STEVENSON] SONG OF THE KO^YEMSHI 69 



III 



We reach the last spring on the road carrying our grandchild on our 

 backs. 



A..:, ha' i hi' a ha' i hi'. 



We reach the middle spring on the road with our grandchild on our 

 backs. 



A....ha'.-..i....hi'....a....hd'....i....hi'. 



IV 



We see the prairie-dog girls and the prairie-dog women enter their 

 place below. 



A ha' i hi' ...a ha' i hi'. 



V 



Ha'aiyu, ha'aiju; we will reach there in one, two, three, four steps. 

 Call for rains, our poor great-grandchild, continue to call for rains. It 

 is beautiful, beautiful here." 



A ha' i hi' a ha' i hi'. 



Ill 

 ''Kia'na pal'to o'nakona yiim nana se'topa, hon a'wiva; 



Spring last road our grnnd- carry on we come to; 



child backs 



A ha' i hi' a ha' i hi'. 



'Kia'na i'tiwa o'nakona j^am nana se'topa hon a'wiya. 



Spring middle road our grand- carry on we come to. 



child backs 



A ha' i hi' a ha' i hi'. 



IV 

 'Ku'shi e'washtokii 'ku'shi a'makii i'ami a'hakwi te'maian 



Prairie- girls, prairie- women their stone see 



dog dog place 



pia' kwa'to. 



below enter. 



A... ha' i..-.hi' a ha' i ..hi'. 



V 

 Ha'aiyu, ha'aiyu; to'pa, kwil'li, hai'i, a'witen i'techuna 



one, two, three, four steps 



ye'liyu'hlau' 



reach there. 



I'yo ho'nawa a' wan nana 'kia'shima; we'atina, te'hatou. 



Poor our great- grand- rains call for, continue to 



^„ child call for. 



E'lu e'lu li'4a. 



Beau- beau- here, 

 tiful, tiful 



A ha' i hi' a ha' i hi'. 



"I'tiwanna (the old Zuni). 



