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PRAYERS AND CHANTS 



697 



145 Desiring one another sat down in 



council. 

 Among all our ladder descending 



children 

 We looked about. 

 Toward whoever was trustworthy 

 Our fathers, who once had been 



thus," 

 150 Bent their thoughts, 



Their thoughts following, 

 The living ones chose me 

 To be the one to keep their 



prayers. 

 155 Yonder from aU sides, 



From wherever they abide per- 

 manently 

 The divine ones made their roads 



come forth. 

 They made their roads come 



hither, 

 Their roads went first, 



160 The others followed at their backs. 



Into my house 



The divine ones made their road 

 enter. 



After they had sat down quietly 

 165 We in the daylight 



Met one another. 



The divine ones' prayers leading. 



Our words following, 

 170 With prayer meal 



We held one another fast. 



That I might be the one to repre- 

 sent our father, 



KawuHa, Pautiwa,'- 

 176 My daylight father. 



He of the Dogwood clan who holds 

 this rite. 



For this with prayer meal 



He held me fast. 

 180 Now that this many days 



Eagerly we have lived. 



Yesterday the appointed time 

 arrived, 



145 i-'yanteceman i''w3kwikna 



le" yam le'tsilon pa''ni'nan tca'we 



hon a"'wun-ulapnap]^a 

 hoi tcuw hl'yawofucna 

 yam a''tato a-'tekwi 



150 tse"mak te'iakwi 

 ts'c"mak yii'lu 

 le'wus pen ili te'alun'ona 

 hon a'nawana'Eajia 



Eii'pin a''ho'i 

 155 lalhok" le'si te'kwi 

 yam ti'nan la'Ei'kona 



o'neaia kwai"iKana 



o'neal i'Eana 



o'neal e"Kuna-waj5a 

 160 a''wa ma'sikwi e'laya'lu 



kii'pin a''ho'i 



ho'man he'cotakwi 



o'neai i'Kjina 



iitnan la'kika te'a'ana 

 165 te'Eohanana 



hon i'yona-e'latena 



Eiipin a''ho'i 



a''wan te'wusu pe'nan e"kwi'kona 



yam pe'nan ya'luna 

 170 ha'lawo-tinan a'Jfa 



hon i''wiya?en-1;su'meEaka 



yam tatcili te"ona 



EawuHa pa'utiwa 



a'ntelia'na 

 175 ho' ho'i te'atun'on a'lja 



ho' Te'Eohanan tate i'li te'a'ona 



pi'tcik a'not'an ilap te'a'ona 



ha'lawo-tinan a'kil 



horn ya'tena-^su'meEiika 

 180 le'si le'wanan'e 



a'niisume'na 



hon te'wanan a-'tea^a te'a'ana 



te'cukwa yii'ton'e 



(jes le'n hai'tokwin te'tcipa 



'1 The selection is made by members of the cult group; that is, by former impersonators of the god. The 

 choice is in.spired by deceased impersonators. 



'* In prayers, he is always referred to under the double name. No explanation of the first part could be 

 elicited. The dual form of the verb and the pronoun is used. 



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