PRAYERS OF THE WAR CULT 



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Prayers Before Going on a War Party 



Before going on the warpath the bow priests are summoned to their 

 ceremonial house. The chief bow priest addresses them: 



Now this many days 



Because of the thoughts of the enemy 



Our thoughts have been troubled; 

 6 Our appetite has failed. 

 This very day 

 That by which they live, 

 Turquoise,' 



To my fathers I have offered 

 At aU their abiding places. 

 11 Yonder into the enemy's country 

 We shall take the warpath. 



Because of the enemy. 



Because of their thoughts, 

 15 We wish in vain see one another,* 



We can not see him of whom we 

 think. 



Because it is thus. 



To be avenged 



We have made up our minds. 

 20 My children. 



You shall set your minds to be men. 



You shall think to provide your- 

 selves with good weapons. 



Then, perhaps, we shall have the 

 good fortune. 



To get that which we wish, 

 25 That for which we ask — 



Namely that with the enemies' 

 flocks. 



Their clothing, 



Their precious stones, 



Their good shell beads, 

 30 That with these our houses may 

 obtain hearts, 



For this we have sent forth our 

 prayers. 



Waiting anxiously until the ap- 

 pointed time shall come, 



Cleansing our hearts. 



Cleansing our thoughts, 

 35 Thus shall we live. 



Indeed we shall not be alone. 



Because yonder all about 



Abide our fathers. 



ma' le'si le'wanan'e 



a-'winakwe 



a'wan tse"makwin a'lfa 



te'tse'mak-ponolkwi'na 

 5 Eii'p i'kwilin i-'natina 



yam a-'teon a'^fa 



tci'mte ya'ton-e 



yam a"'tatcu 



ti'na'-te'mla 

 10 ho' }o'"o a-'leaka. 



lehok" i'naEwan 'ulo'nakwi 



sa'munan a'lfa 



hon le'hol o'neal a-'Eana'wa. 



a'Eiip a''winaEwa'wa tse"makwin 

 a'lja 

 15 i-'yuna'wetiya'na 



hon a'ntse'man a'ni'nena'we. 



le'sna te"onaka 

 a'su^ana'ka 

 ho' tse"makwi ya''EaIj:a 

 20 horn tea'we 



Ion o'tsin tse"makuna'wa 



ton i'nasnan Eo'kc a'ntse'nana'wa 



ho'nkwe'k hon a''halowili 



hoi ko'n a'ntecemana 

 25 pena* ya'"k ona 



a''winaEw a"'wan W3''we 



a-'wan u'tena-we 

 a''wan a"cona-we. 

 a"'wan lo'' a''Eok'ci 

 30 a'Jfii ho"na'wan he'cota i'lje'nap- 

 tun'onajfii 

 hon pe'nan kwai"iEa,naplia 



hoi hai'tokwin te"tcituntekwi a'n- 



tsume'na 

 i'^e'n i''E3kcuna 

 t.se"mak i''Eokcuna 

 35 hon le'wanan a-'teEan-a. 



a'tic hon a"'sam a''teEana tsc'na 

 a'^a la'ihok" ho"na'wan a"'tatcu 

 li'na- u'lapnaiye. 



• Turquoise, above all else, the gift to the gods of war. 

 i Some of our number have died. 



