II. PRAYERS TO THE SUN 

 Prayer at Sunrise 



Now this day, 



My sun father, 



Now that you have come out stand- 

 ing to your sacred place, 

 5 That from which we draw the water 

 of life. 



Prayer meal, 



Here I give to you. 



Your long life, 



Your old age, 

 10 Your waters. 



Your seeds. 



Your riches. 



Your power, 



Your strong spirit, 

 15 All these to me may you grant. 



lu'ka ya'ton-e 

 hom ya'toka ta'tcu 

 yam lie'lacinakwi 

 to' ye"'lana kwai"iEapa 

 5 yam E'a"kwi-ya"'na te"ona 



ha'la wo'tinan'e 



li-'la torn ho' le'a'upa 



yam o'naya'naka 



yam ia'cia^ii 

 10 yam Ea'cima 



yam to'waconan'e 



yam u'tenan-e 



yam sa'wanika 



yam tse"makwin Esu'me 

 15 te'm'la hom lo' a'niktciana. 



Presenting an Infant to the Sun 



On the eighth day of life an infant's head is washed by his 

 "aunts" — that is, women of his father's clan, his most important 

 ceremonial relatives. Corn meal is placed in his hand and he is taken 

 outdoors, facing the east, at the moment of sunrise. Corn meal is 

 sprinkled to the rising sun with the following prayer, spoken by the 

 paternal grandmother: 



Now this is the day. 

 Our child, 

 Into the daylight 

 You will go out standing. 

 5 Preparing for your day. 

 We have passed our days. 

 When all your da3's were at an end. 

 When eight days were past. 

 Our sun father 

 10 Went in to sit down at his sacred 



place. 

 And our night fathers 

 Having come out standing to their 



sacred place, 

 Passing a blessed night 

 15 We came to day. 

 Now this day 

 Our fathers. 

 Dawn priests. 

 Have come out standing to their 



sacred place. 



kesi te'wanan-e 



ho"na-wan le'apEunan'e 



te'Eohanankwi 



to' yc'lana kwai"iKan*a 

 5 lom ?;e'wanau yo"apa 



hon te'wanan a-'tealja- 



tom le'na te'wanan i-'te'tcapa 



ha'eleka te'waka te'a'ana 



hon ya'tolfa tatc i'lapona 

 10 yam te'lacinakwi i-'muna kwa'to- 

 Eapa 



ho'na fe'iialfa a''tatc i'lapona 



yam te'lacinakwi 



i'luwakna kwai"iEana 



te'linan Eo'kci 

 15 hon a''wantewalfa 



lu'kii yii'ton-e 



ho"na'wan a"'tatcu 



te'luwaialfa a''ciwan"i 



yam le'iacinakwi 



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