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PRAYERS AND CHANTS 



769 



When all this was at an end, 

 230 The one who is my father 



Questioned me: 



"Yes, now, even now, 



You have passed us on our roads. 



Surely because of some words of 

 our fathers, 



Spoken at the New Year, 

 235 Because of some words of import- 

 ance, some word that is not too 

 long, 



You have passed us on our roads. 



So finally, if you let us know that. 



Thinking always of that, 

 We shall pass our days." 

 240 Thus our father spoke to us, did 

 he not? * 

 — Even so. — 



"Yes, indeed it is true. 



This many days 



Throughout the winter, 

 245 Throughout the summer. 



There to the south, 



We brought you plume wands, 



Wherever your roads come out. 



Though our plume wands were but 

 poorly made, 

 250 We brought you plume wands. 



We brought you prayer feathers. 



We brought you rain cigarette.*. 



When all this was at an end. 



Now for that which is soon to be 

 255 We have passed you on your roads." 



Thus we said to our father, did we 



not? 

 —Even so. — • 



When we had spoken tlius 



(Our father spoke.) 

 260 "Indeed, these are your days. 



Now that we have remembered 

 your days 



You have come to us, 



My two children." 



Saying this, 



Our father took hold of us. 



From the soles of our feet 

 To the crowns of our heads, 



lu'kaEon i''te'tcapa 

 230 hom tatc i'li te"ona 

 li'lkon i'te'kunaka: 

 e'h ma' la'Eama 

 ho"na ton a"'wona-e'latelfa 

 i'me' la'lik i'tiwana hon a''tatc 

 i'lapona 



235 ime' a-'wan hi'ntco} kwa'lmf 

 pe'nan teyu}anam-e pe'nan 

 te"ona'ka 



ho"na ton a^'wona-e'latelfa 



te'wuna' u"son ho'na ton 

 ai'yu'ya'Eana 



u's i-'tse'makuna 



hon te'wanan a''teEan'a 

 240 hon tatc i'li te"ona 



hate ho"na le'anikwana 



hatci' 



ma' no'milte 



le'si te'wanane 



te"tsinan-e 

 245 o'lo'iljanan'e 



li''wan a'laho'a'nkwin ta"na 



to'ua hon te'likina' a''lea(fa. 



{o"na'wan o'neaJa' kwai''na'kowa 



ko'ti te'likinan a'lewunante 



250 !o"na hon te'liljina' a''feak.a. 



to"na hon la'covv a''ieak;i 



to"na hon Kii'cima po'ne' a'leaka. 



^es le'na i''te'tcapa 



ke'sti te'atun'ona^a 

 255 to"na hon a''wona-e'latelf;i. 



yam tatc i'li te"ona 



hate hon le'anikwaka. 



hatci' 



hon le'anikwaka 



e'ha 

 260 ma' to'na ho'u te'wanan to'a'ni 



hon te'wanan ai'yu-ya-na a-'teakwi 



ho'na ton a''wona-e'lateka 

 hom tca'w a'tci 

 hom tatc i'li te"ona 

 265 ho'na le'anikwana 

 ho'na ya'tejfa 

 we'kwikwinte 

 o'tsimowakwiute 



' The impersoQator lurns to his alternate for corroboration. He answers, " Hatci'. 



