PRAYERS AND CHANTS 



709 



125 Those with snow upon their heads, 



With moss upon their faces, 



With bony Icnees, 



No longer upright, but bent over 

 canes. 



Now all of us 

 130 Shall pass our fathers on their 

 roads. 



And the women, 



With snow upon their heads, 



Even those who are with child, 

 135 Carrying one on the back. 



With another on the cradle board, 



Leading one by the hand. 



With yet another going before. 



Even all of us 

 140 Shall pass you on your roads. 



Indeed, it is so 



The thoughts of our fathers, 



Who at the New Year 



With their precious plume wands 



Appointed us 

 146 Their thoughts we now fulfill. 



This is all. 



Thus with plain words we have 



passed you on your roads. 

 150 Now we fulfill the thoughts of our 



fathers. 

 Always with one thought 

 We shall live together. 

 This is all. 

 155 Thus with plain words we have 



passed you on your roads. 

 For whatever our fathers desired 

 When at the New Year 



160 They sent forth their sacred 

 words, 



We have now fulfilled their 

 thoughts. 



To this end: My fathers, 



My mothers, 



My children, 

 165 Always with one thought 



May we live together. 



With your waters, 



Your seeds, 



Your riches, 

 170 Your power, 



Your strong spirit, 



All your good fortune, 



With all this may you bless us." 



125 u'tcina ha'ktoj3a 



po'hetci a'wiconajSa 



o'ci kep ya'lupna 



e'lemakna i''natina ta'powan 

 sa'tili 



kes te'mlamo 

 130 hon a''tatcu 



hon a-'wona-e'latena'wa. 



a''wolf' a'te'ona 



u'tcinan haktopa 



ya'nine'nante 

 135 toj5 i-'setona 



topa le'mana ya'lto i'EecEuna 



top i''piyana 



topa e"kuEana 



kes te'mlamo 

 140 to"na hon a"'wona-e'latcnaplja. 



no'milte 



i'tiwana 



te'likinan ya"'n a'kii 



ho'n a'nulanapkowa 



yam a-'tatcu 

 146 hons a''wan tse"makwin 

 mo'la'na'wa. 



le"'wi. 



le- yu'"he'to pe'nan a'Jja 



to"na hon a''wona-e'latenapka. 

 150 yam a''tatcu 



a''wan hon tse"*makwi mo'la'iia'we. 



topint i''tse'makuna 



hon te'wanan a''tekan'a. 



le-'wi 

 155 le' yu'"he"to pe'nan a'lja 



to"na hon a-'wona-e'latenaplja. 



i'tiwana 



jam a''tatcu 



ko"n a'ntecemana 

 160 te'wusu pe'nan kwai"ikanapkowa 



hon tse"makwin mo'la"na"we 



te'wuna' horn a''tatcu 



hom a''tsita 



hom tca'we 

 165 to'pint i-'tse'makuna 



hons te'wanan a-'teEan"a. 



yam Ea'cima 



yam to'waconan-e 



yam u'tenan-e 

 170 yam sa'wanika 



yam tse"makwin tsu'me 



yam kwahol teni ha'lowilin-e 



temla ho'na to ya'niktciatu. 



