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PRAYERS OF THE WAR CULT 



683 



40 lo'wa ci'wan an u'lo'nakwi 

 o' Ileal a"'Eana 

 lo'wa ci'wan an Ea'cinaa te"witona 



ye'liato'upa 



to'wa ci'wan an tca'we 



45 yam a-'tatcu 



a''wan i'piclenan te'na-pi"lan a'kii 



ta'!na a-'te5an'a 



hoi an {fa''Ka te'mla le'waka tea"- 



ana 

 yii'ton Eo'kci 



50 yii'ton tso"ya 



ko-'wi we'ana la'na 

 kj''wi ci'kwi Ja'na 

 yii'ton ko'kci 

 ho"na ton tca'wOapa 



55 ^e'wanan a''tekan-a 



a'ka ?o'wa ci'wan an tca'we sa'wa- 



ni|j' oEiinaEana 

 tse"makwin tsum o'KanaEana 

 su''nha5iina"wa 

 le'wuna' horn a''tatcu 



60 yam e'ye te"ona 

 hon ya'tenapce ke'si. 



After the dancing of the last day the scalp chief takes down the 

 scalp. He and his associates remain in hiding on the outskirts of the 

 village until midnight. Then they proceed singing to the scalp house. 

 Each has under his tongue several grains of black corn to prevent 

 pursuit by the ghost.-'* The scalp chief places the scalp in the jar in 

 the scalp house and prays: 



40 When into the corn priests' country 

 He has brought his road, 

 When in the corn priests' water- 



fiUed court 

 He has been set up, 

 All the corn priests' children 

 45 With the song sequences of the 



fathers, 

 Will be dancing for him. 

 And whenever all his days are past, 



Then a good day, 

 50 A beautiful day, 



A day filled with great shouting, 



With great laughter, 



A good day, 



With us, your children, 

 55 You will pass. 



Thus the corn priests' children 



Winning your power. 



Winning your strong spirit. 



Will come to evening. 



To this end, my fathers, 

 60 Now let us take hold of our niece. 



Now this many are the days 

 Since the enemy 

 Reached the end of his life. 

 Our fathers, 

 5 Those who hold the high places, 

 Beast bow priests. 

 Tore from the enemy 

 His water-filled covering. 

 Into the corn priests' country. 

 The}' made his road enter. 

 10 And in tlie corn priests' water-filled 



court 

 Standing him up, 

 They made his days. 

 This many are the days. 

 And when the set number of days 



had all been counted up, 



ma' le'si ^e'wanan-e 

 i'nakwe te"ona 

 le'kohanan pa'ltopa 

 hon a''tatc i'lapona 

 5 te'alan i'lapona 



we-ma- a''pi'la-ciwan-i 



i'naEw an Ea'cim po"yan ai'yo- 



na'wapa 

 lo'via, ci'wan an u'lo'nakwi 

 o'neala kwa'toKiina 

 10 to'wa ci'wan an Eii'cima te'wito 



ye''liato-na 

 te'wanan a'capa 

 le'si le'wanan'e 



an le'wanan ai'yiilenan a''tea'!ja 

 te'a'ana 



" Compare with use of black com to bring forgetfulncss of dead relatives. 



