RUSSELL] ARCHAIC SONGS 275 



Flood Soxos by Socth Doctor 

 on superstition' mountain before the flood 

 Rsonangi truwuiu vaiuohai-i ; rsonaiigi iiyuwctu vamohai-i, 



Water limti dissnlve ; water " larul dissolve. 



kundangu makiiiva sihaitco-o rsonaiigi uauaka tconyihi-imu. 



in luaKieiaii powerful water experimeiitiii;^ miikint;. 



Rsonangi tavaku vanioliai-i ; rsonangi tavaku vaniohai-i, kundangu 



Water mountain dissolve: water mountain dissolve, in 



Na.siavil sitco-oiiiai-i rsonaiigi iianaka wowoi-hi-mu. (Repeat) 



Xasi iniderstand water experimenting toward-going. 



Kakanda ku tatavafigu ta-atiima iianyolinaka rso-otaki j'omahi- 



Crooked kind of mountain top i stay water "disperse. 



lull'. (Repeat) 



Ta-atuuia nayoilnaka nso-otsiki yoiualii-iiiii:. (Repeat) 



Top * I st;(v water ' disperse. 



7VanstotiOJ» 



The waters flissolve the land I 



Thf waters dissolve the land 1 

 The iiii<;lity magician tests his strength. 



The waters dissolve the mountains ! 

 The waters dissolve the mountains ! 



Nasi foresees what is coming. 



On Crooked mountain I am standing, 



Trying to disperse the waters. 

 On Crooked iiioiintain I am standing, 



Trying to disj>ei'se the waters. 



BEFORE THE PEOPLE TURNED TO STONE ON" SfPEH.sl'lTION MOUNTAIN 



Sihaitcohii! Sihaitcohiil Xyhanaka wuwuma siliaitcoiiii! Wuwunia 



Powerless! I'owerless! Sly magic crystal with powerless! With 



siamiiu nyhataitco. (Repeat) 



ri^ht "^ petrify. 



And again lie sang l)(>fore tlicy liecame petritied: 



Traiiglalion 



Powerless ! Powerless ! 



Powerless i.s my magie crystal. 

 Powerless ! Powerless ! 



I shall become as stone. 



Flood Soncs By Elder Brother 



IN HIS OLI.A liEl-'ORE THE FLOOD 

 1 



Tcokoi vavahaki! tcokoi vavahaki! Ku-cn^a nvi yolina. Ku?a nyi 



Black housel black house! In f hold. In i 



yolinha-a wu-umatxji yahai nyiuiitco-o. (Repeat) 



stay with to and fro " I go. 



Translation 



Black house! Black house! Hold me safely in; 



Black house! l!la<k house! Hold me safely in. 

 As 1 journey to and fro, to and fro. 



