EUSSELL] FESTAL SONGS 283 



FESTAL SONGS 



X1--1.I.A Vafai Nyai, Middle Run Song 



[By Ki-iwa, Bitten] 



I 



Makai kik(i) nyuitcoUi. *Makai kik(i) nvuitcotii itany tanulikanv 



Mnsii-mn houses siiiKiiiK to. Magicinn houses "sinKiiiK to this"^ my shining" 



rsursui tootcoa koiiy sun nvii tco. (Kopcjit. Then ioi)eat twice 



my straight stand I tlu-re singing to. ' • 



from *) 



II 

 Tcutcrpavti yohovfi wupuno-u vuitiniiia; * tcutcupa\li voliovli 



Prostitute Honnn lirsi came runnini;: prostitute " w.imen 



wupriigu valfinHma. tcLti-rtangi viasinjra vokatc. A'aitimfma 



first enme luiiiiiug, bine " flowers " liolili.ig. Tame running. 



siyalifigu tatafigio vavaiivifiangi tconvopitci iivunvakimr. (Repeat 



en.st direclion fiiiiig VIoh ' talliing. 



stanza; then repeat twice from *) 



(At the beginning of thi.s .-^tanza the appointed singers appear in two 

 files, men and women apart) 



III 



Vanylngi nyonyria himchrna: *\anvingi nvonvLia himuhuna 



I '"" crooked going: 1 am 'croolJed going 



honrnyngr. vriuAriva himrkai kikivanu kahatc manc^rvak 



"■^■^'- ToHard going to rainbows with swing tlie'iirms 



gamonya himihrna. (Repeat same as above) 



there 1 going. 



Tranitl(ilitn) 



Siiigiiio; In the gods in supplication; 



Singing to flie gods in siii>plicatiiiii, 

 Tims niy magic ])o\ver is uplifted. 



My power is uplifted as I sing. 



I'rostitutes hither running ooiiie; 



Prostitutes hither running come. 

 Holding lilue flowers an they run. 



Talkinj; in whispers they lilc along. 



Along the crooked trail I'm going, 



Along the crooked trail going west. 

 To the land of rainbows I'm going, 



Swinging my arms as 1 journey mi. 



