HEWITT) ONONDAGA TEXT AND TRANSLATION 791 



T'ho"ge' o'lie"' ne" ha'sennowfi'ne"" da'ha'den'dya' o'ne"" 



Then now the he. the chief thence he started now 



agwas' wa's'hagodiya'do'seng\va"ho"' gagwegi' wa'tshagono'"'hen'. 



verily did he-their bodies rub (by way of greeting) it all did they-them greet, 



severally 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' gagwe'gl' nc" honnon'gwe' donda'hadida'nha' 



Then now it all the they, the men thence they stood up 



de°"se' ne" gonnofi'gwe' de°"se' eksa's'ho°"a' gagwe'gi' 



and the they, the women and they, the children it-all 



wa't'honvvadino°"hen'. Na'ye' di" ne"o'ne"' \va'wadongo"da' nc" 



did they them greet. That, it is so the now did it pass the 



then 



ha'sennowane"' wa'he°hen', "Ne"t'ho' di" nc°yawe""'ha' ne"t'ho' 



he. the chief he said. "The there so then so will it come to the there 



pass 



ne"yagwayea' tea" ni'yon' wa'ong\vad5'ge°s tea" ne°yo"dik ne" 



so will we-it do where so many it-us, have been revealed where so will it be the 



they are to 



o'hen'do"' hagwa". Na'ye' di" tea" ne°swa'nigo'"he'de''k ne" 



it future it-side. That it is so then where so will your minds be the 



ha'sa' seswa'yo"' agwas-khe°' s'ha'dedwai'hwagwenni'yo' tea" 



just now again you returned verily-is it alike we are co-owners where 



nonwa'ho'de"' oiigwa'ye"' ne" skenno"' e°dwenno'"donnyo"hek. 



thing, kind of we-it have the peaceful will we keep thinking. 



T'ho'nc"" hi'ya' ena'gee' o'ne"' hi'ya' ha'donsedwadyesda'. 



Here this of course they dwell now in fact together thence again we them 



have nii-ved. 



Da', o'ne"' di" gayenneiida'i' eMwadentga'do"' e''yongyo"'wes'ha' 



There, now so then it has been pre- will we-ourselves, amuse, will we be happy 



pared 



tea" seswa'yo"'. Na'ye' di' e°dwadyee""da' 



where again you have returned. That it is so then will it be first 



de°honstci'gwa'e'gwa' ne" hodiya'da'ni'i' e°yetehi'nigo'"he'ya'. 



will they play lacross ball the they strong-bodied are will they-your minds amuse. 



E"wadongo"da', na'ye' 'o°"ke"" e°wadii'hwa'dendya' ne" 



Will it pass . that it is in turn will it-the rite start the 



djyo"ha' oen'na'. Ne"t'ho' nige°" o'ne°' deMjidwadogwa'. " 



pigeon its song. The there so far it is now will again we disperse." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" De'hae'"hyo'we°s det'hoda"i' wa'he"hen", 



Then now the he arose he said, 



"Oi'hwane'hagwat na'ye' ne" 'a"se°' nwa'ondya'dl'sa' tea" 



"It is a wonderful thing that it is the three so many they adults where 



became 



nwa'onnis"he' ongwa'den'dyon'. Na'ye' di" ongwadon'hahaa' 



so it time long was we were gone. That it is so then we are happy 



ne" djongwa'yon'." 



the again we have returned." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'wadei'hwa'den'dya', wa't'honstei'gwa'e'gwa'. 



Then now did the rite start, did they play at lacross ball. 



Wa'wadongo"da' o'ne"" 'o""'ke'" djyo"ha oen'na' wa't'hon'tkwa' 



It passed now in turn Pigeon Song they did it dance 



geiidyo'gowa'ne", gendyo'gwagwegi', eksa's'ho""a' nige"" 



it-assemblage large, it-assemblage, entire, they, the children so far it is 



heyodo"kda'. 



to the hust one. 



Wa'wadongo"da' o'ne°' t'ho"ge' doiisayondo'gwa'. (Nc"t'ho' 



It passed now then thence they dispersed. The there 



niga'gais.) 



so it tale is long.) 



