'onnis'he'godo°"tge"" 



will we-you tell now the the it is a long where so it is long time one withdrew 



that time 



ne" ena'gee"gwa'. EMjiswatchen'nl' gwa" o" na'ye' tea" non'we' 



the they dwelt(here). Will you-it find again just too that it is where the place 



hedjyena'gee'." Niyoi'hwagwa'ha" o'ne°' wa'he"hen", "O'ne"' 



there again they dwell. It a short time was now he said, " Now 



di" deMjidwadekha'sya'. Na'ye' di" tea" ne-yawe-'ha' ne" 



so will again we separate. That it is so where so will it take place the 



then then 



o'hen'do-"-hagwa". Na'ye' ne" I" e°sgwa'ha"nha'. Na'ye' 



a-head-wards. That it is the us will you-us remember. That it is 



di" ge°s' e''swadyea'da"gwa' ne" oye'"gwa'on'we'. Ne"t'ho' 



so custom- will you-it make use of the it-tobacco native. The there 



then arily 



ha'doyayei' e°yongwat'honde'Rdii"hwe°k, s'ha'de°yawe°"ha' 



it sulBces will we-it hear most clearly, alike will it come to pass 



