iiissKLi.] FESTAL SONGS 285 



TcnTCiiKA Nv.ii, Namk Soxg 



[By Vlrsak VAII, Hawk FlyiliKl 



There are weveiity jstanza-s in this sony. 'I'wo names are ealied in 

 each, a name i)einfr inserted in place of tlie words here in i)raci<ets. 

 The sontf may heoin with any stanza, l>ut tlie name of the place where 

 the dani'e is held must i)e inserted as the first name: thus, in the stanza 

 below, the name of the village would lie substituted for "Ma-akahi." 



I 



HalaUoit namaiu- vapaka worsanyidv mahiiinania tcuAuli. (Repeat) 



(?l top rueds arose" iilariiin increase in 



height. 



HitaAU (Ma-akahi) nioa-akatc yiihakaha lirkatcai pawrsika kopatc 



This [ 1 l;il|s willi " imiiiliMl with it all over hair 



maitcu-u. 



knock down. 



Hitavu Hivayomi pukatc yahakaha liLkatcai pawusika katiitc 



This [ ' ] eatoh * ptiinleti witli it all over how 



maitcu r. (Repeat) 



knock down. 



II 



Halakoit, ma-akahi wuma worsahi; lialakoit (ma-akahi) wuma 



(■.') magician with came np; ("i niagit-ian with 



worsamu. 



came np. 



HukaitcuAu Ma-akahi kopatc maitcu-u: hukaitcuAu Hivayomi 



That long [ ] hair knockdown; that long [ "" ] 



katiitc maitcu-u. 



bow knock down. 



Trimsldtion 



The ceremonial reeds are lifted; 



The ceremonial reeds are lifted. 

 Ma-akahi has killed an Apache, 



.\n(l we meet together here in war paint 

 To'coUect hair trophies with their power. 



Hivayomi has taken a captive, 

 An<i the mafric of his bow dies with him. 



Ma-akahi has come to our festa; 



Ma-akahi has come to our festa. 

 Ma-akahi ties the enemy's hair; 



Ilivavomi kills the enemy's how. 



